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Senior Partnerships Manager: Media & Editorial

Posted on 26 October 2026New

About the role

💼 What you will do

• Join Awin as Senior Partnerships Manager for Media and Editorial, working hybrid from London or Berlin. • Spearhead a new, dedicated role within Awin’s Unlock the Clock measurement programme. • Acquire and retain medium-to-large global media publishers whose data moves measurement beyond last click. • Land a small number of flagship, tier-one lighthouse partnerships in your first year. • Build the commercial value exchange that makes Awin the go-to partner for premium publishers. • Represent Awin on stage at industry events across the UK, EU and US.

📋 Job Requirements

• Bring 7+ years in commercial, partnership or account leadership roles, much of it publisher- or media-owner-side. • Bring an established network of senior media and publishing contacts you can activate from day one. • Show experience speaking publicly at industry events, panels or partner forums. • Show a track record of senior relationships inside premium publishers or media groups. • Bring experience negotiating publisher deals such as tenancy, CPC, CPA, fixed fee, data or licensing. • Know the affiliate and performance ecosystem, including platforms such as Skimlinks, Rakuten or Impact. • Show experience selling something new without an established category. • Bring international exposure across at least two of the UK, US and DACH/EMEA. • Speak fluent English and be willing to travel to relevant markets.

🌟 Nice-to-have

• Bring experience with content licensing, AI/LLM discovery, SEO/AEO or data partnership deals. • Speak German or another European language. • Hold credible conversations about tags, tracking, CDNs and edge deployments. • Use analytics platforms such as GA4, publisher analytics and BI dashboards confidently. • Understand GDPR and consent frameworks as they affect publisher data sharing.

🎯 Responsibilities

• Build and own a global target list of medium-to-large media publications and groups. • Own the full pursuit cycle, leading senior conversations through to signature and onboarding. • Deliver tier-one lighthouse partnerships that are signed, onboarded and verifiably live. • Turn wins into case studies and reference cases that shorten future sales cycles. • Build and negotiate the publisher value proposition and commercial value exchange. • Equip partners to sell their own Awin-enabled propositions to advertisers. • Own the technical and contractual path to live with Product, Legal and Privacy. • Report pipeline and progress to SteerCo and document a scalable playbook.

About Awin

😃 What Awin offers

• Enjoy a four-day Flexi-Week at full pay, with one lighter or fully disconnected day each week. • Work hybrid through the Flexi-Office model. • Receive a monthly work expense allowance and a home office furniture package. • Get comprehensive health benefits. • Learn through Awin Academy and wellbeing initiatives. • Shape a brand-new role and build its playbook from scratch.

💖 What makes Awin unique

Awin is a global affiliate and partnership network, working to build the world’s leading open partner ecosystem. Established in 2000, it connects advertisers, publishers and agencies across Europe, the UK, the US and beyond. Awin is part of the Axel Springer group.

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