Brand Partnerships Manager(Full Time, Remote)On-Target Earnings: Approximately $110,000 CAD 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.

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Five enters its next stage of growth, we’re looking for a Brand Partnerships Manager to help build and grow our partnership business. The RoleThis 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. You’ll also have the opportunity to help shape Pier Five’s sales function as we grow.

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. 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 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. Manage opportunities and relationships through our CRM.

Maintain an active and accurate pipeline, including prospecting, follow-ups, proposals, forecasting and next steps. Take ownership of your revenue targets and help Pier Five build a predictable, scalable partnership business. Remain a senior relationship owner after a partnership is sold, working alongside Pier Five’s production and creative teams to ensure partners have a outstanding experience.

Identify opportunities for renewals, expanded partnerships and longer-term relationships. Who We’re Looking ForYou 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. Are genuinely excited by sales, relationship building and creating new business 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 Understand how to balance persistence with building genuine relationships Are interested in entrepreneurs, small businesses, creators and the people building the next generation of Canadian companies You understand creators and social media.





You can walk into an event where you don’t know anyone and start conversations, but you can also walk into a meeting with a major financial institution or technology company and confidently represent Pier Five. You know how to be casual when the environment calls for it and polished when it matters.

Why Join Pier

FiveThis is an opportunity to join Pier Five at an important stage of our growth. We’ve built a strong foundation, an engaged community and relationships with leading brands. Now we’re building the commercial engine that will help take Pier Five into its next chapter.

You’ll work directly with the founders, have significant ownership over your work and have the opportunity to help shape how Pier Five approaches partnerships and sales. As the company grows, we want this role to grow with it, whether that means becoming a senior individual contributor, taking ownership of major strategic accounts or eventually helping build and lead a larger partnerships team.

We offer a flexible working environment with significant independence. While we work remotely, this role is based in the Toronto area and will involve regular in-person meetings, events and community programming. Approximately $110,000 CAD This role includes an uncapped commission structure designed to meaningfully reward strong performance.

What Success Looks

LikeIn your first few months, you’ll learn Pier Five’s community, products, partners and sales approach while building your prospect universe and developing new relationships. Over time, you’ll independently manage your partnership sales opportunities from prospecting through close, consistently generate new brand conversations, maintain a healthy pipeline and develop partnerships that create real value for both our partners and the Pier Five community. You’ll work closely with Pier Five’s founders on strategic opportunities while increasingly taking ownership of your own relationships, accounts and revenue.

Most importantly, you’ll help us build a partnerships business that can become a major part of Pier Five’s future. #

📌 Brand Partnerships Manager (Remote) (Winnipeg)
🏢 Pier Five
📍 Winnipeg