Commercial Partnerships Lead

COMMERCIAL PARTNERSHIPS LEAD

Based in the heart of Shoreditch, we are an award winning digital content studio and media network who are currently on a quest to find a dynamic Commercial Partnerships Lead to join our team at History Hit. History Hit operates a successful subscription service, podcast network, youtube channel and FAST channel which is part of Little Dot Studios. Uniquely, History Hit produces award winning SVOD, AVOD and Audio content through its in-house creative and production teams.

As Commercial Partnerships Lead, you will be the owner for our travel, commercial and brand partnerships. The objective of the role is to grow the commercial opportunities to work with partners such as tourist boards and Ubisoft which drive revenue and support the production of editorially relevant programming and underpin our customer proposition.

Reporting to the Managing Director of History Hit & FAST and based in our London office, this role has a small team that will report into the successful candidate.

PERKS OF THE JOB

We are proud to be an award winning, B Corp™ Certified workplace with employee wellbeing at the heart of everything we do. We offer hybrid and flexi-time working, mental health and wellbeing programmes, enhanced family leave, interest free financial support and a digital nomad policy that allows you to work from abroad in two one week blocks a year. Plus all the usuals such as pension contributions, annual leave and office perks like free lunches, socials, and health treatments.

HOW YOU'LL SPEND YOUR TIME 

• Leading generation and qualifying incoming enquiries based on editorial demand.

• Overseeing proposal and pricing, pitch deck creation, sales credentials, and collaborative idea generation.

• Directing commercial negotiations, close deals, working closely with the legal team during the contracting phase.

• Working with our production teams to ensure the execution of commercial campaign productions.

• Coordinating internal production teams and source external freelance talent when required to deliver agreed content within the budget.

• Acting as the primary partnership lead for high-value content partners supported by the Partnership Exec

• Acting as the primary commercial lead for existing strategic monetisation partners (e.g., audio monetisation, tours and event partners). Ensure appropriate vetting of any potential new partners.

• Identifying, negotiating, and overseeing major opportunities for cross-promotion, shared marketing initiatives, and barter-value partnerships.

• Implementing structured post-campaign check-ins and performance reports and proactive outreach to past clients to unlock repeat business.

WHAT YOU NEED TO SUCCEED 
Skills matter, experience is useful, attitude is everything. 

• Track record as a commercial lead working with digital video, video podcast or publisher.

• Ability to manage complex stakeholder relationships, from internal content teams to external network executives.

• Experience of working with brands and partners, with experience in the travel/ tourism and event or other History adjacent sectors beneficial.

• Strong experience of working with production workflows, campaign management to ensure that the brand partnerships are delivered.

• Experienced with creating innovative but simple commercial frameworks that deliver revenue, profit and underpin History Hit’s strategic objectives.

• Seasoned professional at closing contracts and working with legal and other teams.

• A self-starter who naturally spots opportunities, seasonal or market trends and turns them into sellable concepts.

• Strong analytical and numerical skills, and able to work both independently and as part of a larger team.

LITTLE DOT, BIG HIT

History Hit is one of the UK’s biggest digital history brands, with a global reach, across podcasts, Video on Demand, social media and the web. Its podcast network, including Dan Snow’s History Hit, has millions of listens each month. Alongside History Hit, Little Dot Studios’ digital history brands form part of an integrated history offering and include Timeline, Real Royalty, Odyssey, War Stories and Absolute History, generating millions of video views a day globally across OTT and social video platforms including Samsung, Roku, TikTok and Instagram, with Timeline amassing over 5.5m subscribers on YouTube alone.

WE ARE COMMITTED
We are committed to fostering a diverse, inclusive, and equitable workplace at Little Dot that reflects our diverse digital audiences and communities we work and live in. We are committed to ensuring every employee feels valued and empowered to contribute their unique perspectives. We welcome candidates of all backgrounds, experiences, and identities to apply to our vacancies, and we strive to create an environment where differences are celebrated, and everyone has equal opportunity to thrive.

USE OF AI IN APPLICATIONS

We value authenticity, and want to get to know you - your thinking, and your originality. While generative AI tools can help refine text, we require your applications to be in your own voice and words. AI cannot be used to generate your responses, and any applications appearing to be entirely AI-generated will not be progressed.

Learn more about us, our values and our commitments please visit our website www.littledotstudios.com for more information.