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Our primary areas of focus include software licensing for digital creators, game development assets, educational content, and audio production. You will set the strategy for the category, build relationships with the developers and publishers behind the tools creators use every day, and turn those relationships into the bundles and promotions Humble Bundle is known for.\nWe need someone who can rebuild momentum in the software category with fresh thinking: open doors with new partners, reconnect with past ones, find new product areas worth adding, and design custom deals that go beyond templated promotions.You'll shape our 2027 strategy for the vertical while staying hands-on with the deals and details that make it work. You'll reach a community of over 10 million customers, and along the way, you'll help raise money for thousands of worthwhile causes.\nThis is role is based in the United States. For applicants that reside within a 30-mile radius of our office locations in Los Angeles or New York, there may be a requirement to work a hybrid schedule. For all others around the US, this position will be remote. Humble Bundle is set up to hire candidates in the following states: AZ, CA, CO, FL, IL, MN, MT, NJ, NM, NY, OR, TX, UT, VA, WA.\nThis role is full-time, with an expectation to occasionally require work during evenings or weekends around industry events, such as gamescom, GDC, or IGN Live.\nSome travel is required for this position to industry events, conferences, and partner meetings.\nThis role involves standard office tasks, such as sitting at a computer. Additionally, travel and participation in industry events may require prolonged periods of standing and walking.\nKey Responsibilities\nOwn the strategy, revenue goals, and promotion calendar for the Creative Software Licensing & Learning Partnerships vertical across digital tools, game assets, educational platforms, and audio. Lead the 2027 plan to reinvigorate and grow the category. Make creator-focused platforms a priority growth area (design/illustration, photo/video editing, 3D, game engines, and emerging AI tools).\nSource and close new partnerships with developers and publishers through high-volume outbound prospecting, including cold outreach. Bring new publishers onto the platform rather than repeating the same partnerships year over year.\nReconnect with past and current partners, rebuild relationships, and find new ways to work together.\nLead full-cycle negotiations on business terms, financial structures, and promotion windows. Develop custom deal structures and products, not templated or plug-and-play promotions, and find new ways to package software as the industry shifts from perpetual licenses to subscriptions.\nFind new formats and crossover opportunities, such as software licensing paired with assets, or educational courses paired with the platforms they teach.\nRoll up your sleeves on the details. Build bundles, maintain trackers and detailed spreadsheets, and manage pre- and post-sale operations for your partners.\nAnalyze sales data and past bundle performance to improve composition, pricing, and timing. Work with Merchandising and Marketing to design themed bundles that fit our audience.\nRepresent Humble Bundle at industry events such as GDC, Adobe MAX, and SIGGRAPH to source new content and advocate for our platform and charitable mission.\nManage and mentor one business developer, with the opportunity to grow the team as the category grows.\nJob Qualifications\nDeep familiarity with game development and the creator-economy stack, such as 2D and 3D tools, video production, game engines, and music creation, plus existing relationships with developers and publishers in the digital creator or educational space.\n7+ years of experience in business development, strategic partnerships, or content acquisition.\nDemonstrated success sourcing, negotiating, and closing licensing or content deals independently.\nComfortable with outbound prospecting and cold outreach to new partners.\nA proven track record of building or revitalizing a category, product line, or partner program and growing it into consistent, large-scale revenue.\nStrong written, verbal, and presentation skills, including building pitch decks that win partners over.\nComfort owning revenue targets and making decisions based on data.\nPeople management experience.\nAbility to work autonomously with minimal guidance and manage multiple deal cycles at once.\nOur Benefits\nHumble offers competitive salaries in addition to robust, health and wellness-focused benefits, including comprehensive medical, dental, and vision coverage, as well as life and disability benefits. Our employees enjoy Flexible Spending Accounts (FSAs), a 401(k) with company match, and an Employee Stock Purchase Plan.\nWe are committed to work-life balance with Flexible Time Off, Volunteer Time Off, and paid holidays. We offer family building and caregiving support and generous Family Care and Parental leave, when you need it. We also provide Fitness Reimbursement and access to wellness programs, ensuring our team stays healthy both physically and mentally.\nAt Ziff Davis, we remain dedicated to creating an environment where everyone feels valued, respected, and empowered to succeed. We offer Employee Resource Groups, company-sponsored events, and regular opportunities for professional growth through educational support, mentorship programs, and career development resources. Our employees are recognized and celebrated through employee engagement programs and recognition awards.\nIf you're seeking a dynamic and collaborative work environment where you can see the direct impact of your performance and thrive both personally and professionally, then IGN Entertainment is the place for you.\nAbout IGN Entertainment\nHumble is part of IGN Entertainment. IGN Entertainment, a division of Ziff Davis, is one of the world’s largest gaming and entertainment media platforms for fans to explore and celebrate games, film, TV, comic, and much more. Across its 15 digital properties, IGNE reaches more than 470 million monthly users in 100 countries and engages with 85 million fans on social media. IGNE and Humble have donated over $280 million to more than 38,000 charities worldwide, underscoring its commitment to making a positive impact. Learn more at corp.ign.com.\nAbout Ziff Davis\nZiff Davis (NASDAQ: ZD) is a vertically focused digital media and internet company whose portfolio includes leading brands in technology, shopping, gaming and entertainment, health, cybersecurity, and martech. Today, Ziff Davis is focused on seven key verticals - Technology, Shopping, Lifestyle, Entertainment, Health & Wellness, Cybersecurity and Marketing Technology. Its brands include IGN, Mashable, RetailMeNot, PCMag, Humble Bundle, Spiceworks, Domino, Everyday Health, BabyCenter, Moz, iContact and Vipre Security.\nCompensation Range\nZiff Davis provides a range for the base pay. Factors that may be used to determine your actual pay may include your specific job related knowledge, skills, experience, and geographic location. The range of the total salary compensation package for this role is $110,000 to $155,000. Individual pay within the compensation range for this business unit specific role is determined based on a variety of factors including experience, scope of the role, capabilities to perform the role, education and training, as well as business and company performance.\nZiff Davis is an Equal Opportunity Employer. At Ziff Davis, Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (DEI) has always been about fairness, equal opportunity, and belonging. 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