Music Partnerships Director

Job Description

PUBLISHING

What We Do

We deliver the most innovative gaming experiences possible to players across the world. Whether through community outreach, world-class events, or partnership integrations, the Epic Games Publishing and Marketing teams seek to surprise players with new experiences every time they drop in to play.

What You'll Do

We are looking for a creative, strategic, ambitious, and self-motivated Partnerships Director to join our team and help manage Epic Games' first-party music partnerships. The Global Partnerships team is responsible for negotiating and executing partnerships for Epic's owned first-party games: Fortnite (including Fortnite Festival), Fall Guys, and Rocket League. You'll work with artists, music rights holders, and internal Epic stakeholders to identify opportunities for innovation and collaboration, in line with the Global Partnerships' team vision and Epic's business goals.

In this role, you will
• Use market and player insights to identify new commercial opportunities for/with music partners
• Build and maintain strong relationships with music industry stakeholders
• Oversee the execution of music partnerships from negotiation to launch
• Manage music partnership marketing campaign development with internal stakeholders (art/design, product, marketing, publishing, legal) to ensure all elements are executed on time and at Epic quality
• Identify KPIs and manage budgets for music partnerships
• Support Partnerships Managers in negotiations and with ongoing partnership operations
• Evaluate the success of partnerships based on identified KPIs and create reports for internal and external stakeholders as needed

What we're looking for
• Min. 10 years of partnerships or business development experience in Gaming, Music, or Entertainment industries
• Experience pitching, negotiating, and executing partnerships with high-profile talent
• Capable of using market and player insights to inform decision-making
• Understanding of and interest in gaming
• Demonstrated ability to manage multiple projects in parallel in fast-paced environments
• Able to build long-term internal and external relationships with key stakeholders

Note to Recruitment Agencies: Epic does not accept any unsolicited resumes or approaches from any unauthorized third party (including recruitment or placement agencies) (i.e., a third party with whom we do not have a negotiated and validly executed agreement). We will not pay any fees to any unauthorized third party. Further details on these matters can be found here.

Jobcode: Reference SBJ-gxjobz-3-144-187-103-42 in your application.