Label Partnerships Manager, East Coast

Spotify; New York (NY); Hybrid; USD 92,000 - 132,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading company in the music industry seeks a Manager for Label Partnerships in New York. The ideal candidate will nurture partnerships with labels, manage complex campaigns, and collaborate with various teams to enhance Spotify's marketing initiatives. This role offers flexibility in work location while requiring in-person meetings three times a week.

Benefits

Health Insurance

Paid Parental Leave

401(k) Retirement Plan

Paid Days Off

Flexible Holidays

Qualifications

• 5+ years of experience in global marketing campaigns or complex project management.
• Established passion for the music community.

Responsibilities

• Manage relationships with key independent labels and licensors.
• Track and evaluate label priorities for promotional campaigns.
• Mentor team members on campaign planning and execution.

Skills

Project Management

Relationship Building

Communication

Organizational Skills

Problem Solving

Job description

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 labels and licensors on the East Coast, while executing impactful initiatives and global release campaigns. You will work closely with teams within and outside of Label Partnerships (including Editorial, Artist Partnerships, Music Marketing, Product Marketing and more) on local strategic initiatives as well as your international counterparts on global campaigns. You will also leverage this relationship to further Spotify’s marketing and partnership initiatives to the mutual benefit of Spotify and its industry partners.

For the Manager, Label Partnerships role, we seek an outstanding candidate who is an enthusiastic music fan and proven leader with experience building and maintaining partner relationships, with an ability to multi-task and build, manage and execute complex campaigns.

This position reports to the Head of East Coast Label Partnerships.

What You'll Do

• Represent Spotify’s Label Partnerships department externally across priority east coast label and licensor relationships, attending meetings with label and distribution partners to identify 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 label and distribution 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 artist education and development alongside relevant crossfunctional teams and at key industry conferences and events.
• Manage the relationship between Spotify and a number of key independent labels and licensors, handling everything from technical support and troubleshooting to priority release marketing partnerships.
• 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 an established passion for the music community and are in tune to various genres and cultures of music, with the ability to learn about and embrace new music communities.
• You have at least a baseline understanding of the independent label and licensor landscape, with an awareness of the key players, trends and opportunities.
• Exhibit a clear understanding of the marketplace, competitors, and current trends and innovations with strong relationships throughout the industry.
• You have an exceptional 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 knack for problem solving.
• Able to easily adapt and learn new skill sets as circumstances require.
• Willingness to travel and participate in night and weekend events.

Where You'll Be

• This role will be based at the New York, New York
• We offer you the flexibility to work where you work best! There are in-person meetings, but this position allows for general flexibility to work from home when needed. We ask that you come in to the office 3 times per week.

The United States base range for this position is $92,126-$131,609, plus equity . The benefits available for this position include health insurance, six month paid parental leave, 401(k) retirement plan, 23 paid days off, 13 paid flexible holidays

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.