Background:
Partisan Records is a Brooklyn-born independent record label with offices in New York, London, Los Angeles and Berlin. Partisan has emerged as an industry leader by prioritizing long term artist development through a community- driven, artist-first approach across their culturally and commercially relevant roster. Its current roster features artists such as Cigarettes After Sex, Fela Kuti, Geese, PJ Harvey, Cymande, Cameron Winter, Ezra Collective, IDLES, Blondshell, Laura Marling and many more.

section1, the sister label to Partisan Records, is an LA-based independent record label founded in 2021. s1’s roster includes the likes of Blonde Redhead, King Princess, Sword II, Eterna, and Fazerdaze, with more exciting new signings yet-to-be-announced.

Partisan Records’ vision is to be the most trusted music company for all artists of all genres, worldwide. The company’s mission is to uplift immediately identifiable voices that enhance the human condition, not exploit it.

Role Overview:
The Product Manager is accountable for a project’s development from the point of music delivery, through to the execution of the marketing campaign, its commercial release and beyond. As the key point of contact on a project for our artists, managers, and cross-functional teams throughout the entire process, the Product Manager plays a crucial role in a project’s success. The role demands someone that is highly organized, and is both a strategic thinker and a detail-oriented project manager, with a strong understanding of the creative, logistical and commercial sides of music marketing and distribution.

Primary Responsibilities:
1. Campaign Planning and Execution:

• Own the flow of a project through all campaign phases (creative world-building, strategy development, campaign rollout, regular post-launch reviews), ensuring that each department delivers on time and within allocated budgets, to the highest standard and in line with the overall campaign vision.
• Collaborate closely with the Head of Marketing, engaging them on overall marketing strategy and topline targets and goals.
• Execute marketing plans by delegating tasks across departments, ensuring each team delivers their components as part of the bigger campaign vision, maintaining alignment with the project’s creative and commercial objectives.
• Collaborate with department leads to ensure consistent execution of campaign strategy, adapting to feedback and data insights as the campaign progresses.

2. Project Management:

• Collaborate with creative, marketing and operations teams to determine and manage campaign timelines, delegating appropriately to ensure that all creative and production deadlines are met for a successful campaign launch.
• Manage campaign budgets, tracking expenses through P+Ls and spend trackers to ensure projects meet financial goals.
• Coordinate with the operations team on all supply chain needs, including asset delivery, metadata, distribution setup, physical formats, and pricing.
• Work closely with analytics teams to monitor campaign performance, leveraging data to adjust strategies for maximum impact.
• Set up and manage internal resources for each campaign, using project management tools like Asana, Slack, Google Drive, Dropbox and Notion to keep teams organized and aligned.

3. Communications:

• Serve as the primary liaison between artists, managers, internal teams, and external partners (including marketing, distribution, PR, and more) for overall campaign success.
• Disseminate campaign updates and key information, ensuring all stakeholders are informed and aligned on project goals, timelines, and expectations.
• Compile and maintain marketing plan documents, asset depositories, and project files to ensure easy access for all departments.
• Lead regular meetings with both internal and external teams, setting agendas in advance, documenting meeting notes, and ensuring follow-through on next steps.

Required Skills and Experience:

• Minimum 2-3 years in product or project management at a record label, leading artist campaigns
• Ability to create and manage release timelines (physical and digital), ensuring all assets and deliverables are completed on time and within budget.
• Ability to deliver written marketing plans for each project that covers all facets of the campaign (digital, social, retail, outdoor, live, sync, etc)
• Experience working with artists, managers, booking agents, and cross-functional internal teams (marketing, creative, commercial, A&R, production).
• Familiarity with data and analytics tools (Spotify for Artists, Apple Music for Artists, Chartmetric, SoundCharts, YouTube Analytics, etc.).
• Strong organizational skills and the ability to manage multiple releases simultaneously.
• Acute attention to detail
• Clear thinker with ability to solve problems, whilst highlighting potential problems when necessary
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills
• Positive “can-do” attitude
• Preferred: familiarity with Asana, Notion, Airtable

Benefits:

• Competitive salary commensurate with experience
• Flexible health care plan options
• Paid holidays including end of year closure
• Paid Time Off policy, which includes separate sick days bank
• Paid maternal / parental leave after birth, adoption or surrogacy
• 401K, Medical, Dental and Health Insurance