Brand Partnerships Manager

Job Description

Universal Music Group & Brands is the dedicated brand agency of Universal Music Group, creating innovative and tailor-made business solutions for brands. We leverage the power of Music & Culture to create innovative and differentiated customer propositions for our brand partners to help them grow their business.

We are currently looking for a Brand Partnerships Manager to integrate into the Global Brand Partnerships Team in charge of closing deals with global brand partners, handling agency relationships and developing growth & monetising strategies for UMGB.

Reporting to the VP, Global Partnerships, this candidate will primarily focus on identifying new business development and leading the development and strategy of client pitches, supported by the wider UMGB team.

Skills & Experience

Be Commercial
• Prospect for new Global brand & agency contacts
• Lead development of pitch process and presentation
• Build & own a sales pipeline alongside the rest of the team
• Seek brand partners for tactical artist opportunities
• Create clear, compelling presentations with PowerPoint and/or Keynote to formulate response to brand briefs and prospecting network opportunities
• Identify revenue opportunities within or outside UMG by devising new business models around under-monetised assets and/or create new products
• Design go-to-market strategies to implement the new opportunities identified.
• Pitch and present new proposals to senior internal and external stakeholders

Be Organised
• Prepare CRM reports & updates on sales activity for senior management

Be Collaborative
• Assist the VP, Global Partnerships and team on answering global brand and agency briefs
• Work hand-in-hand with cross-functional teams including data & insights, creative, media buying, legal & label relationships to answer briefs

Person Specification

Necessary
• Experience in new business brand partnership development and relationship management
• Strong passion for Music, Ents & Culture
• Desire to work in a Global environment
• Strong communication & interpersonal skills, & business flair
• Entrepreneurial spirit and proactive approach
• Team player with capacity to work efficiently and multi-task in a fast-paced environment
• Ability to prioritise, work to tight deadlines and have a strong sense of initiative
• Computer skills required (proficient in PowerPoint, Excel or equivalent)

Desirable
• Experience within marketing, agency and/or media sales preferred

Your Benefits
• Group Personal Pension Scheme (between 3% and 9%)
• Private Medical Insurance
• 25 paid days of annual leave
• Interest Free Season Ticket Loan
• 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.

Jobcode: Reference SBJ-r0w6p8-18-224-149-242-42 in your application.