Strategic and AI Partnerships Manager (Fandango/Rotten Tomatoes/GolfNow)

Company Description

VERSANT is a leading force in news, sports and entertainment - home to iconic and trusted brands that inspire, inform, and delight audiences. Our unique combination of content, technology and services enriches the cultural fabric, igniting passions, sparking conversations, and connecting people to what they love most.

As an independent, publicly traded company, VERSANT brings together powerhouse cable networks - including USA Network, CNBC, MS NOW (formerly MSNBC), Oxygen, E!, SYFY, and Golf Channel - with dynamic digital and direct-to-consumer brands such as Fandango, Rotten Tomatoes, GolfNow, GolfPass, and SportsEngine. Together, these businesses reflect our commitment to delivering exceptional experiences across every screen and service.

VERSANT is an industry-changing media company fueled by innovation and an entrepreneurial spirit. With a strong foundation and a forward-looking vision, VERSANT empowers creativity, embraces change, and drives connection in an ever-evolving world.

Job Description

Overview:

The Versant Digital Platform & Ventures Team is seeking a Manager, Strategic Partnerships to support and execute a portfolio of revenue-generating partnerships across Fandango and Rotten Tomatoes, helping drive product innovation, marketing impact, and long-term strategic value with leading technology, consumer, and entertainment brands.

This role will support executing deals, managing day-to-day partnership needs, and internal facing related work across existing relationships, supporting go to market planning and revenue expansion initiatives.  It will also partner closely with the Product and Studio & Affiliate Partnerships teams.

The ideal candidate brings strong analytical skills, a collaborative, deeply proactive mindset, ability to juggle competing priorities and a large volume of partnership deals at once and a demonstrated ability to take ownership of partnership initiatives within an established strategic framework.
 

Key Responsibilities:

• Support revenue retention, renewal readiness, and expansion opportunities across assigned partnerships by building and managing partner launch plans, including timelines, milestones, dependencies, owners, risks, and post-launch recaps, while partnering with senior team members on commercial strategy and negotiation.
• Maintain up-to-date tracking of partnership terms, timelines, and metrics within internal reporting and CRM systems.
• Collaborate closely with Legal, Finance, Marketing, Product, and other stakeholders to support successful executions.
• Serve as an internal and external representative of the partnerships team in day-to-day interactions.
• Monitor partnership performance against contractual obligations, revenue, traffic, engagement prepare regular partner-facing and internal performance recaps with insights and recommended actions.
• Collaborate with internal Marketing teams and external partners to develop and execute co-marketing plans aligned on messaging, promotional strategy, and launch timing to drive awareness, engagement, and revenue performance.
• Co-lead onboarding for new partners alongside the Product team, guiding partners through API capabilities, integration requirements, and implementation best practices.
• Identify onboarding friction points and recommend improvements to documentation, workflows, and partner enablement processes over time.

Qualifications

Required Qualifications:

• 3+ years work experience in partnerships or revenue-generating roles, experience working with marketing and product teams.  3-5 years in Partnerships, Account Management, Program Management, Studio Marketing, Promotions, and/or Business development required.  Studio or Affiliate partnerships experience a plus.
• Bachelor’s Degree or equivalent, in Advertising, Business, Marketing, Sales, Partnerships, Communications, or a closely related field
• Experience supporting and contributing to revenue-generating partnerships.
• Proficient in Microsoft Office Suite including PowerPoint, Excel, Word, and especially proficient in deck, report, and recap-building.
• Experience working with AI, CRM and other systems (e.g., Salesforce or similar) to manage deal tracking, revenue forecasting, and performance reporting; Experience working in Atlassian and Asana a strong plus.
• Strong interpersonal skills with the ability to anticipate needs, take initiative, meet deadlines, and be resourceful/flexible.
• Candidates must be curious, forward-thinking, proactive, and collaborative, with a strong track record of identifying opportunities to improve revenue performance, processes, and partner experience. 
• Candidates must have strong writing and communications skills, including impec