Artist & Label Relations Manager

About the role

SoundCloud empowers artists, tastemakers and fans to connect and share through music. Founded in 2007, SoundCloud is a creator-first platform helping artists build and grow their careers by providing them with the most advanced tools, services, and resources. With over 4x the music catalog of every other major streaming platform, spanning 40+ million artists across 190+ countries, SoundCloud is where emerging artists find their sound, hidden gems are discovered, and music culture is shaped in real time. SoundCloud is looking for an Artist & Label Relations Manager to serve as our ambassador across the US music ecosystem, building relationships with artists, managers, labels, and distributors, and helping shape our Hip-Hop strategy from our NYC office.

Responsibilities

• Act as the primary ambassador for SoundCloud across the US music ecosystem, building and nurturing relationships with artists, managers, labels, and distributors
• Educate partners on platform best practices and provide day-to-day technical and operational support
• Collaborate with artists & labels to create strategic plans for music content releases that drive discovery, engagement, retention, and growth
• Host artist visits & performances from the NYC office
• Play a pivotal role in developing and executing SoundCloud’s Hip-Hop music strategy
• Collaborate cross-functionally with teams including music marketing, content operations, product, and data science/analytics
• Identify emerging artists, scenes, communities, and cultural movements
• Translate SoundCloud's platform data and cultural signals into actionable artist/label strategies

Requirements

• Minimum of 1-2 years of artist/label relations, A&R, or partnership management within a record label, distributor, management company, or DSP
• Broad interest across music genres, with deep knowledge of SoundCloud and particular expertise in Hip-Hop and underground music culture
• Effective communicator and comfortable in front of a camera
• Able to work under pressure in a fast-paced, rapidly changing environment across various time zones
• Results-driven, proactive, and resourceful team player with a talent for identifying opportunities, developing creative plans, and driving them to completion
• Fluent in English

Benefits

• Comprehensive health benefits including medical, dental, and vision plans, as well as mental health resources
• Robust 401k program
• Employee Equity Plan
• Generous professional development allowance
• Creativity and Wellness benefit (gym membership, photography course, book, etc.)
• Flexible vacation and public holiday policy allowing up to 35 days of PTO annually
• 16 paid weeks for all parents (birthing and non-birthing), regardless of gender, to welcome newborns, adopted and foster children
• Various snacks, goodies, and 2 free lunches weekly when at the office

Pay

The salary range for this role is $80,000 - $90,000 annually.