Marketing Manager

The Opportunity

Secret City Records is looking to hire a full-time Marketing Manager to plan, execute and oversee multiple album campaigns throughout the calendar year. The Marketing Manager acts as the primary point of contact for certain artists and/or artist management and as Project Lead for the campaigns with the internal and external teams throughout the planning, activation, and review process. The Marketing Manager’s goal is to drive, execute, coordinate, communicate and deliver end to end actions on album campaigns to ensure successful completion with demonstrable results. The Marketing Manager develops the thorough and detailed marketing plan for each release and develops, executes and implements all the creative marketing ideas with the internal and external teams. The role also provides clear and consistent communication as well as facilitates the flow of information related to projects. This position is based out of the company’s Montreal, QC office in the Marketing department and reports to the General Manager.

Candidate Requirements

Past experience in a similar role is required, as well as a good understanding of the music industry and the ability to engage with and learn about our artists and the campaigns we are working on. The Marketing Manager is an ambitious, highly performing individual who likes to get things done. The Marketing Manager has a skillset based in marketing, promotion and sales. The role understands how to market music, how to engage and build audiences and how to leverage opportunities to connect impact points in order to get successful results. A detail-oriented person with an impeccable and thorough review process. An organized multi-tasker who knows how to effectively prioritize a full workload. An effective collaborator working within teams operating in a fast-paced environment. A natural relationship-builder with strong interpersonal skills.

• Must appreciate the artists and music that Secret City releases and be invested in the mission to develop careers over the long-term through dedication, hard work, and commitment.
• 3+ years music industry experience preferred.
• Exhibits passion, knowledge, and know-how to work across a diverse mix of artist activities.
• Ability to manage the overall quality, budget, and schedule for projects.
• Competence to develop a full process to oversee a project and its teams.
• Aptness to manage multiple projects at a time and prioritize workload to ensure that project timelines are met.
• Capability to manage and supervise the coordination of schedules/timelines for any given project with multiple business partners.
• Ability to ensure project team is adequately resourced to achieve project goals.
• Skills to inspire project team to achieve goals through effective leadership and be the primary point of contact for all extended and external project team members.
• Capability to generate and continuously maintain reporting data for respective projects, reporting to upper management as necessary.
• Willingness to work across the department to roll out new initiatives and meeting targets.
• Outstanding attention to detail and follow-through.
• Exceptional organizational skills, with a strong ability to balance multiple priorities.
• Energetic, positive, proactive, and looking to thrive in a small business environment.
• Resilient and works well under deadline pressure.
• Enjoys working as a team player and preference for collaboration on projects.
• Bilingual (EN/FR) with excellent oral and written communication skills is preferred.
• Arts and/or Business education University level preferred.
• Based in Montreal.

About Secret City Records


Secret City Records is a leading Montreal-based independent record label founded in 2006, initially to provide a home for Patrick Watson’s first album, Close to Paradise. After over 17 years, its artist roster now includes Patrick Watson, Alexandra Stréliski, Daniel Bélanger, The Barr Brothers, Leif Vollebekk, Klô Pelgag, Basia Bulat, Braids, Owen Pallett, Suuns, and many more. Its mission is to be a bridge between music and commerce, with unqualified respect and support for the artists’ vision. It values community, fairness, and transparency, as well as innovation, creativity, and technology. Secret City manages a global network of distributors and promotion teams through a dedicated team based in Montréal. It controls its digital business on its own and is a proud member of MERLIN.

EQUAL OPPORTUNITY AND DIVERSITY, EQUITY & INCLUSION


Secret City is an equal opportunity employer and makes employment decisions without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, protected veteran status, disability status, age, or any other status protected by law. Further, the company strives to create a diverse, welcoming, equitable and inclusive environment for all applicants and employees.

APPLICATIONS

If you are interested in the position, please send your application by August 2nd at jobs@secretcityrecords.com

*Please note that, due to the high volume of applications we receive, only those candidates that move forward in the hiring process will be contacted for this position.

Salary is dependent on previous experience.