Partnerships and Activations Manager (US based/12month FTC)

Company Description

Depop is the community-powered circular fashion marketplace where anyone can buy, sell and discover desirable secondhand fashion. With a community of over 35 million users, Depop is on a mission to make fashion circular, redefining fashion consumption. Founded in 2011, the company is headquartered in London, with offices in New York and Manchester, and in 2021 became a wholly-owned subsidiary of Etsy. Find out more at www.depop.com 

Our mission is to make fashion circular and to create an inclusive environment where everyone is welcome, no matter who they are or where they’re from. Just as our platform connects people globally, we believe our workplace should reflect the diversity of the communities we serve. We thrive on the power of different perspectives and experiences, knowing they drive innovation and bring us closer to our users. We’re proud to be an equal opportunity employer, providing employment opportunities without regard to age, ethnicity, religion or belief, gender identity, sex, sexual orientation, disability, pregnancy or maternity, marriage and civil partnership, or any other protected status. We’re continuously evolving our recruitment processes to ensure fairness and are open to accommodating any needs you might have.

If, due to a disability, you need adjustments to complete the application, please let us know by sending an email with your name, the role to which you would like to apply, and the type of support you need to complete the application to adjustments@depop.com. For any other non-disability related questions, please reach out to our Talent Partners.

Role

We are seeking a Global Partnership and Activation Manager, on a 12month contract basis in our US office, who will support and report directly to the Senior Partnerships Manager. This is an exciting opportunity to join a fast paced team in a quickly growing organisation.

Key aspects include leading on outreach for new and potential partnerships,  implementing our quick-win smaller partnership strategy and being a key support on larger partnerships, as well as supporting on global and local community activations  and leading on client relations management such as onboarding contracting and payments.

Responsibilities:

• Partnerships: 

  • Identifying and researching external prospective partnership and activations opportunities and providing business recommendations

  • Leading on reactive proposals and owning the pipeline of inbound partnership and activation opportunities to support the wider roadmap of larger campaign

  • Scoping and defining prospective brand partnerships and integrating internal work-streams and channels

  • Gathering in-app data, product insights, marketing roadmaps to support partnerships and activations plans.

  • Owning marketing seller database, staying up to date with our community in US & UK and outreaching for partnership opportunities

• Project management 

  • End to end project management on small partnership opportunities driven through Depop social and PR channel integration. 

  • Owning project documentation and reporting post-campaign

  • Lead on Smaller local activations and be the team point of contact on global activations 

  • Lead on compiling together learnings and results with summary documents and keeping project decks up to date

• Relationship management

  • Assisting with email communication and relationship management  with external partners and tracking and acknowledging incoming requests

  • Drafting correspondence and presentations related to partnerships and activations 

Skills 

• Exceptional written and verbal communication skills are crucial 

• Ability to work collaboratively with peers and virtual teams

• Strong networking skills for external relationships and confident in handling stakeholder relationships

• Organised and self motivated

• Strategic and creative problem solver  

• A strong understanding and interest in culture, fashion and entertainment with a good  knowledge of brands, events and influencers

• Experience in project management and event production. 

• They should have experience and be confident in using and interacting with the Depop app

Additional Information

Health Mental Wellbeing

• PMI and cash plan healthcare access with Bupa

• Subsidised counselling and coaching with Self Space

• Cycle to Work scheme with options from Evans or the Green Commute Initiative

• Employee Assistance Programme (EAP) for 24/7 confidential support

• Mental Health First Aiders across the business for support and signposting

Work/Life Balance:

• 25 days annual leave with option to carry over up to 5 days

• 1 company-wide day off per quarter

• Impact hours: Up to 2 days additional paid leave per year for volunteering

• Fully paid 4 week sabbatical after completion of 5 years of consecutive service with Depop, to give you a chance to recharge or do something you love.

• Flexible Working: MyMode hybrid-working model with Flex, Office Based, and Remote options *role dependant

• All offices are dog-friendly

• Ability to work abroad for 4 weeks per year in UK tax treaty countries

Family Life:

• 18 weeks of paid parental leave for full-time regular employees

• IVF leave, shared parental leave, and paid emergency parent/carer leave

Learn Grow:

• Budgets for conferences, learning subscriptions, and more

• Mentorship and programmes to upskill employees

Your Future:

• Life Insurance (financial compensation of 3x your salary)

• Pension matching up to 6% of qualifying earnings

Depop Extras:

• Employees enjoy free shipping on their Depop sales within the UK.

• Special milestones are celebrated with gifts and rewards!