THE COMPANY

NewsCred is the leading content marketing platform. Pairing cutting-edge 
software with world-class content, we transform brands into storytellers.
NewsCred's Content Marketing Cloud© provides the easiest end-to-end 
solution for content planning, creation, publishing and analytics. In one 
place, brands gain unprecedented access to the world's largest content 
marketplace, including licensed content from over 4,000 publishers and 
original content from our award-winning journalist network.

Through NewsCred, global brands like Pepsi, P&G, Dell, General Electric 
and AIG have seen explosive growth in social sharing, engagement and 
lead generation.

Founded in 2008 by Shafqat Islam, Iraj Islam and Asif Rahman, NewsCred
has offices in New York, London and Dhaka and is backed by FirstMark 
Capital, Mayfield Fund, IA Ventures, Greycroft Partners and others. 

Learn more at newscred.com and follow us on Twitter @newscred

OVERVIEW

This is an exciting opportunity to call on and build long-term relationships with the world’s top publishers.  We’re looking for a great candidate to help us acquire & license the best content in the world across verticals and markets.  You’ll work directly with both major media brands and independent blogs / content creators to bring them on our platform.  You’ll negotiate and secure licensing deals to help them find new markets for syndication and ultimately build a secondary market for their content.  You’ll help publishers understand the value of their content and earn more revenue from the content they create.  You should be self-motivated, sales-oriented, and execution-focused while being consultative to publishers, with a proven track record of closing deals.

This role will be critical in helping us change the future of media and content marketing, and you’ll take direct ownership in building up a marketplace that returns millions of dollars back into the publisher ecosystem.

RESPONSIBILITIES

• Identify, negotiate and close deals with premium content providers for the NewsCred platform across various verticals and markets
• Contribute to and execute on content acquisition strategy, ensuring results meet target requirements
• Work closely with Sales, Product, and Editorial teams to forecast content needs to drive demand for NewsCred’s technology and services
• Work closely with legal to negotiate content licensing agreements and develop new templates
• Work with Head of Content, Partnership Manager, and Editorial to monitor performance of content and evolve content acquisition strategy and deal structures accordingly
• Negotiate with content providers in order to facilitate new licensing models that support partnerships and new product offerings

REQUIREMENTS

• Minimum 2 –5 years experience in business development, content acquisition, online media or similar industries
• Stellar written & verbal communication skills
• Proactive, self-starter with a collaborative mindset
• Strategic yet execution-oriented
• Entrepreneurial spirit with a passion for digital media. Excitement for content marketing and evolution of brands as publishers is a major plus
• Bachelor’s degree