Self-motivated and collaborative business development and partner marketing manager with 6+ years of experience managing partners, go-to-market strategy and content/brand partnerships at high-growth music-tech and consumer social startups. Own relationships and maximize value with key external stakeholders including artists, content creators, brand partners and accounts.
β Manage content creator partnerships life cycle including sourcing, outreach, negotiation, contract implementation, content delivery and quality, report and analysis growing app from 0 to 70K+ users in 2 months, charting #23 in App Store
β Coordinate XFN with product, engineering, marketing and finance on product roadmap, positioning, and launch
β Demonstrate product expertise and educate creators on best practices to help them accelerate growth and ensure creator deliverables meet business expectations
β Responsible for identifying, developing and managing a roster with 15+ frontline artists
β Led all communications and deal negotiations with artists and their representatives
β Collaborated cross-functionally to identify and increase brand partnership opportunities such as Netflix, Complex, Fenty Beauty, NBA 2K, MLB by 72% through pitching, live performances and sync placements
β Owned and managed digital partner accounts and relationships with Apple Music, Amazon Music, YouTube Music, TIDAL, SoundCloud, Pandora, and Deezer in both the US and EU
β Tracked and shared DSP and enterprise clients data use of music such as playlist covers, video content series, and social media posts, increasing streaming revenue by 31% YoY
β Wrote copy for DSP bios, one-sheets and created artist marketing pitches for advertising campaign placements with clients such as NBA, NFL, and New Balance
β Produced creative assets and social media content for Nasβ NASIR album merchandise campaign which generated a 144% sales increase
β Assisted in communications strategy announcing Sony Music and Warner Music licensing deals
β Developed and published educational information such as best practices, press releases, newsletters and internal communications playbook