Portfolio & Partnerships Manager, Women’s Lifestyle and Health & Wellness

Overview

As Portfolio & Partnership Manager, you drive commercial growth for Hearst UK’s Women’s Lifestyle and Health & Wellness brands. You’ll connect commercial, marketing, editorial and customer teams to turn audience insights into revenue, memberships and partnerships. You’ll shape go-to-market strategies, partnerships, and portfolio plans, translating brand strength into measurable business impact. This role sits at the intersection of strategy and execution, offering ownership of cross-functional initiatives that move portfolio performance forward. A strong hook: you’ll helpHearst UK grow commercially while nurturing creative, audience-centric brands.

Pay / Benefits

• Hearst Exclusives – For You program
• Health cash plan and mental health support
• Discounted gym memberships
• Cycle to Work scheme
• Location flexibility and holiday exchange
• Pension, life assurance and income protection

Responsibilities

• Identify and activate new commercial and membership opportunities with cross-functional partners
• Lead end-to-end brand partnerships, setting objectives and KPIs and delivering on commercial and strategic goals
• Develop new commercial opportunities by identifying prospective partners and representing Hearst externally
• Support portfolio growth by crafting business plans, go-to-market materials and product launches
• Create, maintain and distribute brand plans, media packs and pitch materials aligned to audience needs
• Coordinate with senior stakeholders across marketing, editorial, commercial and customer teams
• Translate audience intelligence and market trends into growth opportunities for acquisition, engagement and retention
• Assist budgeting and performance monitoring to support cost-efficient decision-making across the portfolio

Key requirements

• Proven experience in commercial, partnerships, marketing or business development roles, ideally in media or consumer-facing businesses
• Strong commercial awareness with ability to translate ideas into measurable outcomes
• Excellent analytical skills to interpret audience and market insights into recommendations
• Strong communication and presentation skills with experience influencing senior stakeholders
• Experience developing and managing partnerships with multiple stakeholders
• Highly organized with ability to manage multiple projects in a fast-paced environment
• Proactive, entrepreneurial mindset with ownership of initiatives
• Genuine passion for brands, audiences and evolving customer behaviours

• communication
• stakeholder management
• organization
• analytical skills
• interpreting audience and market insights
• budgeting and financial planning

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