Head of Partnerships

Job Summary:

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

Equal Opportunities

We are passionate and committed to our people and go beyond the rhetoric of diversity and inclusion. You will be working in an inclusive environment and be encouraged to bring your whole self to work. We will do all that we can to help you successfully balance your work and homelife. As a growing business we will encourage you to develop your professional and personal aspirations enjoy new experiences and learn from the talented people you will be working with. Its talent that matters to us and we encourage applications from people irrespective of their gender identity race sexual orientation religion age disability status or caring responsibilities.

The Company

Academy Music Group (AMG) is the UKs 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 worlds 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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