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.