Trinity College, Dublin

University of California, Santa Cruz

Business Development at Amazon

Greater Seattle Area

Amazon

Principal Business Development

Alexa Mobile partnerships with global smartphone OEMs

Senior Business Development Manager

- Led Android distribution partnerships (Google, Samsung, Huawei, Xiaomi)
-  Brought music recognition to new platforms through licensing partnership (Auto, TV, 3P apps)
-  Closed deals to add new features to Shazam, such as concerts, video, merchandise, artist imagery.

Shazam

Senior Manager, Strategic Partnerships

- Led distribution deals with Android OEMs and global telcos to drive user growth

- Led partnerships with global media organizations for Samsung Books and Galaxy App Store (i.e., Disney, Viacom, News Corp, Penguin Random House).
-  Worked with product and engineering teams at top publishing brands (The Guardian, The Economist, HarperCollins) to customize Android Apps for Samsung smartphones and tablets.

Samsung Electronics

Business Development Manager

- Managed business development for mobile apps business
-  Product Manager for new applications for iOS, Android and Windows Phone
-  Partnership management for major OEMs and OS platforms (Samsung, Microsoft, Apple)

HarperCollins Publishers

Business Development Executive

- Product Manager for The SAS Survival Guide - the first app launched by HarperCollins which went on to sell over 1m copies worldwide.

Product Manager / Editorial Assisant

Fact-checked articles about The Black Dahlia, Sky Diving and LA's fine dining scene by reaching out to writers and interview subjects. I published a piece for the magazine called ‘Sneak Preview’ that outlined the five best concert venues to sneak into in the Los Angeles area.

Jeremy LoCurto