Music Publishing Partnerships Manager

Trust In SODA; Greater London; Hybrid; GBP 101,000 - 116,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Digital platforms

Music publisher exp

Data interpretation

Job summary

Trust In SODA in London is seeking a Music Publishing Partnerships Manager for a 12-month contract. This hybrid role focuses on managing partnerships across EMEA, aligning publishing rights with data exchange, and delivering contractual requirements.

You will collaborate with publishers, collection societies and tech partners, drive data-driven analysis, and support marketing programmes to advance company goals in a fast-paced environment.

Qualifications

• Experience managing music publishing partnerships across EMEA.
• Strong understanding of data exchange for publishing rights.
• Ability to engage senior stakeholders (director level).
• Data-driven analysis in publishing/licensing.

Responsibilities

• Manage publishing partnerships across EMEA to ensure contractual delivery.
• Support data-driven analysis and decision making on publishing strategy.
• Coordinate data exchange between partners and the client with operations.
• Triage and resolve partner issues across internal teams.
• Provide insights into the music publishing ecosystem and partners.
• Support marketing programmes aligned to company goals.

Skills

Significant music publishing industry

Digital music licensing expertise

Publishing rights & data exchange

Stakeholder engagement (director level

Job description

Music Publishing Partnerships Manager – Contract Position – HIRING ASAP

Location: Hybrid working in London office

Start Date: ASAP

Duration: 12-month contract

Daily Rate: £550 - £630 per day PAYE (Negotiable)

Summary

This is a unique opportunity to work at the intersection of music publishing and technology, overseeing partner management and engagement with music publishers, collection societies and hubs based in Europe, Middle East & Africa (EMEA).

Responsibilities

• Manage publishing partnerships across Europe, the Middle East and Africa (EMEA) ensuring effective communication, product understanding and delivery of contractual requirements.
• Support internal data-driven analysis and decision making on publishing-specific strategy / issues
• Partner closely with operations teams to ensure timely and accurate data exchange between music publishing partners and the client
• Triage and resolve partner issues, coordinating internal teams and systems to drive solutions
• Be a source of insights about the music publishing ecosystem and partners
• Support execution of marketing programmes that ladder up to company goals and support music publisher and songwriter priorities
• Execute in an intense, fast-paced, and highly iterative environment

Top 3 Skills Needed

• Significant music publishing industry expertise (distinct from music labels)
• Digital music licensing expertise/understanding (e.g., Meta, TikTok, YouTube, Spotify, Amazon)
• Understanding of publishing rights and data exchange in digital markets
• Ability to engage and work with senior-level stakeholders (director level)

Key Skills

• 10 years of relevant experience
• Extensive experience in music publishing / collective management organisation partner management and/or engagement
• Digital music experience including understanding of digital business models, music publishing rights and music rights data
• Experience developing effective working relationships with broad set of stakeholders
• Experience leading data-driven analysis

Top 3 Bonus Skills

• Digital platform experience (e.g., YouTube, TikTok, Spotify, Amazon, Apple)
• Music publisher experience (e.g., Sony Music Publishing, Universal Music Publishing Group, Warner Chappell, PRS for Music, SACEM)
• Numeracy and comfort interpreting data