Content Partnerships Manager

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Curiosity.com is the lifelong learner’s tool for getting smarter every day. With short-form, visually compelling stories built for social consumption — 2 million Facebook fans and counting!— we make it easy for our curious users to learn about everything from why onions make us cry to how humans could one day colonize Mars. Every day we deliver articles, educational videos (powered by our proprietary relevance engine) and infographics via our social platforms, email and mobile apps (5-star rated for iOS and Android), to millions of curious people around the world.  

We’re looking for a Content Partnerships Manager to help grow our audience through the development and implementation of partnerships and marketing opportunities that leverage the awesome content we are creating every day. This role will report to our Head of Finance/Operations and collaborate with Curiosity’s editorial team to connect our inspiring videos, infographics, and articles with new audiences who might be interested in our content but we don’t reach today.

This is a great opportunity for someone looking to gain a wide variety of experience with a rapidly growing tech startup. The role will work alongside an already established content, design, and business development team and enjoy mentorship under more senior creative, marketing, and business development roles. To be successful in this role, it’s important you’re excited about what we do—making people smarter every day!

Responsibilities:

- Proactively research and source potential influencers and track competitive partnership landscape

- Cultivate relationships with relevant influencers to foster partnerships, marketing, and cross-promotional opportunities

- Develop creative strategies to take advantage of our massive content index to connect with new audiences who would love our content, but that we don’t reach currently

- Manage a wide array of partners in a fast-paced environment

Desired Experience:

- Bachelor’s degree in journalism, marketing, communications, business development or related fields

- 2-3 years professional experience in marketing, PR, or business development

- Proactive approach that embodies the entrepreneurial spirit - eager to be creative, think critically, and move quickly

- Deep passion for and knowledge of social media

- Strong negotiation, communication and organizational skills

- Keen attention to detail

- Comfortable working in a fast-paced environment under tight deadlines

- Energetic team player who is eager to help a young business grow

- Proficiency with Google Analytics, social media scheduling tools, and content management systems a plus

To Apply:

Please email [email protected] attn: Andy O’Dekirk with your resume and cover letter. IMPORTANT: in your cover letter, please respond to these three questions:

-What are your favorite sites, social media pages, institutions to follow digitally, and why?

-What makes you curious?

-Spend some time on our site, app, and social pages. What do you think about it?
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