Head Of Partnerships

Job Description

Company: Academy Music Group
Department: Partnerships
Location: Brixton, London with some occasional working from the Live Nation offices in Farringdon, London
Reports to: CEO, Academy Music Group
Working Hours: Full time
Contract Type: Fixed term, maternity cover. Expected Nov 2025 to Jan 2027
Role Description
Academy Music Group (AMG) is seeking an experienced and highly motivated Head of Partnerships as a maternity cover to lead our Partnerships department. This role is accountable for all venue partnerships across the AMG and Live Nation venue estate and is responsible for the strategy and delivery of all partnerships programmes. Ensuring best in class delivery of rights across all partners, leading a motivated and proactive partnerships team, developing digital and commercial assets and overseeing/steering local opportunities.
Working with a wide range of high-profile partners, the Head of Partnerships will create and maintain strong relationships with key contacts. The ability to identify commercial opportunities that also add value to the fan experience/align with AMG business objectives is fundamental to this role.
Based predominantly at our head office in Brixton, next to our O2 Academy Brixton venue, however will also be required to work from Live Nation in Farringdon from time to time.
Who you are

Competencies / Skills / Knowledge / Experience
• Proven track record building partnership relationships and strategic account management at a senior level
• Experience within the live entertainment or music industry preferred
• Ideally from rights holder/agency background
• Excellent presentation and influencing skills, with ability to adapt effectively and communicate at all levels internally and externally
• Commercial acumen and P&L accountability
• Robust knowledge of marketing, PR, social and digital media (paid and organic)
• Experience in strategy, campaigns and partnerships launches
Behaviours
The following attributes determine how the role will be carried out and are required to be a success
• Leads with positivity, bringing energy, proactivity and creativity to the role.
• Resilient, resourceful and tenacious, problem solving and decision making
• Solution focused
What the role includes
• Strategic ownership of all venue partnerships
• Overall accountability for delivery of their rights
• Developing and maintaining strong relationships with our partners key contacts
• Developing and maintaining strong relationships with our venue general managers, divisional managers, COO and FD
• Key strategic decision maker and final point of escalation on partnerships for partners
• Manage, nurture, coach and develop a passionate partnerships team
• Working collaboratively with other heads of departments and senior stakeholders to ensure delivery
• Responsible for ensuring that partner programmes all ladder up to operationally safe activity and ensuring the right internal contacts are across the activity and that all aspects are considered e.g. Licensing, Operations, bars etc.
• Ensure all AMG outputs affiliated with partners and any IP usage by partners are on brand
• Oversee onboarding of new partners, balancing resource within the team
• Oversee development of commercial assets for partners; Screens + App + In Venue
• Working closely with the Live Nation partnerships team on new opportunities across full estate
• Steering short term commercial offerings and local partner sales
• Driving commercial revenue for AMG through upsells and short term opportunities
• Streamlining ongoing account management, mentoring the team
• Extensive knowledge of partnerships standards within the music industry / Rights holder
• Presentations required to senior internal and external stakeholders
• Ensuring CEO is kept informed and consulted respectively where required

The Company
Academy Music Group (AMG) is the UK's leading owner and operator of live music and entertainment venues with award-winning credentials. Several of our historic theatres are unique institutions of British music and culture and our vision is to inspire artists and audiences by hosting unforgettable live performances.
AMG is part of Live Nation Entertainment which is the world's leading live entertainment company comprised of global market leaders: Ticketmaster, Live Nation Concerts, LN Media and Artist Nation Management.
APPLICATION DEADLINE: Wednesday 6th August 2025. We reserve the right to close applications at any time so encourage early application where possible.
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Jobcode: Reference SBJ-866xw9-216-73-217-10-42 in your application.