Brand Partnerships & Growth Specialist

<h3>Accountabilities:</h3><li>Identify and pursue creative brand growth opportunities across media, podcasts, creator partnerships, conferences, schools, community organizations, events, pop-ups, and other brand activation channels.</li><li>Strengthen brand positioning across international markets by adapting messaging and initiatives to local audiences while maintaining global brand consistency.</li><li>Transform student achievements, mentor expertise, leadership initiatives, and organizational stories into compelling campaigns, public relations opportunities, thought leadership content, and brand-building initiatives.</li><li>Develop, test, and implement market-specific growth strategies that increase brand awareness, credibility, audience engagement, and commercial opportunities.</li><li>Leverage existing professional networks and establish new relationships with journalists, media outlets, influencers, creators, educational institutions, event organizers, and strategic partners.</li><li>Build and manage creative collaborations, including events, content partnerships, creator campaigns, webinars, competitions, community initiatives, and brand activations.</li><li>Proactively secure media coverage, podcast appearances, speaking engagements, conference participation, strategic partnerships, and other high-value brand exposure opportunities.</li><li>Manage opportunities end-to-end, from initial research and outreach through pitching, negotiation, execution, follow-up, and performance evaluation.</li><li>Collaborate with marketing and leadership teams to align partnership initiatives with broader business objectives and international growth strategies.</li><li>Monitor campaign and partnership performance, identify successful channels, and recommend opportunities to scale initiatives based on measurable results.</li><li>Evaluate the commercial potential of brand-building activities, connecting increased visibility and credibility with audience growth, qualified leads, demand generation, and revenue.</li><h2>Requirements:</h2><li>At least five years of professional experience in brand marketing, strategic partnerships, public relations, growth marketing, events, communications, or a related field.</li><li>Demonstrated experience building brands and developing growth opportunities across international markets.</li><li>An established and active professional network in at least one priority market: the United States, India, Singapore and Southeast Asia, or the Middle East.</li><li>Existing relationships with relevant contacts, such as journalists, media outlets, schools, educational organizations, creators, influencers, event organizers, community leaders, or other strategic partners.</li><li>A proven track record of independently identifying and executing opportunities across partnerships, public relations, events, creator collaborations, brand activations, and other visibility initiatives.</li><li>A strong commercial mindset, with the ability to connect brand awareness and credibility to broader business outcomes, including audience growth, qualified leads, demand, and revenue.</li><li>Excellent written and spoken English, with strong storytelling, pitching, presentation, and communication skills.</li><li>Outstanding relationship-building abilities and confidence engaging with external stakeholders, including senior decision-makers, media professionals, creators, and organizational leaders.</li><li>A proactive, resourceful, and entrepreneurial approach, with the ability to turn broad objectives into actionable plans and deliver initiatives independently from concept to completion.</li><li>Strong organizational and project management skills, including the ability to manage multiple opportunities, prioritize effectively, and measure results.</li><li>The ability to work autonomously in a fully remote, international environment while collaborating effectively with cross-functional teams.</li><h2>Benefits:</h2><li>Part-time employment with an expected commitment of approximately 20 hours per week.</li><li>Fully remote working arrangements, with flexible working hours.</li><li>The opportunity to shape and grow two educational enrichment brands across multiple international markets.</li><li>Significant ownership and autonomy to develop and execute creative marketing initiatives, strategic partnerships, campaigns, and events.</li><li>Collaboration with a global team of ambitious, curious, and mission-driven professionals.</li><li>The opportunity to build valuable international relationships and expand your professional network across media, education, and brand partnerships.</li><li>A results-oriented role where your ideas and initiatives can directly contribute to brand growth, audience development, and commercial impact.</li><li>Compensation based on the agreed annual salary in USD for the part-time engagement; specific salary details are not provided in the original job description.</li>