Head of International Strategy & Partnerships

About BuzzFeed, Inc

BuzzFeed, Inc. (Nasdaq: BZFD) is home to the best of the internet with a mission to spread joy and truth. Across entertainment, news, food, pop culture, and commerce, our brands drive conversation and inspire what audiences watch, read, and buy now — and into the future. Born on the internet in 2006, BuzzFeed, Inc. is committed to improving it: providing trusted, quality, brand-safe entertainment to hundreds of millions of people; making content on the internet more inclusive, empathetic, and creative; and inspiring our audience to live better lives.

Business Area: Content

Job Category: International Content

Salary: $160,000.00- $184,000.00 USD

Union Status: Non-Union

BuzzFeed Inc. is committed to fair and equitable compensation practices. We reserve the ability to adjust the final compensation for this role based on the final candidate's experience, skillset, certifications, and geography.

The Role

BuzzFeed Inc. is looking for a strategic senior leader to oversee Ad Sales, Revenue Operations, Publishing, and Strategy for its International editions and partnerships worldwide. This VP-level role will be responsible for the revenue and audience growth for our owned and operated editions in Canada and Latin America and for the growth and continued success of our license partnerships and JVs in the UK, Australia, Japan, Germany, and more. The right candidate will be performance-driven, analytical, inspiring, ambitious, highly knowledgeable, and experienced in digital publishing and advertising sales. The VP of International will also be entrepreneurial and look to expand the BuzzFeed International network and seek our smart business development opportunities to grow and diversify revenue and audiences worldwide.

This full-time position reports to the President of Studio and is ideally based in Los Angeles, although remote locations will be considered.

You Will

• Manage and inspire local business and content content teams across video, social and dotcom content, for our primary brands in each market (BuzzFeed, Tasty, HuffPost and more.)
• Drive revenue growth and seek out new revenue-generating opportunities.
• Liaise regularly with stakeholders from our International partnerships and JVs - advising them on strategy, sharing content and tech developments, providing key data and ensuring the continued success and growth of the partnerships.
• Report on audience and revenue data and insights across the International portfolio.
• Grow and diversify business interests in LATAM, Canada, and India.
• Look to further expand BuzzFeed International’s network into new regions and business categories.
• Forge and maintain strong relationships with US stakeholders to ensure strong connectivity for International and its editions within the larger BuzzFeed ecosystem.
• Analyze and report on publishing metrics and audience data across all sites and platforms in order to form smart strategies to ensure continued health and encourage growth.
• Manage and inspire the operations, physical production and project management functions across international to ensure lean and efficient systems are maintained.
• Act as a brand ambassador and thought leader in public forums and across communications.
• Partner with administrative teams in their support of international markets, ensuring legal, accounting and HR policies and practices are followed by all offices.

You Have

• Have 8 years of digital publishing and ad sales experience.
• Have experience working in an international capacity and experience with licenses or joint ventures.
• Have experience managing business operations at scale.
• Have a deep understanding of the digital landscape and an adoration of its turbulence and unpredictability.
• Have a demonstrated track-record of successful cross-departmental collaboration.
• Have a love of and fluency with data.
• Be a very strong communicator.
• Be an experienced and savvy people-manager with an eye for talent.
• Have an ambitious and competitive drive, always chasing growth and expansion.

Life at BuzzFeed, Inc.

We celebrate inclusion and are committed to equal-opportunity employment. We are proud to be an equal-opportunity workplace. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to, and will not be discriminated against based on age, race, gender, color, religion, national origin, sexual orientation, gender identity, veteran status, disability, or any other protected category.

You can expect:

• A supportive, inclusive atmosphere on a team that values your contributions.
• Opportunities for personal and professional growth through work experience, offerings from our in-house Learning Team, our Employee Resource Groups, and more.
• An attractive and equitable compensation package, including salary and bonus.
• A well-rounded benefits program featuring paid time off, unlimited sick time, comprehensive medical benefits, a family leave policy, access to mental health platforms, retirement plans, health and wellness discounts, and much more.