Overview
Brand Manager – Music Merchandise Jobs in London, England, United Kingdom at Handle Recruitment
Title: Brand Manager – Music Merchandise
Company: Handle Recruitment
Location: London, England, United Kingdom
We are seeking a commercially minded and highly organised Brand Manager to manage a portfolio of artist and brand accounts, driving merchandise strategy, revenue growth, and programme execution across eCommerce, retail, touring, and licensing channels.
This is an excellent opportunity for a Brand Manager or Account Manager with experience in music, entertainment, licensing, fashion, retail, consumer products, or a related industry. The successful candidate will bring strong commercial awareness, relationship management skills, and experience delivering profitable product or merchandise programmes.
This is a key commercial role with excellent long-term career progression opportunities.
Key Responsibilities
- Manage artist and brand accounts, delivering successful merchandise programmes across multiple channels.
- Build and maintain strong relationships with artists, management teams, licensors, retailers, and key stakeholders.
- Oversee projects from concept through to launch, ensuring delivery on time and within budget.
- Manage product development, approvals, timelines, and cross-functional workflows.
- Monitor sales performance, forecasting, budgets, and profitability.
- Identify opportunities to grow revenue through new products, partnerships, and licensing initiatives.
- Support marketing campaigns, product launches, and commercial strategy.
Skills & Experience
- Previous experience in Brand Management, Account Management, Merchandise, Licensing, Product Development, Music, Entertainment, Fashion, Retail, or Consumer Products.
- Proven experience managing client, brand, or stakeholder relationships.
- Strong commercial acumen, analytical skills, and attention to detail.
- Excellent communication and project management skills.
- Ability to manage multiple priorities in a fast-paced environment.
- Experience with Microsoft Office; Asana experience is advantageous.
Handle actively welcomes applicants from under-represented backgrounds – we pride ourselves on attracting the best talent for every opportunity through a commitment to equality, diversity and inclusion.
