Sony Music Entertainment US

Manager, Commercial Partnerships

Canada, Ontario, Toronto · Full-time

Sponsorship not specified$64k-$80kDetected 11 hours ago

Stakeholder ManagementCRMAccount ManagementNegotiationSignal ProcessingCommunicationCollaboration

About the role

The Manager, Commercial Partnerships will:
Platform Optimization & Playlist Strategy

Responsibilities

Manage day-to-day relationships with key streaming, digital media, and e-commerce partners, such as Spotify, Apple Music, Amazon Music, Amazon.com YouTube, Deezer, Pandora, Audiomack, SoundCloud, TIDAL, and emerging international services.
Drive partnership planning, commercial opportunity development, and long-term account growth across digital and e-commerce partners.
Secure and maximize platform support including editorial placements, merchandising opportunities, marketing activations, promotional campaigns, and exclusive programming.
Manage playlist strategy, programming, and curation across both partner-owned and Sony-owned playlist ecosystems, driving artist discovery, audience growth, and sustained catalogue engagement.
Develop and optimize Sony owned playlist brands and programming, ensuring cultural relevance, editorial quality, audience growth, and strategic alignment with priority campaigns.
Partner with Marketing and Audience Intelligence teams to continually optimize artist and catalogue performance across digital services.
Partner with Marketing, Audience Intelligence, CRM, D2C, and International Marketing teams to develop integrated streaming and commercial strategies for priority releases.
Deliver performance recaps, business insights, and strategic recommendations for artists, managers, label teams, and senior leadership.
Analyze share-of-stream performance, platform opportunity gaps, audience trends, and market dynamics to support commercial decision making.
The Manager, Commercial Partnerships manages Sony Music Canada's strategic relationships across streaming, digital media, and e-commerce partners, driving commercial growth, artist visibility, and campaign performance across frontline and catalogue priorities.

Requirements

4-7 years of experience in digital partnerships, streaming strategy, account management, or commercial roles within the music, media, or entertainment industries.
Strong knowledge of artist-facing platform tools including Spotify for Artists, Apple Music for Artists, Amazon Music for Artists, YouTube Studio, and related DSP ecosystems.
Familiarity with audience intelligence and performance measurement platforms including Luminate, Chartmetric, and social analytics platforms.
Strong understanding of metadata management, digital merchandising, playlist programming, and streaming optimization best practices.
Commercially minded with strong analytical skills and the ability to translate platform insights into actionable business strategies.
Deep understanding of the global streaming ecosystem, digital music consumption trends, audience development, and artist growth strategies.
Proven experience developing strategic partnerships with digital music platforms and securing commercial opportunities that drive measurable business outcomes.
Excellent communication, presentation, negotiation, and stakeholder management skills.
Passion for music, digital culture, technology, and evolving fan engagement.
What We Give You:
A modern, diverse, and innovative work environment.
An investment in your learning & development.
An excellent range of benefits, including health and dental group insurance, life insurance, short and long- term disability plans, group RRSP Pension plan, tuition reimbursement, an EAP program, Health and Lifestyle Benefit Plan.
Winter recess (office closure Christmas through New Year's).

Skills

Sony Music Entertainment Canada Inc. is a member of the Sony family of global companies.
Resolve platform, release, metadata, and operational issues in collaboration with internal teams and external platform stakeholders.

Compensation

$64,000 to 80,000 CAD

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