Artist Relations & Management Director

• Lead and scale the Artist Relations and Management function
• Act as a senior artist manager, building trusted, long-term relationships with artists, labels, managers, and creators
• Responsible for long-term artist career development, release strategies, platform growth, audience development, retention, and overall satisfaction
• Act as senior artist manager and trusted advisor for artists and creators
• Develop and own long-term artist career strategies, including creative direction, release planning, platform growth, and monetisation
• Work closely with artists and their teams (managers, labels, agents, publicists) to align goals and execute career plans
• Lead release strategy across singles, EPs, and albums
• Support artists in audience and fan engagement, and digital brand building
• Oversee delivery of artist services
• Translate platform data and performance insights into clear, actionable recommendations for artists and their teams
• Identify opportunities for growth across monetisation, content strategy, partnerships, and new platforms
• Ensure artists understand and maximise the value businesses services
• Build deep, long-term relationships with artists, managers, labels, and partners
• Act as the internal voice of the artist, championing artist needs and priorities across the business
• Support onboarding of new artists in collaboration with Sales and Client Relations
• Build, lead, and mentor the Artist Relations and Management team
• Set KPIs focused on artist growth, retention, campaign performance, and satisfaction
• Establish best practices, workflows, and frameworks aligned with modern artist management and label services models
• Contribute to the overall music strategy in partnership with the Head of Music
• Work closely with Sales, Operations, Client Relations, and other teams to align artist strategies with business goals
• Support commercial initiatives without owning direct sales targets
• Collaborate with external partners and platforms where required to support artist growth

• Strong background in artist management, artist services, artist relations, or label services
• Strong experience working directly with artists, managers, labels, and agents
• Deep understanding of the modern music industry, digital distribution, and platform-led growth
• Previous line management experience
• Excellent communicator with a passion for relationship-building, music, culture, creativity, and artist development

Experience in fast growth start up / scale up beneficial but not essential

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