Associate Manager - Artist & Label Partnerships (UK & IE)

Job Description

We have a great opportunity for an Associate Manager, Artist & Label Partnerships to come and join the band. The Artist & Label Partnerships team is the face of Spotify to artists, managers, labels & distributors. This role is based in our London office. As an Associate Manager, Artist & Label Partnerships in the UK & Ireland Music Team, you are a dedicated team player, flexible, fearless and eager to drive change to improve the opportunities for artists to be successful on the Spotify platform while working closely with the Artist & Label Partnerships Coordinator to provide a sturdy foundation for the team to achieve great work in their support of artists and their evolution in the music industry. You will serve as the primary point of contact for a roster of record labels, distributors, managers and artists, educating them about Spotify best practices, resources and tools. You will build impactful and innovative artist partnerships utilising on-platform promotion and off-platform marketing to ensure that artists, managers and labels see Spotify as the #1 partner for artist development. You will support the team across all functions, leading team admin and ensuring that is regularly updated, as well as being part of creative conversations. You will support partnership opportunities, supervise campaign results and provide weekly reports and feedback to the team.

What You'll Do:

• Build and foster relations with key partners (artists, managers, labels, industry organisations) across the UK & Ireland
• Empower partners with opportunities, insights and mentorship to help them achieve their goals and build their audiences
• Act as a representative of Spotify in the music industry with major and independent label partners, management teams and artists
• Act as an internal Spotify representative of the artists and labels you work with, seeking opportunities to help them grow their audience and their business
• Strategise and execute educational initiatives and scaled partnerships that support artists and their teams
• Manage incoming support queries from managers/labels and provide answers and direct them to the right support channel
• You will work closely with key internal partners and teams including editorial, artist marketing, consumer marketing, original content, licensing and others
• Support the team on planning and implementing partnership campaigns
• Provide ad hoc team support and assist on team projects

Who You Are:

• You have 3+ years of music industry experience
• You have some experience and knowledge in a broad spectrum of music and music cultures with a focus on popular genres, including Dance, Rap, R&B, Afrobeat and Dancehall
• You’re able to demonstrate an understanding of and experience with Spotify as a user and fan
• You have an understanding of the UK music industry and are on top of current trends
• You have the ability to work under pressure along with problem solving abilities
• You have excellent communication and presentation skills
• You care about attention to detail and organisation, have a team spirit, strong work ethic, and a friendly, warm attitude
• You have the ability to work under pressure along with proven problem solving abilities
• You can work with a range of cross-functional teams across a large distributed global music and technology organisation

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. 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. Apply for this job