[Remote] Culture Partnerships Manager

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Note: The job is a remote job and is open to candidates in USA. Substack is building a new economic engine for culture, and they are seeking a Culture Partnerships Manager to help grow and shape their Culture vertical. This role involves relationship management, talent recruitment, and strategic thinking to support significant publishers and scale culture on the platform.


Responsibilities

  • Act as the primary point of contact for a portfolio of high-performing Culture publishers, supporting their growth through best practices, thoughtful guidance, and ongoing partnership
  • Identify, engage, and recruit leading voices across culture — including writers, academics, public intellectuals, acclaimed authors, and cultural figures — and guide them through launching and growing on Substack
  • Work closely with the Head of Culture Partnerships as a thought partner in developing and refining strategy for scaling the Culture vertical, including identifying new opportunities, programs, and partnerships
  • Partner with internal teams (Comms, Product, Business Ops, Leadership) to support launches, initiatives, and broader platform goals
  • Stay deeply engaged with the evolving cultural, media, and intellectual landscape, helping Substack anticipate where meaningful conversations and communities are forming next

Skills

  • Exceptional written and verbal communication skills, with strong judgment and emotional intelligence
  • Deep curiosity about culture, ideas, and independent publishing
  • Comfort working directly with high-profile, high-expectation creators
  • Ability to think strategically while also executing reliably day-to-day
  • Strong relationship-building skills and a high degree of personal integrity
  • Experience in media, publishing, academia, talent management, or adjacent fields (formal titles matter less than credibility and judgment)
  • Self-directed, adaptable, and comfortable operating in a fast-moving environment with evolving priorities

Benefits

  • Equity
  • Exceptional benefits

Company Overview

  • Substack is a subscription-based newsletter publishing platform for independent writers. It was founded in 2017, and is headquartered in San Francisco, California, USA, with a workforce of 51-200 employees. Its website is https://www.substack.com.

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  • Substack has a track record of offering H1B sponsorships, with 8 in 2025, 1 in 2024, 3 in 2022, 2 in 2021. Please note that this does not guarantee sponsorship for this specific role.

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