Founding U.S. GTM & Partnerships Lead, Mini-Dramas
At a glance
Senior Channel & Partnerships role at NewsBreak. Remote, United States · $175,000–$205,000 base.
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What you'll do
- Build and prioritize a U.S. partner pipeline spanning mini-drama producers, app developers, directors, talent and production partners
- Recruit producers, secure suitable content and help partners publish regularly for U.S. audiences
- Create founding-partner incentives, including revenue share, promotional traffic, Nova ad credits and referral rewards
- Turn app-developer relationships into customers and connect ecosystem advertisers with Nova’s ad sales team
- Run U.S. partner outreach and events, maintain CRM and forecasts, and bring partner feedback into product and localization plans
What you bring
- You have deep short-drama industry knowledge and an established network in that field
- You bring senior GTM, partnerships, business development, producer relations or content-acquisition experience
- You have built a track record in cross-border work between the U.S. and China
- You speak English and Mandarin fluently and can work credibly across both cultures
- You can source, negotiate and close partnerships, then activate producers after signing
Who this fits
This senior, hands-on role suits someone who enjoys building a U.S. mini-drama ecosystem from the ground up rather than focusing on traditional enterprise sales. You’ll coordinate with a China-based GTM counterpart and work closely with senior leadership, product, engineering and ad sales. The role is remote and based in New York.
From the employer
About NewsBreak
Local life runs on local information. What happened down the street? Who can fix this? Where should we go tonight? NewsBreak started in 2015 to answer these questions, and today more than 40 million people a month rely on us to follow what’s going on in their zip code.
Three platforms with one vision: powering local life. Led by founder and CEO Jeff Zheng, NewsBreak is our local life and news platform; Nearby AI connects people with local businesses; and NDot AI helps publishers and creators grow and earn.
Building for the long term. A $115 million Series C made us a unicorn in 2021, and we keep investing in our people. We’re Great Place to Work® certified and named to Fast Company’s Best Workplaces for Innovators (2025) and Fortune’s Best Workplaces in the Bay Area™ (2026).
Everyone makes an impact. Whether you write code, shape products, tell our story, or run the business, we want people who own projects end to end, stay curious, and speak up. Join us.
Learn more at: NewsBreak, Nearby AI, NDot AI
About the role
NDot AI is building a U.S.-China mini-drama ecosystem. It runs on NewsBreak's U.S. audience, distribution, recommendation and growth capabilities. We're hiring our founding U.S. GTM & Partnerships Lead to build the U.S. side from the ground up.
You'll work alongside a China-based GTM counterpart. Together you'll bring short-drama producers, app developers, directors and creative talent to NewsBreak, NDot and Nova. You'll sign and activate high-quality content partners. You'll also close distribution, app-growth and monetization partnerships.
A big part of the job is connecting U.S. directors and culturally fluent creatives with Chinese production and AI-studio capacity. The goal is content that resonates with U.S. audiences and can be produced at scale.
This is a hands-on 0→1 ecosystem-building role, not a traditional enterprise sales job. You'll work closely with senior leadership, product, engineering and ad sales. What you learn from partners will feed directly into NDot's product and GTM priorities.
What you'll do
- Map and build the U.S. ecosystem. Build a prioritized map and pipeline of producers, app developers, directors and talent, production partners and strategic ecosystem players. Coordinate it with the China GTM lead.
- Sign and activate producers. Recruit high-quality mini-drama producers and content partners, with priority on content suited to U.S. audiences. Get them publishing consistently.
- Launch the founding-partner program. Design and run producer incentives, including preferential revenue share, promotional traffic, Nova ad credits and referral rewards.
- Close app and monetization partnerships. Turn your strongest app-developer relationships into NDot customers. Partner with the Nova ad sales team to introduce short-drama advertisers from the ecosystem.
- Make cross-border matches. Connect U.S. creative talent with Chinese production partners. Create partnerships and content that show NDot adds value beyond distribution.
- Build the GTM engine. Own the U.S. motion: partner segmentation, pitch, outreach, industry events, community building, PR and sales materials, CRM and forecasting.
- Shape the product. Turn producer needs, market insights and content performance into input for product, growth and localization.
What we're looking for
Must-haves
- Deep experience and an established network in the mini-drama / short-drama industry
- Senior experience in GTM, BD, partnerships, producer relations or content acquisition
- Track record in U.S.-China cross-border business
- Fluent English and Mandarin Chinese, with the cultural fluency to work credibly in both markets
- Proven skill at sourcing, negotiating and closing partnerships, and at activating producers after signing
- Experience building ecosystems or communities, including industry events, market mapping and pipeline/CRM discipline
- Strong connector instincts, commercial judgment, persistence and bias for action; comfortable with ambiguity in a startup setting
Nice-to-haves
- Content acquisition or distribution; app growth or user acquisition
- Creator or talent partnerships; a film/TV production or talent network in LA or NY
- A network of Chinese production houses or AI studios; experience with AI-content production
- Consumer app or short-video platform experience
- Strong product and creative instincts; able to bridge creative, commercial and technical teams
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