Editorial and Marketing Partnership Manager

Overview

• Lead strategic digital marketing and streaming campaigns to enhance the visibility and performance of local and international artists across major DSPs and short-form platforms.
• Develop and maintain strong relationships with key DSPs (Spotify, Apple Music, YouTube Music, Deezer), securing playlist support and co-branded promotional opportunities.
• Design and execute innovative marketing initiatives in collaboration with internal teams and platform partners, aligned with release schedules and catalog promotion.
• Monitor post-release performance through streaming metrics and KPIs, delivering insight-driven reports, case studies, and strategic recommendations.
• Track evolving platform ecosystems and market trends across MENA and global regions to inform digital strategy and educate internal stakeholders.
• Support business growth by formalizing the Editorial and Marketing Partnership (EMP) offering and executing quarterly OKRs aligned with team objectives.
• Act as the internal point of contact for DSP editorial and marketing opportunities, briefing A&R and label partners on pitching windows and content requirements.
• Coordinate with the content/A&R team to ensure release assets (artwork, short-form video, artist statements) are pitch-ready ahead of DSP submission deadlines.
• 5-7 years of experience in music marketing, digital/streaming marketing, DSP partnerships, online radio, music PR, or online music publications/magazines.
• Demonstrated track record of running or supporting artist/release marketing campaigns with measurable streaming or engagement results.
• Prior direct contact with DSP editorial or partnership teams (Spotify, Apple Music, YouTube Music, Deezer) is strongly preferred.
• Experience working with or alongside A&R, content distribution, or label services teams is a plus.
• Strong working knowledge of DSP editorial processes, playlist pitching, and short-form platform algorithms (TikTok, Instagram Reels, YouTube Shorts).
• Comfortable reading and interpreting streaming analytics and marketing KPIs (Spotify for Artists, Apple Music for Artists, Chartmetric, Luminate, or similar tools).
• Strong relationship-management and negotiation skills for dealing with external platform partners.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills for reports, case studies, and stakeholder briefings.
• Project management skills to run multiple release campaigns against fixed release-date deadlines.
• Fluency in English required; Arabic fluency preferred given the MENA market focus.
• Familiarity with the MENA music market and its distribution landscape.
• Bachelor's degree in Marketing, Communications, Music Business, or a related field, or equivalent professional experience.

We are hiring an Editorial and Marketing Partnership Manager to lead digital marketing and streaming campaigns that grow visibility and performance for our local and international artists. Lead strategic digital marketing and streaming campaigns to enhance the visibility and performance of local and international artists across major DSPs and short-form platforms and Develop and maintain strong relationships with key DSPs (Spotify, Apple Music, YouTube Music, Deezer).

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