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Founding U.S. GTM & Partnerships Lead, Mini-Dramas

News Break · New York, New York, United States; Remote · Remote

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About News Break

NewsBreak is the best local source for news, videos, and information on safety, accidents, sports, business, celebrity updates, stock market trends, and more.

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. Found on 1752vc Careers, the job board for startup and VC roles.

What they're looking for

  • 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
More about this role

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

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...

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