Streaming Partnerships Manager - Decca Records

at  Universal Music Group

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The A Side: A Day in The Life
The Streaming Partnerships Manager will build and develop the streaming strategy for all artists across Decca Label Group. A key person for all artist, management and label teams, this role will advise on streaming strategy, pitching, and partnerships across new releases and artist catalogue.

Your Role

• Manage Decca’s partnerships with all UK streaming partners, building industry-leading relationships
• Develop international partnerships with DSPs in key markets
• Evangelise and education label, artist and management teams about new platform features, strategies, and best practice for all DSPs
• Build and develop clear release strategies and timelines across projects, maximising audience reach and growing artist streams.
• Develop ‘Streaming Marketing’ as a key pillar within our artists’ overall marketing campaigns; own budgets for DSP marketing, advise artists and marketing teams on platform-specific content and measure results.
• Analyse and interpret streaming data, giving actionable insights to the artist, management and label teams.

The B Side: Skills & Experience

• Excellent verbal, written and presentational skills are required
• The ability to confidently present our artists releases in key internal and external meetings is essential
• Existing relationships or contacts at streaming partners is highly favourable
• A keen analytical mind that can understand and interpret data signals will excel in this role

Person Specification

• A love of a wide variety of music genres is expected
• Experience in a similar role is essential
• A role in a label, distributor, management company, or DSP is favourable
• A creative and innovative thinker who challenges traditional modus operandi and takes calculated risks is desirable

Bonus Tracks: Your Benefits

• Group Personal Pension Scheme (between 3% and 9%)
• Private Medical Insurance
• 25 paid days of annual leave
• Interest Free Season Ticket Loan available
• Holiday Purchase scheme
• Dental and Travel Insurance options
• Cycle to Work Scheme
• Salary Sacrifice Cars
• Subsidised Gym Membership
• Employee Discounts (Reward Gateway)

Just So You Know…
The company presents this job description as a guide to the major areas and duties for which the jobholder is accountable. However, the business operates in an environment that demands change and the jobholder’s specific responsibilities and activities will vary and develop. Therefore, the job description should be seen as indicative and not as a permanent, definitive, and exhaustive statement.
Job Category

• Manage Decca’s partnerships with all UK streaming partners, building industry-leading relationships
• Develop international partnerships with DSPs in key markets
• Evangelise and education label, artist and management teams about new platform features, strategies, and best practice for all DSPs
• Build and develop clear release strategies and timelines across projects, maximising audience reach and growing artist streams.
• Develop ‘Streaming Marketing’ as a key pillar within our artists’ overall marketing campaigns; own budgets for DSP marketing, advise artists and marketing teams on platform-specific content and measure results.
• Analyse and interpret streaming data, giving actionable insights to the artist, management and label teams