Brand Partnerships Manager
(Full Time, Remote)

On-Target Earnings: Approximately $110,000 CAD

Ideal Start Date: November 2026

Pier Five is a community and media platform built for Canada’s entrepreneurs, small business owners, creatives and emerging founders.

We create content, experiences and opportunities that help ambitious people build their businesses, develop their ideas and connect with others doing the same.

Through our community, events, original content and brand partnerships, we work with leading companies to create meaningful ways for them to support and connect with the next generation of Canadian builders.

As Pier Five enters its next stage of growth, we’re looking for a Brand Partnerships Manager to help build and grow our partnership business.

The Role

This is a full-cycle sales and partnerships role for someone who is excited about building relationships, developing creative ideas and generating new business.

You’ll work directly with Pier Five’s founders to identify and connect with brands that want to reach and support entrepreneurs, small business owners and creatives.

You’ll own your sales opportunities from end to end, from identifying prospects and opening conversations to developing partnership ideas, building proposals, negotiating and closing deals. You’ll also work collaboratively with Pier Five’s CEO and founding team on larger and more strategic opportunities, while building and managing a pipeline of your own.

This isn’t a role where a list of leads will simply be handed to you. We’re looking for someone who is hungry, curious and proactive. Someone who enjoys finding the right people,



starting conversations and figuring out how to turn an initial introduction into a meaningful partnership.

You’ll also have the opportunity to help shape Pier Five’s sales function as we grow.

A quick note on scope: This role is focused specifically on partnerships across the Pier Five community, media, content and programming business. It does not include sales for Pier Five Studios, the creative agency within Pier Five Inc.

What You’ll Do

Build new relationships

Research and identify brands, agencies and decision-makers that align with Pier Five and our community.

Develop and manage your own prospect pipeline across categories including financial services, technology, business software, creator tools, e-commerce, professional services, travel, hospitality, lifestyle and more.

Create thoughtful, personalized outreach that gets conversations started. Attend industry events, Pier Five programming and other opportunities to build relationships in person.

Develop and sell creative partnerships

Lead discovery conversations with prospective partners to understand their goals, priorities and challenges.

Work with the Pier Five team to develop partnership concepts across content, community programming, events, original series and other brand integrations.

Build and present proposals that connect a brand’s objectives with opportunities that genuinely provide value to the Pier Five community.





Negotiate partnership scope and pricing and move opportunities through to close.

Manage opportunities and relationships through our CRM.

Maintain an active and accurate pipeline, including prospecting, follow-ups, proposals, forecasting and next steps.

Consistently generate new conversations and opportunities while progressing existing deals toward close.

Take ownership of your revenue targets and help Pier Five build a predictable, scalable partnership business.

Grow partner relationships

Remain a senior relationship owner after a partnership is sold, working alongside Pier Five’s production and creative teams to ensure partners have a excellent experience.

Identify opportunities for renewals, expanded partnerships and longer-term relationships.

Our goal is not simply to sell one-off campaigns. We want to build partnerships that grow over time.

Who We’re Looking For

You likely have 2-4 years of experience in business development, brand partnerships, sponsorships, media, experiential marketing, influencer or creator marketing, agency services, branded content or another relevant commercial role.

You do not need to come from a traditional media company.

More importantly, you:

Are genuinely excited by sales, relationship building and creating new business

Are comfortable prospecting and starting conversations from scratch

Can communicate confidently with everyone from entrepreneurs and creatives to senior brand and agency marketers

Are creative and can see partnership opportunities beyond simply selling existing inventory

Are highly self-directed and comfortable working independently

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📌 Brand Partnerships Manager (Toronto)
🏢 Pier Five
📍 Toronto