# Head of News & Politics Partnerships

**Company:** [Substack](https://hotfix.jobs/companies/substack)
**Location:** Remote
**Role:** Partnerships
**Salary:** $190k – $250k/yr
**Experience:** 10+ years
**Skills:** Audience Development, Digital Content, Social Media Strategy, Data Analysis, Creator Partnerships, Program Management, Team Management, News Publishing, Politics
**Posted:** 2026-09-01

> Leads Substack’s News & Politics partnerships by recruiting and advising prominent creators, building scalable market programs, and growing creator and user engagement. Requires 10 years of news, publishing, or politics experience, strong industry connections, and team-management experience.

## Job Description

## Responsibilities
- Lead the News & Politics category and grow its creator economy on Substack.
- Recruit and advise top news and politics talent, including creators, writers, reporters, politicians, and industry leaders.
- Develop strategic programs to activate creators, acquire users, and support existing creators.
- Build and scale best practices for social media strategy, audience development, and digital content.
- Partner with communications, product, data, business operations, marketing, brand, and leadership teams to identify creator segments and improve the creator experience.
- Enhance politics outreach and streamline creator onboarding and support processes.
- Support events, brand initiatives, and marketing programs.
- Represent Substack as a platform for independent media, direct audience relationships, and sustainable media businesses.
- Own market strategy, budget, external relationships, goals, and execution.
- Manage and develop a team, including direct reports.
- Travel for team-building and strategic meetings.

## Requirements
- 10 years of professional experience in news, publishing, or politics.
- Experience managing a team and direct reports.
- Established connections within the news and politics markets.
- Strong written, verbal, diplomatic, and people skills.
- Experience working directly with creators.
- Comfort using data to measure impact and improve programs.
- Ability to manage multiple projects quickly and effectively under deadlines.
- Strong attention to detail and adaptability in a fast-paced startup environment.
- Deep interest in creators, culture, news, politics, and the evolving technology and media landscape.

## Compensation
- Cash compensation salary range: $190,000–$250,000.
- Equity is provided for all full-time roles, along with benefits.

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