Brand Partnership Director

About Acast

Since 2014, Acast has been building the world’s most valuable podcast marketplace, creating the technology that connects podcast creators, advertisers, and listeners. Its marketplace spans more than 140,000 podcasts, 3,300 advertisers, and one billion quarterly listens. Crucially, those listens are monetized wherever they happen—across any podcast app or listening platform.

About The Role

As Brand Partnership Director, you’ll play a pivotal role in expanding and delivering Acast’s full omni‑channel commercial partnerships—from initial concept through to final execution. As part of our award‑winning team, you will lead high‑impact, multi‑platform campaigns across audio, social, video, and live events, partnering with some of the biggest brands and most influential names in UK podcasting. The role reports directly to the Director of Brand Partnerships and is based in Acast’s UK office in Shoreditch. Acast UK has a hybrid working approach, offering flexibility to work from home as well as days in the office, depending on working style and as required for campaign execution.

What You’ll Do

• Pre‑sign‑off oversight of Brand Partnership campaigns to consult on the feasibility of plans and timelines, advise on costings (where relevant) & suggest amendments needed to allow for the best campaign output for all stakeholders.
• Lead some of our largest brand partnerships, overseeing end‑to‑end production and delivery, maintaining a consistent schedule and collaborating closely with stakeholders to ensure all work is executed on time and within budget.
• Post sign‑off, activate Brand Partnership campaigns, including timelines, kick‑offs, status calls, briefing talent, coordinating all logistics for production, including scheduling, location scouting, talent booking, and ensuring all runs smoothly on the day.
• Working alongside Acast Creative (our in‑house creative team) on all deliverables, as well as optimisation through to pulling together and presenting the PCA.
• Build and maintain effective client relationships through clear, proactive communication, effectively managing expectations and feedback with a positive, solutions‑focused approach.
• Manage project finances and documentation with precision, including budgets, contracts, and the creation of clear, comprehensive statements of work (SOWs).
• Ad Hoc Tasks & Projects – including case studies, new product launches, reporting and anything else needed to support keeping up‑to‑date resources.

Who You Are

• Strong project‑management abilities, with the capacity to organise complex workflows, while remaining detail‑oriented and operating within tight timelines.
• Demonstrated ability to manage relationships with high‑profile creators or brands.
• Strong knowledge/understanding of the creator economy.
• Ideally, has experience or passion for podcasts, social media, or video.

Acast is committed to creating a diverse environment and is proud to be an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment regardless of race, gender, sexual orientation, religion, ethnicity, national origin or any of the other wonderful characteristics that make us different. Culture is our number one priority as a business. We believe people come first, and we work every day to enable autonomy, continuous improvement and bring out the best in people. We’re global and have remote teams, so it’s even more important that we strive for an open, inclusive and caring environment where everyone feels visible and welcome. We consider ourselves a modern organization driven by strong values to create the best, most fulfilling and nurturing culture. We very much look forward to finding the next great person to join our cause!