Entertainment partnerships specialist growing World Vision Canada's child sponsorship and fundraising impact. Managing artists, events, campaigns, budgets, and supporter acquisition.
Responsibilities
Build and curate a portfolio of entertainment partnerships with artists, event promoters, managers, and agents.
Build strategic partner plans and supporter journeys to drive engagement, revenue, donor acquisition, and brand visibility.
Identify and test new partnership models and opportunities.
Provide end-to-end project management for events, activations, and initiatives, including scope, timelines, risk, budgets, deliverables, and execution.
Manage partnership and project administration, including budgets, invoices, purchase orders, payments, contracts, statements of work, and post-mortem reporting.
Communicate with event and tour staff to gather perspectives and performance updates, with light volunteer coordination where relevant.
Track performance and recommend data-informed optimizations.
Monitor industry trends and audience insights.
Manage relationships, educate partners on WVC's mission, coach appeals, and ensure shared goals are met.
Collaborate across internal departments to deliver integrated campaigns.
Ensure partner-facing materials and activations align with WVC policies, brand guidelines, and strategic frameworks.
Contribute to campaign ideation and development.
Support creation of marketing assets, scripts, content calendars, production rundowns, and event experiences.
Represent WVC in the entertainment industry through networking and partnership development.
Monitor contracts to ensure deliverables and obligations are met.
Provide onsite event support as needed.
Contribute to team processes and tools.
Operate within an agile project management framework.
Requirements
Post-secondary education in Business, Marketing, Communications or a related discipline.
Minimum 5 years of experience in partnership development, sponsorship, or marketing strategy; preferably within an entertainment, cause-marketing, or Christian music/CCM industry environment.
Christian music/CCM industry experience and existing relationships are preferred; candidates from mainstream entertainment partnership, sponsorship, or fundraising backgrounds are also welcome to apply.
Demonstrated experience in relationship and partnership management, with a track record of collaboration, strategic negotiation, and mutual value creation.
Strong networking ability and confidence representing a brand externally to enhance visibility and engagement.
Experience in revenue-generating roles or responsibility for delivering measurable business outcomes (fundraising, lead generation, donor acquisition, etc.).
Experience managing complex projects or integrated campaigns with multiple stakeholders, vendors, and deliverables.
Strategic thinker with the ability to see the big picture and connect day-to-day execution to long-term goals.
Comfortable working in fast-paced, dynamic environments with shifting priorities and tight timelines.
Strong organizational, interpersonal, and communication skills, both written and verbal, with a high level of professionalism.
Comfortable working evenings/weekends as required by event schedules; some travel required.
Familiarity with Agile project management principles and/or experience in cross-functional sprint teams is an asset.
Benefits
Health Spending Account
Up to 6% matched pension contributions
Parental leave top-up
Generous paid vacation, sick days, wellness and personal days
Office closed extra days before long weekends (6x/year)
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