Label Partnerships Manager, Canada

Spotify

  • Toronto, ON
  • Permanent
  • Full-time
  • 19 days ago
As part of the North American Label Partnerships team within the Music Team at Spotify, you will be responsible for nurturing and cultivating partnerships with Canadian labels while implementing impactful initiatives and global release campaigns. You will work closely with teams within and outside of Canada (including Editorial, Artist Partnerships, and Music Marketing) on local critical initiatives as well as your international counterparts on global campaigns. You will also use this relationship to further Spotify's marketing and partnership initiatives to the mutual benefit of Spotify and its industry partners.We are seeking an outstanding candidate who is an enthusiastic music fan and proven leader with experience building and maintaining partner relationships in Canada, with an ability to multi-task and build, manage and execute complex campaigns. This position reports to the Lead, Artist and Label Partnerships Canada.What You'll Do
  • Represent Spotify's Label Partnerships department externally across the Canadian market, attending meetings with label and distribution partners to find opportunities and foster partnerships.
  • Track, review, and evaluate label priorities, as well as culturally relevant moments, and identify in collaboration with a cross-functional team those artists that Spotify will support in on and off platform promotions.
  • Work directly with Canadian label and distribution partners, including Quebec partners to gather insights and develop executive-level priority campaigns, from brief development, conception, production all the way through execution, analysis and recap.
  • Develop relationships, collaborate and advocate for Canadian initiatives with internal stakeholders.
  • In collaboration with a cross-functional team, develop and implement strategies to expand the reach of Canadian-based music and unlock opportunities to support the Canadian music community.
  • Manage and/or mentor members of the team, guiding them through campaign planning, relationship building, and cross-functional process execution.
  • Become fluent with Spotify data, insights and tooling to inform strategic marketing on and off platform.
Who You Are
  • You have 5+ years of experience building global marketing campaigns or complex project management and a proven leader able to manage multiple top priority projects simultaneously.
  • You have a minimum of 5 years of demonstrated experience working in Canada, or working closely with Canadian-based artists, labels, and managers, and have strong relationships with senior executives in Canada, specifically Quebec.
  • You have an established passion for the Canadian music community and are in tune to various genres and cultures of music coming out of Canada.
  • Exhibit a clear understanding of the marketplace, competitors, and current trends and innovations with strong relationships throughout the industry.
  • You have an outstanding ability to build and maintain relationships.
  • You are an open, transparent and clear communicator.
  • You are well organized and strive for operational excellence with the ability to plan and deliver on tight deadlines and pay exceptional attention to detail.
  • You are comfortable in very fast-paced, intense work environments and thrive on a team that moves quickly.
  • An optimistic-minded, self-starter with an entrepreneurial attitude and interest in problem solving.
  • Able to easily adapt and learn new skill sets as circumstances require.
  • Willingness to travel and participate in night and weekend events.
  • Ability to speak French.
Where You'll Be
  • This role will be based at the Toronto Office
  • We offer you the flexibility to work where you work best! There will be some in-person meetings, but still allows for flexibility to work from home
Spotify is an equal opportunity employer. You are welcome at Spotify for who you are, no matter where you come from, what you look like, or what's playing in your headphones. Our platform is for everyone, and so is our workplace. The more voices we have represented and amplified in our business, the more we will all thrive, contribute, and be forward-thinking! So bring us your personal experience, your perspectives, and your background. It's in our differences that we will find the power to keep revolutionizing the way the world listens.At Spotify, we are passionate about inclusivity and making sure our entire recruitment process is accessible to everyone. We have ways to request reasonable accommodations during the interview process and help assist in what you need. If you need accommodations at any stage of the application or interview process, please let us know - we're here to support you in any way we can.Spotify transformed music listening forever when we launched in 2008. Our mission is to unlock the potential of human creativity by giving a million creative artists the opportunity to live off their art and billions of fans the chance to enjoy and be passionate about these creators. Everything we do is driven by our love for music and podcasting. Today, we are the world's most popular audio streaming subscription service.

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