About this role
Marketing Manager
remote type
On Site - 4 Days
locations
CAN - Toronto
time type
Full time
posted on
Posted Today
job requisition id
R-028556
At Warner Music Group, we’re a global collective of music makers and music lovers, tech innovators and inspired entrepreneurs, game-changing creatives and passionate team members. Here, we turn dreams into stardom and audiences into fans. We are guided by three core values that underpin everything we do across all our diverse businesses:
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Curiosity: We do our best work when we’re immersing ourselves in culture and breaking through barriers. Curiosity is the driving force behind creativity and ingenuity. It fuels innovation, and innovation is the key to our future.
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Collaboration: Making music and bringing it to the world is all about the power of originality amplified by teamwork. A great idea, like a great song, travels globally. We ignite passions and build connections across our diverse community of artists, songwriters, partners, and fans.
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Commitment: We pursue excellence for our team and our talent. Everything in music starts with a leap into the unknown, and we’re committed to keeping the faith, acting with integrity, and delivering on our promises.
WMG is home to a wide range of artists, musicians, and songwriters that fuel our success. That is why we are committed to creating a work environment that actively values, appreciates, and respects everyone. We encourage applications from people with a wide variety of backgrounds and experiences.
Consider a career at WMG and get the best of both worlds – an innovative global music company that retains the creative spirit of a nimble independent.
Job Title: Marketing Manager
Reports To: sr. Director, Marketing
Department: Marketing
Location: Toronto, Ontario. Canada
Job Type: 12 Month Independent Contract
Working Hours: 37.5 hours per week
Hourly Pay Rate Range: $40-$45/hour
Vacancy: New Position
A little bit about our team:
Warner Music Canada is home to some of the most influential and innovative artists of our time. Our extraordinary roster of new and established recording artists is unparalleled, and our collective influence on music culture is without precedent. With a visionary approach toward discovering and nurturing musical talent, the Warner Music Canada family of labels is currently home to an impressive generation of major artists.
Your role:
Warner Music Canada is seeking a passionate, strategic, and agile Marketing Manager to lead high-impact marketing campaigns for our roster of diverse artists, with an emphasis on the country genre.
In this role, you will serve as the strategic lead for assigned artists, translating creative vision into data-informed, multi-channel marketing campaigns. You will collaborate closely with artists, management teams, digital strategists, commercial partners, and internal departments to drive engagement, expand fanbases, and maximize commercial success.
Here you’ll get to:
- Develop, and execute marketing strategies for single releases, album campaigns, and project rollouts.
- Act as the primary marketing liaison for artists, their management teams, and label partners, ensuring transparent communication and alignment on project goals.
- Work with teams to plan digital marketing campaigns, content & community-building efforts, media/press and creator collaborations.
- Manage allocated marketing budgets for assigned projects, ensuring cost-effective execution, and ROI tracking
- Analyze streaming data (Spotify, Apple Music, Amazon), social media analytics, and audience insights to continuously refine and optimize campaigns.
- Partner with commercial/DSP teams to build compelling pitch narratives for editorial playlists, partner placements, and co-marketing opportunities.
- Oversee the development of marketing assets (creative assets, digital ads, out-of-home advertising, and promotional tools) to ensure brand consistency.
- Maintaining open, transparent communication with artists, management, and internal teams, especially during high-pressure launch cycles or project pivots.
About you:
- 3–5+ years of progressive experience in music marketing, record label product management, digital agency work, or entertainment marketing.
- Understanding of the Canadian music landscape, current digital/social media trends, streaming platform algorithms, and fanbase dynamics.
- Outstanding verbal and written communication skills with high emotional intelligence, adaptability, and tact when working with artists and executive stakeholders.
- Exceptional organizational skills with a proven track record of managing multiple fast-moving campaigns under tight deadlines.
- Experience leveraging data platforms (Chartmetric, Spotify for Artists, Meta Ads Manager, Google Analytics) to inform creative marketing strategy.
- Ability to navigating dynamic label environments with flexibility, clear boundary-setting, and a focus on solutions.
About us:
As the home to 10K Projects, Asylum, Atlantic Music Group, East West, FFRR, Fueled by Ramen, Nonesuch, Parlophone, Rhino, Roadrunner, Sire, Warner Records, Warner Classics, and several other of the world’s premier recording labels, Warner Music Group champions emerging artists and global superstars alike. And our renowned publishing company, Warner Chappell Music, represents genre-spanning songwriters and producers through a catalog of more than one million copyrights worldwide. Warner Music Group is also home to ADA, which supports the independent community, as well as artist services division WMX. In addition, WMG counts film and television storytelling powerhouse Warner Music Entertainment among its many brands.
Together, we are Warner Music Group: Independent Minds. Major Sound.
This position requires a minimum of 4 days per week in the office. We value in-office collaboration, which is essential for talent development and strong working relationships.
WMG is committed to inclusion and diversity in all aspects of our business. We are proud to be an equal opportunity workplace and will evaluate qualified applicants for employment.