Acquisitions Manager, DAC region (contractor)

From the company's job description

Patreon is a media and community platform where over 300,000 creators give their biggest fans access to exclusive work and experiences. We offer creators a variety of ways to engage with their communities and build a lasting business, including paid memberships, free memberships, community chats, live experiences, and selling to fans directly with one-time purchases.

Ultimately, our goal is simple: fund the creative class. And we're leaders in that space, with:

• $10 billion+ generated by creators since Patreon's inception

• 100 million+ free new memberships for fans who may not be ready to pay just yet, and

• 25 million+ fans paying each month for exclusive access to creators' work and community.

We’re continuing to invest heavily in building the best creator platform with the strongest team in the creator economy. As part of our goal to expand into Europe, we’re looking for an Acquisitions Manager to help drive creator growth, strengthen our regional presence in the DAC Region, and support our mission to empower creators to build sustainable businesses on Patreon.

This role is based in London.

About the Team

The Creator Acquisition team at Patreon is focused on helping the world’s digital creators launch sustainable businesses through membership and direct-to-fan community-building. We work directly with creators and their teams to launch and grow on Patreon, offering personalised support, proven best practice strategies, and the tools they need to succeed. Our mission is simple: to empower creators to own their work, deepen connections with their communities, and thrive creatively and financially on Patreon.

About the Role

• Own and drive a robust pipeline of creators, enabling them to launch their memberships on Patreon

• Leverage your personal network to find points of contact and forge relationships with key players in the creator economy

• Execute on sequenced acquisition email campaigns on a daily basis

• Lead sales calls with digital creators with subject-matter expertise in launching and growing a subscription business

• Manage pipeline via CRM reporting & tracking

• Stay informed & communicate to the team on latest emerging trends in the creator economy with proposed acquisition targets and actionable leads

About You

• 4-5 years of experience working in the creator space, specifically working with creators on monetisation strategies

• Experience collaborating with Legal, Data Science, Marketing, and Finance teams and using data-backed strategies to inform strategic decision-making

• Deep passion for the creator economy, podcasting & the intersection of social video platforms, and creators in general

• Take pride in putting creators first

• Highly motivated, energised by project management, and excels in a fast paced environment working alongside a growing team

• Extraordinary organisational skills, multitasking skills, and remain detail-oriented at all times

• Preferred qualifications: experience working with top tier podcast and video creators on YouTube

• Native or bilingual proficiency in German preferred; full professional proficiency minimum

About Patreon

Patreon powers creators to do what they love and get paid by the people who love what they do. Our team is passionate about making this mission and our core values come to life every day in our work. Through this work, our Patronauts:

• Put Creators First | They’re the reason we’re here. When creators win, we win.

• Build with Craft | We sign our name to every deliverable, just like the creators we serve.

• Make it Happen | We don’t quit. We learn and deliver.

• Win Together | We grow as individuals. We win as a team.

We hire talented and passionate people from different backgrounds because workplace diversity and inclusion is critical to our ability to serve creators worldwide. If you’re excited about a role but your past experience doesn’t match with every bullet point outlined above, we strongly encourage you to apply anyway. If you’re a creator at heart, are energised by our mission, and share our company values, we’d love to hear from you.

Patreon is proud to be an equal opportunity employer. We provide employment opportunities without regard to age, race, color, ancestry, national origin, religion, disability, sex, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, veteran status, or any other protected class. If you need a reasonable accommodation during the interview process, please let us know via email at accommodations@patreon.

This role will be hired as a contractor and will report directly into the UK Acquisition team based in London, with the option to work from the UK office as needed.

Patreon reserves the right to modify or update compensation and benefits at any time.