Substack offers a compensation package that includes salary, equity, and benefits.
Source posting
Media & EntertainmentYC W18
Substack is hiring. 16 roles are open right now.
Browse the openings below to see requirements, locations, and pay where available. Scoutify can fill in and send your application to the ones that match your search.
HQSan Francisco, CA
Posted (90d)13
[01] HIRING NOW
See Substack's current openings.
We update these listings as we find new roles and learn that others have closed.
Open roles
16
Posted (90d)
13
Posted range
—
Roles with the most current openings
Marketing
7 roles
Software Engineer
3 roles
Brand Marketing
2 roles
Field & Event Marketing
2 roles
PR & External Communications
2 roles
[02] OPEN ROLES
Apply to Substack now.
Live roles pulled from Substack's career page. Open one to see the full description, location, and pay, then let Scoutify apply for you, or apply on Substack's site yourself.
Location
Work mode
16 open roles
New York, New York City, United States · full-time · $180k - 240k
California, San Francisco, United States · full-time · $150k - 180k
California, San Francisco, United States · full-time · $120k - 165k
California, San Francisco, United States · full-time · $210k - 230k
California, San Francisco, United States · full-time · $150k - 180k
California, San Francisco, United States · full-time · $140k - 260k
California, San Francisco, United States · full-time · $250k - 295k
New York, New York City, United States · full-time · $250k - 300k
New York, New York City, United States · full-time · $185k - 250k
New York, New York City, United States · full-time · $140k - 260k
[04] VISA SPONSORSHIP
Some international hires.
Substack has filed a small number of H-1B petitions, so it's possible but not routine.
Limited sponsorship · small petition history
Source: USCIS H-1B Employer Data Hub. Classifications: yes (5+ approvals), conditional (1-4), no (0).
[05] WHERE THEY'RE HIRING
Where Substack is hiring.
These are the cities named in current job listings. A role can appear in more than one city. Remote roles may also appear in these cities and can have location requirements.
Top cities by open roles
San Francisco, California
8 roles
New York City, New York
7 roles
London, England, GB
1 role
Los Angeles, California
1 role
Remote: 1 position
[06] OFFICES
Where Substack works.
© Mapbox © OpenStreetMap
We've mapped 39 Substack offices across 39 cities, including 55 N Merchant St 1370, American Fork, UT 84003, so you know where you'd report before you apply.
Also in: Culiacán · Southwest Harbor · Fort Myers · Lake Mary · Bradenton · Gulf Shores · Deerfield · Cupertino · Belding · Joshua Tree · Boston · New York · +26 more
Office data © OpenStreetMap contributors
[07] LAYOFF HISTORY
What past rounds looked like.
Substack has had 1 reported layoff round on public record since 2020. We list these because candidates routinely tell us they wish they had known before applying. Context, not a verdict.
Source: Layoffs.fyi, public record
[08] KEY FACTS
Founded
2017
Data: Wikidata (CC0) · Q63435709
[09] FROM THE POSTINGS
What the job postings tell us.
These details come from the linked postings. Benefits and working arrangements can differ by role and location.
The Head of People role covers benefits, compensation, leveling, review and promotion cycles, learning and development, employee experience, and recruiting.
Source postingThe Product Manager - Sponsorships role builds sponsorship experiences that work across thousands of publications.
Source postingSources reviewed 2026-10-19.
[10] COMPANY DETAILS
More about Substack.
- Y Combinator batch
- Winter 2018
YC directory snapshot · Observed 2026-09-28
[11] ABOUT
What Substack does.
Substack helps independent writers, podcasters, artists and other creators build businesses around their work. Creators earn through subscriptions while keeping creative freedom, ownership and a direct connection to their audiences.
[12] INTERVIEW PREP
Going through their loop?
Review the skills in Substack's job descriptions, practice relevant exercises, and explore any available candidate-reported questions.
[13] HOW TO APPLY
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ATS identified from the application URLs on Substack's recent postings
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[16] FAQ
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