Who We Are

UnitedMasters is building a marketplace that connects artists, brands and fans - empowering artists to earn and grow. UnitedMasters has taken the bold step of building a music distribution service that, radically, puts artists first - disrupting the legacy music business by letting up-and-coming artists distribute their music directly to fans through streaming services while maintaining ownership of their master recording rights and up to 100% of royalties. Through the combination of UnitedMasters' music distribution platform and its deep ties to brands, UnitedMasters enables independent artists and change-makers to grow and earn unlike any other platform.

The UnitedMasters team is made up of musicians, marketers, engineers, and storytellers with backgrounds from YouTube, SoundCloud, Pandora, Facebook, Uber, Dropbox, Complex, VICE, and more. We work hand in hand with the award-winning creative teams that forge those innovative partnerships at Translation (our in-house creative advertising agency). We are looking for an Associate, Strategic Partnerships to join UnitedMasters!

What You'Ll Do

Reporting to the VP, Distro Ops, support the day-to-day management of UnitedMasters' existing partnership portfolio across DSPs, sub-DSPs, label services partners, distribution infrastructure providers, and product/tooling partners Support VP in negotiating commercial renewals and term updates, including rate cards, MGs, MFNs, term length, and reporting obligations. Build benchmarking and comparisons, redline to guidance, and gather applicable Legal and Finance inputs. Proactively track renewal milestones and tee up negotiation cycles for VP well ahead of expiration Help translate signed agreements into clear implementation plans across Product, Legal, Finance, Music, Operations, and Marketing, and help drive accountability through to delivery by tracking tasks to completion Serve as the first internal point of contact for partner questions, escalations, and ongoing requests, and escalate to the VP as appropriate Support a regular partner relationship cadence by scheduling and prepping check-ins, business reviews, and proactive engagement, and capturing and tracking follow-ups.

Minimum Qualifications

2-4 years of experience in strategic partnerships, business development, account management, licensing, or a closely related commercial function Ex