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Alexandra Polkinghorn

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Senior Manager, Content Partnerships - News & Live at Hulu
📍 Los Angeles Metropolitan Area, United States

Alexandra is a senior content partnerships executive with over a decade of experience at major media companies like Hulu, The New York Times, and WWD. She specializes in news and live programming strategy, content licensing, and revenue growth, holding an MBA from UCLA Anderson School of Management.

She has a reputation for blending creative vision with business expertise, having managed budgets exceeding $60 million and teams of over 70 people across global newsrooms.

Unique fact: At Hulu, she spearheaded the news verticals growth, quadrupling audience engagement to reach over 35 million subscribers.

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Experience
17 Years
Current Role
Senior Manager, Content Partnerships - News & Live
Job Level
Middle
Location
Los Angeles Metropolitan Area, United States
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News Programming Strategy
She currently drives Hulu’s news and live programming strategy, overseeing the platform's fastest-growing content vertical.
Content Licensing
A core part of her role involves leading complex content licensing negotiations and partnership deals at both Hulu and The New York Times.
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Career

Work history

5-2024
Senior Manager, Content Partnerships - News & Live
Hulu
4-2022 - 5-2024
Manager, Content Partnerships - News & Live
Hulu
2020 - 2022
Managing Editor
WWD
2018 - 2019
Managing Editor, WSJ. Magazine
Dow Jones
2016 - 2018
Deputy Editorial Director, News Service and Syndicate
The New York Times
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Education
Master of Business Administration - MBA
UCLA Anderson School of Management
B.A.
Occidental College
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