Specialist, Entertainment Partnerships

World Vision Canada; Mississauga; Hybrid; CAD 65,000 - 90,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health Spending Account

Pension contributions

Parental leave top-up

Generous vacation

Wellness days

Job summary

World Vision Canada is seeking a Specialist, Entertainment Partnerships in Mississauga to build and curate a portfolio of entertainment partnerships, researching prospects and collaborating with artists, event promoters, managers, and agents, with a focus on Christian music. This role blends strategic planning with storytelling to drive donor acquisition and revenue.

You will lead events, manage budgets, timelines, and contracts, working across teams to deliver campaigns that align with our

Qualifications

• 5+ years of experience in partnership development, sponsorship, or marketing strategy.
• Experience in entertainment, cause-marketing, or Christian music/CCM industry preferred.
• Strong relationship management and negotiation skills.

Responsibilities

• Build and curate a portfolio of entertainment partnerships with a focus on the Christian music/CCM industry.
• Develop strategic partner plans and donor engagement journeys to achieve revenue and visibility objectives.
• Lead end-to-end project management for events, activations, and initiatives.
• Manage budgets, contracts, and post-mortem reporting.
• Collaborate across internal departments to align campaigns and messaging.

Skills

Partnership development

Sponsorship

Marketing strategy

Relationship management

Negotiation

Networking

Education

Post-secondary education in Business/Marketing/Communications

Tools

Agile

Job description

Are you looking for more than a job? At World Vision Canada we offer challenging careers that change the lives of children all over the world and it will change yours too. Come and be part of a team of 400 Canadians with a vision for the world: Life in all its fullness for every child.

You will experience Christian faith in action helping to make real and lasting change in the lives of the world’s most vulnerable children. Join the World Vision Canada team and be part of a powerful and effective force for good: For Children. For Change. For Life.

Position

Specialist, Entertainment Partnerships

Reports to

Head, Entertainment Partnerships

Position Term

Full Time Permanent

Primary Location

Mississauga, Ontario, Canada

Workplace Type

Hybrid

Job Purpose

Reporting to the Head, Entertainment Partnerships, the Specialist, Entertainment Partnerships is responsible for building and curating World Vision Canada's portfolio of entertainment partnerships, researching prospects and partnering with artists, event promoters, managers, and agents, with a preference for the Christian music/CCM industry, to maximize Child Sponsorship acquisition within approved margins. This role plays a key part in managing relationships with artists, tours, festivals, and entertainment industry partners, blending strategic planning, creative storytelling, and flawless execution to drive both supporter acquisition and revenue. Working collaboratively across internal teams and with external stakeholders, the Specialist leads the development, execution, and optimization of campaign strategies, events, and activations. From event logistics to stage-front storytelling, this role ensures our entertainment partnerships are aligned with World Vision's mission and built for long-term, audience-driven impact.

Responsibilities

• Build and curate a portfolio of entertainment partnerships, researching prospects and partnering with artists, event promoters, managers, and agents, with a preference for the Christian music/CCM industry, optimizing the portfolio to maximize Child Sponsorship acquisition within approved margins, and contributing to acquisition projections.
• Build strategic partner plans and supporter journeys that drive engagement and achieve revenue, donor acquisition, and brand visibility objectives for World Vision Canada.
• Proactively identify and test new partnership models or opportunities that expand reach, optimize fundraising, and increase supporter value.
• Provide end-to-end project management for World Vision and partner events, activations and initiatives, defining scope, timelines, risk, budgets, deliverables, and execution.
• Manage partnership/project administration and operations, including building and tracking budgets, overseeing invoices, purchase orders & payments, creating and monitoring contracts & SoW's, and completing post-mortem reporting.
• Communicate with event and tour staff to gather on-the-ground perspective and performance updates, with light coordination with volunteers where relevant.
• Deliver data-informed planning, tracking performance and recommending optimizations to maximize impact and sustainability.
• Monitor industry trends and audience insights to identify opportunities for innovation and increased market presence.
• Maintain a high standard of excellence in relationship management, educating partners on WVC's mission, coaching appeals, and ensuring shared goals are met.
• Collaborate across internal departments to align strategies and deliver cohesive, integrated campaigns.
• Ensure alignment with WVC policies, brand guidelines, and strategic frameworks in all partner-facing materials and activations.
• Contribute to ideation and campaign development with fresh, strategic thinking, connecting ideas back to partner and organizational goals.
• Support creation of marketing assets, scripts, content calendars, production rundowns, and event experiences that elevate impact and visibility.
• Represent WVC in the entertainment industry, actively networking and building new partnership opportunities.
• Monitor contracts to ensure all deliverables and obligations are met by all parties.
• Provide onsite support at events as needed, ensuring flawless execution and partner satisfaction.
• Contribute to the development of team processes and tools to improve efficiency, delivery, and cross-team collaboration.
• Operate within an agile project management framework to ensure focus, flexibility, and accountability in delivery.

Qualifications

• Post-secondary education in Business, Marketing, Communications or a related discipline.
• Minimum 5 years of experience in partnership development, sponsorship, or marketing strategy; preferably within an entertainment, cause-marketing, or Christian music/CCM industry environment.
• Christian music/CCM industry experience and existing relationships are preferred; candidates from mainstream entertainment partnership, sponsorship, or fundraising backgrounds are also welcome to apply.
• Demonstrated experience in relationship and partnership management, with a track record of collaboration, strategic negotiation, and mutual value creation.
• Strong networking ability and confidence representing a brand externally to enhance visibility and engagement.
• Experience in revenue-generating roles or responsibility for delivering measurable business outcomes (fundraising, lead generation, donor acquisition, etc.).
• Experience managing complex projects or integrated campaigns with multiple stakeholders, vendors, and deliverables.
• Strategic thinker with the ability to see the big picture and connect day-to-day execution to long-term goals.
• Comfortable working in fast-paced, dynamic environments with shifting priorities and tight timelines.
• Strong organizational, interpersonal, and communication skills, both written and verbal, with a high level of professionalism.
• Comfortable working evenings/weekends as required by event schedules; some travel required.
• Familiarity with Agile project management principles and/or experience in cross-functional sprint teams is an asset.

Working Conditions

• This position requires the ability to travel for business and to work occasional weekends and evenings, as required by event schedules.

Why Consider Us?

Our competitive compensation & benefits include:

• Health Spending Account
• Up to 6% matched pension contributions
• Parental leave top-up
• Generous paid vacation, sick days, wellness and personal days
• Office closed extra days before long weekends (6x/year)
• World Vision Canada has consistently been awarded Canada and GTA top employer awards.
• We are Canada’s largest development, relief, and advocacy non-profit organization.

This is a current vacancy that we are actively recruiting for. The salary range represents the expected compensation for this role and is provided in accordance with Ontario’s pay transparency requirements under the Employment Standards Act.

Placement within the range will be determined based on relevant skills, experience, qualifications, and internal equity. The final offer will reflect the successful candidate’s background and demonstrated capabilities.

We bring life-saving support in times of disaster. We help poor communities to take charge of their futures. We provide small loans and training that boost family livelihoods. We work with policy makers to change the way the world is run. Our Christian faith teaches us that every child, regardless of gender, faith or race, is a precious gift to the entire world - and that their wellbeing concerns us all. We shall never rest while children suffer in situations that can be changed.

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Our Core Values: We are committed to the Poor. We are Christian. We are Stewards. We value People. We are Partners. We are Responsive.

Qualified candidates must be able to demonstrate a commitment to the core values and mission of the World Vision partnership.

World Vision Canada takes our Safeguarding responsibilities seriously and we provide an environment that is safe for our child and adult beneficiaries. We have strong recruitment procedures to make sure the safest and most suitable people work with the children in our programs. We provide our staff and volunteers with ongoing supervision, support and training in their work with child and adult beneficiaries.

World Vision Canada welcomes and encourages applications from people with disabilities. Accommodations are available on request for candidates taking part in all aspects of the selection process.

Thank you for your interest; however only those applicants selected for an interview will be contacted.