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Substack · 3 days ago

Head of Entertainment Partnerships

positionNew York, NY
timeFull-time
remoteOnsite
seniorityDirector/Executive
money$200K/yr - $250K/yr
date8+ years exp

Substack is building a new economic engine for culture, empowering creators with financial autonomy and a direct connection to their communities. As the Head of Entertainment Partnerships, you will develop and lead strategic programs to activate creators in the entertainment industry and bring new subscribers into the Substack network.

Content CreatorsMedia and EntertainmentNewsPublishingSubscription Service
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H1B Sponsor Likelynote

Responsibilities

Creator acquisition across multiple entertainment creator segments
Relationship development with gatekeepers (agents, studios, guilds, etc)
Display market leadership in the entertainment creator economy
Develop strategic programs for the market in service of activating creators and bringing new users to Substack
Be a leader on the Partnerships team, working cross-functionally with the communications, product business operations and leadership teams to build and execute programs for the market, and for the Substack brand

Qualification

Entertainment industry experienceStrategic program developmentTeam managementData analysisRelationship developmentPeople skillsInterest in publishingCommunication skillsProject management

Required

Excellent written, verbal, and diplomatic skills, with a sharp attention to detail
Experience managing a team
Comfortable working with data, and using it to measure impact and develop stronger programs
A voracious reader and subscriber to Substacks, with a keen sense of the evolving tech and media landscape
The ability to work quickly and effectively while managing several projects under deadline
Strong people skills, with experience working directly with creators
8-10 years of professional experience in entertainment, publishing or tech industry

Benefits

Equity for all full time roles
Exceptional benefits

Company

Substack

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Substack is a subscription-based newsletter publishing platform for independent writers.
dateFounded in 2017
location
San Francisco, California, USA
people-size51-200 employees
web-link
https://www.substack.com

H1B Sponsorship

Substack has a track record of offering H1B sponsorships. Please note that this does not guarantee sponsorship for this specific role. Below presents additional info for your reference. (Data Powered by US Department of Labor)
Distribution of Different Job Fields Receiving Sponsorship
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Trends of Total Sponsorships
2025 (8)
2024 (1)
2022 (3)
2021 (2)

Funding

Current Stage
Growth Stage
Total Funding
$200.23M
Key Investors
Andreessen HorowitzFifty YearsY Combinator
2025-07-17Series C· $100M
2024-11-12Series Unknown· $10M
2023-05-26Equity Crowdfunding· $7.81M

Leadership Team

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Hamish McKenzie
Co-founder and Chief Writing Officer
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Jairaj Sethi
CTO
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