Head - Marketing & Branding Partnerships - Media

A leading digital media organization is looking for an experienced Head Marketing & Branding Partnerships to lead its audience growth, brand-building, and strategic partnerships agenda across web and mobile platforms.

This leadership role is ideal for a marketing professional who has successfully built consumer brands, driven large-scale audience acquisition, secured high-impact strategic partnerships, and delivered measurable business growth through integrated marketing initiatives.

Key Responsibilities:

• Develop and execute the overall marketing strategy to drive audience growth across web and app platforms.
• Lead integrated marketing campaigns that improve user acquisition, engagement, and subscription growth.
• Strengthen the organization's digital brand positioning and ensure consistent brand communication across all customer touchpoints.
• Build, negotiate, and manage strategic partnerships, co-marketing alliances, distribution partnerships, and cross-industry collaborations.
• Drive brand partnerships, sponsorships, and co-branded campaigns that generate both revenue and audience growth.
• Collaborate closely with Product, Editorial, Revenue, SEO, Social Media, and Growth teams to align marketing initiatives with business objectives.
• Monitor campaign performance, audience metrics, brand health, and partnership ROI through data-driven reporting.
• Lead and mentor the marketing and partnerships team while managing external creative, media, and PR agencies.
• Present marketing performance, partnership pipeline, and business impact to senior leadership.

Candidate Profile:

• 15+ years of experience in marketing, brand management, strategic partnerships, or growth marketing.
• Demonstrated success in scaling consumer-facing digital platforms through marketing and partnership initiatives.
• Strong experience in digital marketing, performance marketing, brand strategy, and integrated campaign management.
• Proven ability to establish and manage strategic partnerships, sponsorships, and commercial brand collaborations.
• Strong negotiation, stakeholder management, and relationship-building skills.
• Hands-on experience working with cross-functional teams including Product, Revenue, Editorial, and Growth.
• Strong analytical mindset with expertise in measuring campaign effectiveness and marketing ROI.
• Prior leadership experience managing high-performing teams and external agencies.
• Experience in digital media, publishing, OTT, consumer internet, e-commerce, or other high-traffic digital businesses will be highly preferred.