ConTra is hiring: Creative Studio Partnerships in New York

About Contra
Contra is building the modern professional network for independent work. We help freelancers, studios, and independent teams find work, manage clients, and run payments, all in one place.

As more creative studios shift toward flexible, distributed teams, we’re building the infrastructure that helps them operate and scale.

About the Role
We’re hiring a Creative Studio Partnerships lead to help grow Contra’s network of top creative studios. This is a relationship-driven growth role focused on sourcing and onboarding high-value studios onto Contra.

You’ll identify standout studios, build relationships with founders and operators, help them establish a strong presence on the platform, and guide them toward running their client payments and contractor payouts through Contra.

You will act as both a strategic partner and a trusted point of contact for studios as they grow on the platform. This role is ideal for someone who deeply understands the creative industry, has strong taste, is highly proactive, and enjoys building relationships from scratch.

What You’ll Do

Identify high-potential creative studios across design, branding, motion, product, development, content, and creative production

Source studios through platforms like X, Dribbble, Behance, LinkedIn, and referrals

Run outbound outreach and relationship-building with studio founders and operators

Own the onboarding process from first conversation through activation on Contra

Help studios build and optimize their Contra presence, including profiles, portfolios, services, and positioning

Educate studios on how to use Contra to manage payments, contractor payouts, hiring workflows, and client operations

Build long-term relationships with top studios and act as an ongoing strategic point of contact

Partner closely with product and growth teams to share feedback and identify opportunities to improve the studio experience

Track pipeline activity, studio activation, payment volume, and expansion opportunities

What We’re Looking For

Strong understanding of the creative studio ecosystem

Experience in partnerships, business development, talent management, recruiting, creator partnerships, or community growth

Exceptional written communication and relationship-building skills

Strong taste and ability to identify high-quality creative work

Comfortable with outbound outreach and relationship-driven sales

Highly organized and self-directed

Excited about the future of independent work and creative entrepreneurship

Bonus if you’ve worked directly with creative studios, agencies, freelancers, or creator ecosystems

What Success Looks Like

Top creative studios actively using Contra

Studios building high-quality profiles and portfolios on the platform

Increased payment volume flowing through Contra

Strong long-term relationships with studio founders and operators

Contra becoming a trusted operational platform for creative studios globally

Why Join Contra

Work directly with some of the best creative talent and studios in the world

Help shape how modern creative teams operate

Join a fast-moving team building products for the future of work

High ownership and ability to shape the role as the ecosystem grows

Opportunity to grow alongside a fast-scaling team and a partnerships function

Location

New York, United States (in office)

Compensation

Salary

$100,000 USD base salary + uncapped commission ($120,000 USD OTE)

Medical, Dental, Vision Benefits

401k Matching

We will provide you with a company laptop on your start date

Interview Process

Intro Call with Recruiting Team (20 minutes)

Interview with CEO & Co-Founder (30 minutes)

Interview with General Manager, Payments (30 minutes)

Paid Presentation + Case Study (60 minutes)

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