🤝 Partnerships Lead

Partnerships Lead 🤝 | Spot On (remote)

Spot On is an independent news startup transforming how young Indians get their news. We tell stories with clarity, credibility and courage. We’re building for the creator era and we’re hiring a Partnerships Lead to expand our footprint across India.

Full-time | 100% remote

📣 What you’ll do

You’ll build and run the partnerships engine that powers Spot On’s visibility and community. This is a high-ownership role that spans outreach, relationship-building, program design and execution.

• Develop and scale youth- and creator-focused partnerships across campuses, communities and institutions
• Build and manage nationwide cohorts and networks that amplify Spot On’s mission
• Identify, onboard and nurture high-quality talent and collaborators
• Plan meaningful events and on-ground activations to grow awareness and credibility
• Forge strategic partnerships that open new doors and strengthen our reach
• Experiment, iterate and refine what works — quickly

🎯 Who you are

• Exceptionally well-networked across youth, creator, campus or cultural ecosystems
• A self-starter who thrives with autonomy and minimal handholding
• Comfortable building systems, processes and communities from scratch
• Sharp at identifying people with potential and bringing them into the fold
• Someone who understands momentum and how to create it
• Clear, confident communicator who can get buy-in fast
• Organised enough to run programs at scale while staying nimble

🔧 What you bring

• 3 - 6 years in partnerships, community building, creator management, campus programs, events or similar roles
• A track record of launching or scaling initiatives independently
• Strong relationship instincts and people management experience
• Ability to juggle outreach, operations, execution and follow-through
• Experience with youth-facing or creator-facing programs
• Real comfort with fast-moving startups and building without a blueprint

💡 Why Spot On

You’ll be part of an innovative and mission-driven media company -- one that’s building for the creator era. We’re not hiring for years of experience but for vision, drive and creative leadership. This is a high-growth role in a fast-moving organisation.

📧 How to apply

handles@spot.news

• Your CV
• A short note (or video!) on a community or partnership initiative you’ve built/ managed, what you learned and why you'd be a fit for this role (No ChatGPT please 🙏)
• One or two links to any relevant work
• Your social media handles