Editorial Partner Manager, Curation

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A little about us:

At Yahoo News, we are building the best guide to the Internet (and the world) by making it easy to discover the most useful and interesting content online. We do this by collaborating cross-functionally to deliver high-quality content and engaging experiences to the 35 million users who come to us everyday. Under a new leadership team, we are committed to revitalizing this well-recognized and reliable source of breaking news, entertainment, culture, wellness, sports and finance content and positioning it for the future. On the Curation team, we spend our days selecting the content featured across Yahoo News, from breaking news and trending storylines to deeper dives and delightful distractions. When we're not focusing on the news itself, we're busy developing new experiences and tools to modernize our offerings and provide a best-in-class experience for our users. 

A lot about you:

We are looking for a dynamic, highly-motivated and skilled editorial leader and partner manager to represent our company and collaborate with third-party providers. This individual will play a key role in managing external partnerships, helping editorial teams better understand and leverage the offerings of new and existing providers, building strong relationships with both internal and external providers, and identifying the opportunities to highlight unique and engaging content to our users, especially around tentpole events. The ideal candidate will have excellent interpersonal skills, a proactive approach to partnership management, and strong editorial judgment to readily recognize great content opportunities with an eye towards strategy. You must thrive in a fast-paced environment and be comfortable adapting as priorities shift and change. 

Key Responsibilities:

• Serve as the primary editorial point of contact for Yahoo with our third party (3P) content partners, ensuring strong, professional relationships and effective communication, including regular virtual and in person meetings

• Work closely with 3P providers on a daily basis and during major tentpole events, including but not limited to fielding and soliciting pitches, understanding external partners’ content plans to help communicate those plans to internal team plans.

• Collaborate closely on the Yahoo editorial tentpole calendar, identifying the best content partners and proactively soliciting content and unique opportunities

• Solicit and respond to special pitches outside of tentpoles, assessing their fit with company goals and strategic initiatives.

• Work closely with all teams across the Editorial org to identify opportunities to enhance existing and develop new content products for our users that feature unique content topics and formats

• Support content strategy by helping to identify new providers to target and facilitating onboarding of new providers 

• Work closely with peers on the curation and originals teams to help align 3P content with internal programming plans

• Foster strong relationships both within the company and with external partners to ensure ongoing success in collaborative efforts

Qualifications:

• Excellent interpersonal and communication skills, with the ability to build rapport with external partners and internal teams.

• Extensive experience in content programming and strategy, including top notch editorial judgement. Experience in strategic planning or project management is a plus. 

• The ideal candidate has experience at a nationally-focused outlet and is comfortable with multiple content categories, ranging from traditional News to Entertainment and Lifestyle. Familiarity with Sports and Finance as well is a plus. 

• Strong organizational skills and ability to manage multiple projects and priorities simultaneously.

• Proactive, detail-oriented, and solution-driven.

• A great collaborator, be it with editorial peers, with product and business development stakeholders, and especially with external partners.

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The material job duties and responsibilities of this role include those listed above as well as adhering to Yahoo policies; exercising sound judgment; working effectively, safely and inclusively with others; exhibiting trustworthiness and meeting expectations; and safeguarding business operations and brand integrity.

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The compensation for this position ranges from $90,750.00 - $188,750.00/yr and will vary depending on factors such as your location, skills and experience.The compensation package may also include incentive compensation opportunities in the form of discretionary annual bonus or commissions. Our comprehensive benefits include healthcare, a great 401k, backup childcare, education stipends and much (much) more.

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