CAREERS

NEAR Foundation is hiring a Partnership Marketing Manager. This role will work hand-in-glove with the BD team to help promote, amplify and integrate new 3rd party partners to the Near ecosystem, using the marketing team collateral, resources and communication channels.

You will:

• Develop a clear understanding of the Near proposition to partners (marketing) and the pipeline / target categories (BD)
• Create a toolbox of collateral and a playbook of support plans based on the category (e.g. gaming), region and impact ( metrics defined by BD & Mktg such as #wallets, reach etc)
• Work closely with marketing to maximise partnership announcements across Near channels
• Work closely with BD to ensure the marketing activity plan complements the BD pipeline of targeted 3rd parties (e.g. by sub-category, region)
• Be seen as a ‘trusted partner’ of the BD team and Marketing team alike, underpinned by a transparent process of 3rd party launch planning & execution
• Input into the marketing activity plan process to ensure future content and campaigns can be adapted to 3rd party partners where possible
• Seek to measure and iterate the success of 3rd party launches, continuously learning and improving our approach

You should apply if you:

• Are either an established Partnerships Manager with 2-4 years experience, or perhaps in an agency working with multiple clients. If you’ve worked as a member of a marketing or BD function working on 3rd party partnerships and you’re ready to step up to manager level, this role can also accommodate a motivated and committed candidate.
• Are a strategic thinker: You can demonstrate the ability to think about the longer term aspiration of Near to onboard 1bn users - from all regions, consumer profiles and categories!
• Have strong interpersonal skills - working with BD and Marketing means understanding and supporting broad priorities.
• Are customer oriented: You can demonstrate ability to to interact with 3rd party partners in an empathetic way
• Are detail oriented : Demonstrate the ability to work across teams, time zones and sub-categories of web3 partners, keeping abreast of the details to make good partnership launches great.
• Willing to travel internationally for team offsites and/or conferences (likely 6-10 times a year).
• Able to work with a global remote team and can be flexible to attend meetings to accommodate the global team. Work life balance is good, but ad hoc meetings across time zones can be common.