Partnerships Manager (Berlin, hybrid)

A little about us

• Redefining graphic design: Kittl is transforming how creators work with an intuitive platform that stands as a modern, competitive alternative to traditional design tools: Build the new Adobe of tomorrow
• Rapid growth: Millions of users within just two years of launch
• Diverse team: 120+ team members representing 30+ different countries
• Truly product-led company: Engineers, Product managers and designers are at the core of Kittl - shaping an engineering driven working culture
• Strong funding: Raised over $45M from world-renowned investors who have also backed companies like Slack, Dropbox, and Figma

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Your role at Kittl

You will be the operational backbone of our creator and influencer ecosystem. As our Partnerships Manager , you will focus exclusively on scaling our influencer network, ensuring our partnership operations are seamless, data-driven, and ready for our 2026 growth goals.

You will be the primary driver behind our creator relationships—from initial outreach to high-impact campaign execution—ensuring Kittl is recognized as the go-to AI-powered design platform for ambitious creators, designers, and businesses. You will be reporting to the Growth Marketing Lead.

What you'll do

• Scale influencer operations: Drive the expansion of our creator network by identifying high-alignment creators and managing the end-to-end outreach and onboarding process
• Strategic relationship coordination: Serve as the day-to-day point of contact for our creator network, nurturing long-term relationships to ensure a consistent stream of high-quality brand content
• Trend-driven content strategy: Actively identify emerging social trends, "viral hooks," and evolving audience behaviors to develop actionable briefs that help our creators produce high-engagement, brand-aligned content
• Creative briefing & execution: Develop and distribute thorough campaign briefs that empower creators to deliver high-performing content across our diverse marketing calendar—ranging from high-impact feature launches, to promotional events and rapid-response viral concepts
• Performance feedback loop: Monitor key partnership metrics and share actionable insights with the paid marketing and creative teams to constantly improve the effectiveness of partner content. Maintain a seamless, data-driven partnership workflow, ensuring all creator collaborations are tracked and optimized for maximum impact

What you’ll need

• Partnership expertise: 2+ years of experience with creator campaigns on Instagram, Youtube and TikTok, managing influencer workflows and navigating creator platforms to drive growth
• Content intuition & trend sensibility: A native understanding of what makes content shareable or viral, with a deep intuition for creator engagement and the ability to translate storytelling skills into high-performing partnership campaigns
• Relationship excellence: A proactive communicator who thrives on the "nurture" side of marketing, building trust and keeping partners deeply engaged with the brand
• GTM alignment: Ability to translate high-level marketing strategies into actionable creator campaigns that resonate with our target audience
• Impact-driven mindset: A "doer" who takes extreme ownership of the partner portfolio and is exceptionally driven to challenge the status quo
• Passion for design: A genuine interest in the creative space and the drive to make Kittl the go-to tool for creators and small businesses

Interview process

• Recruiter interview (30 min)
• Interview with the Growth Marketing Lead (30 min)
• Take-home assignment (3 days to complete) + presentation with Head of Growth & Growth Marketing Lead (60 min)
• Bar raiser interview with Chief of Staff, right hand to CEO (45 min)

We are looking for someone

• Exceptionally driven to drive impact and challenge the status quo
• Who takes extreme ownership & gets things done
• Who goes above and beyond in their role
• Who is deeply passionate about what they do

Benefits

• Maximise your impact: No matter if you’re leading a team or you stand out by your domain expertise - all we care about is supporting you to maximise your own impact
• Hackathons: Our quarterly hackathons provide an environment to experiment with new concepts, push boundaries, and potentially deliver the next big thing.
• Kittl Week: Each year, our global team gathers together for a whole week, to work, celebrate, get inspired, and have fun
• Flexible working hours: Our core hours are 11am–5pm CET, leaving the rest of your schedule flexible to fit your style
• Remote work: Work up to 50 days (10 weeks) fully remote per year from anywhere in the world, as long as you maintain our core hours
• Learning & development: Our L&D budget supports your professional growth
• Mobility benefit: We fully cover your monthly BVG public transport ticket
• Health and fitness: Urban Sports Club membership discount
• Vacation: Up to 30 vacation days per year

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At Kittl, we embrace diversity and value every team member's unique background, identity, and experience. We're all about respect, honesty, and inclusivity. Together, we create a safe and supportive work environment where everyone thrives. Join us on this exciting journey of making our company and product even better!