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Head of Business, Tech & Finance Partnerships

Substack · San Francisco (HQ)

$175k - $225k/yrRemoteExecutiveSalesPartnershipsPartnershipsPosted 9 months ago

About this role

Substack is building a new economic engine for culture, giving the brightest, most interesting and creative people on the internet the power of their own publishing platform. It empowers creators with financial autonomy, ownership and a direct connection to their communities. Substack’s model, based on direct subscriptions, has fueled an explosion of independent publishing and is revolutionizing culture. As the Head of Business, Tech & Finance Partnerships, you will be responsible for making Substack the number one destination for Business, Tech & Finance leaders. You will be representing your market both internally and externally to create programs and initiatives that help creators reach new audiences and bring new subscribers into the Substack network. In this role, you’ll be a leader on the Partnerships team, overseeing strategy, external relationships, budget and goal execution for your market. The ideal candidate will be an innovative, creative thinker, with a deep interest in supporting creators, shaping culture and deeply connected within the business, tech & finance industries. They’ll be a self-starter who is ok with shifting priorities and eager to make an impact in a fast-paced, startup environment - able to both set ambitious strategy and goals and also execute on those goals.. They will be comfortable interfacing with creators, publishers, influencers and industry leaders. They will possess experience managing direct reports, and building and iterating on programs that can eventually scale across markets. This role reports to the Head of Partnerships and is based in San Francisco, CA. Responsibilities: - Creator acquisition across multiple creator segments (journalists, business, tech and finance leaders, creators). - Earn and keep the trust of key people in business, tech and finance - Display market leadership in the business, tech and finance creator economies. - Develop strategic programs for the market in service of activating creators and bringin

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About Substack

Substack lets writers connect with their audience on their own terms and earn money doing it. We make it simple for writers to publish to an email list that they own, get discovered on the web, and charge for subscriptions. More than 500,000 people pay to subscribe to writers across the Substack network, and the top writers make millions of dollars a year. Substack’s model depends on the success of writers using Substack - we only make money when they do. “Substack makes it dead simple to start a newsletter and get paid for it.” - Judd Legum, author of Popular Information "Substack gives me a way to connect with my audience on my own terms.” - Lyz Lenz, author of God Land and Men Yell At Me Make something that matters Great writing is valuable. It respects readers' time, their intelligence, and their trust. It helps us make sense of and change the culture we live in. At Substack, we're building a business model that enables great writing to thrive. Learn more about our opportunity and mission. We are a small but growing team, and there is more to build than we could ever imagine. That’s why we need you. We aim to take pragmatic approaches to problem solving while shipping high-quality products that allow the writing on Substack to take the spotlight. Every person at the company participates in customer support. We do this to build empathy with our users and enable us to build better products. We believe that a diverse team will help us build a product that best serves the needs of a wildly diverse ecosystem of writers. So whatever your background or perspective, we’d welcome your input to help build the best possible version of Substack.

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