Senior Manager, Creator Partnerships
$92,000–$128,000 year
HybridConcord, North Carolina, United States
Job Summary
Serve as the primary relationship owner for a portfolio of creators, acting as a trusted advisor and day-to-day liaison between creators and internal teams. Translate creator goals into actionable next steps, synthesize feedback, and socialize recommendations to drive adoption through structured plans and regular business reviews. Partner with clients to identify new monetization opportunities, including spin-off shows and premium tiers, while coordinating execution across growth, production, and operations teams. Identify and triage risks regarding content supply or platform changes, escalating blockers to keep partners on track. Support monetization initiatives by ensuring creators are prepared for sponsorship and ad opportunities. Some travel may be required.
Required Qualifications
- 5+ years of experience in creator partnerships, talent/creator management, digital media, content networks, or platform partnerships
- Proven ability to manage high-touch creator relationships and drive alignment and follow-through across multiple stakeholders
- Strong understanding of YouTube and podcast ecosystems and the growth levers that impact performance
- Comfort with performance data and insights: ability to understand analytics, ask the right questions, and communicate takeaways clearly to creators
- Experience coordinating cross-functional workstreams and keeping projects moving from plan to execution
- Excellent communication, organization, and stakeholder management skills, with a client-service mindset
- Ability to operate in a fast-paced environment with competing priorities and multiple partners
- Some travel may be required
Desired Qualifications
- Experience working closely with audience development, channel optimization, or editorial/content strategy teams
- Familiarity with podcast monetization mechanics (e.g., host-reads, dynamic ad insertion) and/or YouTube monetization basics
- Experience supporting owned-and-operated platforms (growth, engagement, retention, conversion)
- Experience building scalable partner playbooks, templates, and operating cadences
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