Wondery is looking for a Sr Content Acquisition and Partnerships Manager to join the Partnerships team in Los Angeles. Reporting to the Head of Partnerships (North America), this leader will be responsible for securing and overseeing podcast and talent partnerships for Wondery.

This position requires a strategic thinker who can identify, evaluate, and negotiate high-level partnership deals with podcasters and talent (e.g., New Heights, Armchair Expert, MrBallen, Keke Palmer). This role will be responsible for securing partners and structuring innovative deals that drive value across Wondery (e.g., ad sales, subscriptions, licensing, consumer products) as well as bringing high-impact across the Amazon ecosystem (e.g., Prime Video, Audible, Twitch, Games, Prime, Amazon Music). Key responsibilities include sourcing new podcast partners, analyzing data to build detailed financial models, presenting to C-suite executives, leading complex negotiations, and managing all deal-related matters during the lifecycle of a partnership. The ideal candidate will possess both an entertainment background working directly with talent and representatives as well as a business background analyzing deals and negotiating complex contracts. This role must be able to earn trust both internally and externally in order work cross-functionally with stakeholders across Wondery and Amazon affiliates as well as maneuver complex external relationships.



Key job responsibilities
- Develop and manage strategic relationships with partner shows and talent.
- Proactively recruit new partner shows and talent to be part of the Wondery network.
- Work with all Wondery stakeholders (Exec Team, Sales Team, Content Team, Marketing Team) to develop and refine Wondery’s ongoing strategy and target list for new partner shows.
- Set goals and roadmap for partner shows, looking at genres / categories, audience segments, size of shows, monetization opportunity, etc. to meet Wondery’s goals and related success metrics, including growth in revenue, monthly downloads, and unique listeners.
- Maintain the Wondery+ and partner show content pipeline, ensuring a steady cadence of hit shows for listeners.
- Stay abreast of industry news, emerging trends, competitive landscape and offerings, audio platforms, podcast landscape as well as top and emerging shows in all categories.
- Attend industry conferences as required to develop industry relationships.
- Excellent written and verbal communication and presentation skills; ability to present up to C-level executives and gain buy-in.


About the team
Wondery, an Amazon company, is a premium podcast studio known for character-driven, binge-worthy stories including Dr. Death, British Scandal, Even the Rich and Business Wars, as well as distribution of hit partner shows MrBallen, Morbid, and How I Built This. Wondery was behind six of the “Top 25 New Shows of 2023” (according to Podtrac) and is the #3 podcast network in the US (according to Podtrac and Triton) including Exposed, Ghost Story, Stolen Hearts, MrBallen’s Medical Mysteries, Frozen Head, and Spellcaster. 54 shows from Wondery have hit #1 on Apple Podcasts. Many Wondery podcasts have been adapted for scripted television or streaming series, including Dr. Death and Joe vs Carole on Peacock and The Shrink Next Door and WeCrashed on Apple TV+. Wondery has gained critical acclaim and commercial success for its immersive approach to sonic, emotionally driven storytelling. The Wondery app offers a unique, personalized, podcast-first listening experience, including access to its premium offering Wondery+. With Wondery+, fans get a premium listening experience, including exclusive podcasts, early access to new episodes of hit shows, ad-free listening, merch discounts, live streamed events, and more.