Associate, Brand Partnerships
About the Associate, Brand Partnerships at Headspace:
Headspace is looking for an Associate, Brand Partnerships to support our Partnerships & Business Development team. Reporting to the Senior Manager, Brand Partnerships, you will help spread our mission of improving the health and happiness of the world by partnering with world-class brands to bring Headspace to new audiences. You will help foster Headspace’s relationships with key strategic partners. This is a high-impact, highly visible role in which you’ll work closely with the team to forge deep relationships with existing partners and establish relationships to further strengthen the Headspace brand.
A successful candidate will assist with the analysis, outreach, and management of partnerships across all verticals (including but not limited to Sleep, Sports, International Markets, Kids & Family) You will help put together analysis of potential partnership deals, as well as track the progress of all partnerships and communicate the pipeline to the rest of the organization.
A curious and creative mind is crucial. If you love working with brands from a variety of industries in a fast-paced environment, then come and grow with us.
How your skills and passion will come to life at Headspace:
- Build, manage, and grow relationships with strategic partners that scale the Headspace brand
- Spearhead the administrative day-to-day support for Headspace’s partners – be a frontline communicator while always looking for ways to further deepen our partnership relationships
- Evaluate incoming partnership opportunities and analyze to prioritize them against business goals and objectives
- Work with producers and creatives throughout the RFP process to develop innovative, insight-driven campaigns with partners creating measurable impact for the Headspace brand
- Keep Headspace’s partnerships team apprised of industry trends- who’s who, who’s new, who’s doing what
- Execute detailed market research, creating compelling presentations, and perform accurate and insightful analyses
- Manage projects involving complex work streams and cross-functional collaboration (internally and externally) building the bridge between Headspace’s internal teams and our external partners
- Managing partnership campaigns including owning marketing asset creation and delivery and cross-team communication for launches and key milestones
- Assist in partner pipeline development and maintenance, monitoring new Headspace members brought in through partner channels
- Troubleshoot and provide issue resolution to pressing partner requests - The partners you’ll be working with our global brands who require white glove support
- Assist in managing and negotiating partnership invoices, contracts and term sheets
What you’ve accomplished:
- 2- 4 years of experience working for a consumer brand, tech company, or agency in an account coordinator, business development marketing or client facing role
- You have an extensive understanding of the Headspace content, product and brand
- You’re detail-oriented, review your work twice and are an outstanding multi-tasker
- You are a natural networker and relationship builder
- You have a results-driven mentality, with a bias for speed and action. Continually asking how every process can be improved
- You have strong relationship management and project management skills
- You are a natural ambassador and spokesperson for Headspace and believe in our mission
- You have grit and will roll up your sleeves and do whatever it takes to get the job done
- Experience working with brands in the health and fitness, travel, audio industries are a plus
How to get started:
If you’re excited by the idea of seeing yourself in this role at Headspace, please apply with your CV and a cover letter that best expresses your interest and unique qualifications.