Associate, Partnerships & Marketing

Lemonada Media seeks a full-time Associate, Partnerships & Business Development to manage cross-team systems and structures. The Associate, Partnerships & Business Development reports directly to the Managing Director, Partnerships and collaborates with members of the partnerships and business development teams, as well as operations, production, and marketing teams.  

Roles & Responsibilities

Partnerships Team Support 

The Partnerships Team leads Lemonada’s work with foundation, nonprofit, and Lemonada Partner Studio partners. The Partnerships Team collaborates closely both with internal Lemonada teams including operations/finance, production, and marketing as well as with external partners.

• Contribute to partner management for all relationships owned by the partnerships team
• Provide reporting, sponsorship, and invoicing support
• Submit official reports for nonprofits and foundations
• Manage the invoicing process for Lemonada Partner Studio, foundation, and nonprofit partners
• Support the creation of proposal materials and show pitch materials, and lead the creation of sponsorship summary materials 
• Maintain partnerships team marketing materials
• Secure copy, credits, show notes, messages, etc. from foundation and nonprofit partners and support ad copy process
• Monitor and communicate campaign progress for all foundation and nonprofit sponsorship messages 
• Support implementation of episode integration on Lemonada Partner Podcast
• Draft episode and series release messages for foundation and nonprofit partners
• Manage logistics for live events and virtual live events
• Create weekly CEO call prep document for business development and partnerships teams

Business Development Team Support

Together with the Partnerships team, the Business Development team works to meet the revenue goals for Lemonada Media, focusing primarily on corporate sales. The associate will support the business development team by: 

• Project managing sales marketing collateral between the sales team and the marketing team 
• Ensuring all show one-pagers are up-to-date before launch and thereafter – ensuring new information about shows are regularly updated 
• Managing active list of sponsors and their goals for “return on investment” – and tracking discount codes, promo codes, or vanity URLs to the social media and website teams 

Marketing Team Support

• Serve as key contact with our partner shows to help create editorial calendars,  keep assets updated, and coordinate other partnership needs
• Help manage internal databases of vendors for creating merchandise for sale and giveaways
• Keep key internal marketing team documents up to date, such as production calendars, press trackers, and team calendars
• Implement tracking and set up trades and promotions in Chartable and other related software
• Help manage team calendars and schedule meetings both internal and external

Required Competencies

• At least 2-4 years relevant professional experience, previous experience in operational support roles a plus
• A passion for operations and playing a critical support role
• Deeply organized with top-notch attention to detail
• Strong communication skills including exceptional ability to collaborate and communicate across internal teams
• Desire and ability to work in fast-paced, growing, entrepreneurial environment
• Strong judgment and ability to manage information and data
• Ability to work collaboratively, with kindness and support, with colleagues across multiple Lemonada teams

Lemonada is committed to providing equal opportunities. We serve a diverse audience, and are committed to non-discrimination. It is our policy to ensure that all individuals with whom we are in contact are treated equally without regard to age, color, disability, gender, marital status, national origin, religion, sexual orientation, expression, gender identity or veteran’s status. Diverse candidates are encouraged to apply.

Employment Logistics

This position is full-time. We offer a competitive salary commensurate with experience. We also offer Medical, Dental, Vision benefits, Life and ST Disability Insurance, Medical and Dependent Care FSA, 401K and Flexible PTO to all full-time employees in addition to a generous holiday schedule, including 2 weeks of org-wide shared time off in December.

Expected Start Date: April 2024

Location: Remote. Limited travel required

Salary:  $50,000-$60,000 depending on experience

To Apply

Submit your resume, cover letter, and any other materials you’d like to share here. For any specific questions please email hiring [at] lemonadamedia [dot] com.