Senior Director, A&R / Provident Label Group

Full Time Job
As a Senior Director, A&R, you will play a key role in initiating and implementing A&R strategy to help our artists deliver music to their fans. Your role will discover new artists, identify songs, and oversee development and recording of artists in the faith-based musical genre. Position requires interaction with members of senior management and other high-level internal and external contacts.

What you'll do:
• Identify potential new talent, concepts and projects through various sources, as well as develop and coordinate signing of new talent to Provident Entertainment
• Act as liaison between assigned artists and label, advising on artists' sound and brand, and regularly updating and educating label staff on A&R activities
• Develop and maintain ongoing relationships with artist roster and managers
• Oversee the recording process, providing creative input, direction and logistics from start to finish. This includes helping artists find a producer and recording studio, to scheduling and coordinating recording sessions and production, to proactively seeking songs and songwriters, to advising artists on all aspects of a high-quality recording
• Develop a network of resources including songwriters, producers, managers, booking agents, attorneys, concert promoters, trade and consumer press, and tastemakers
• Represent the label as needed at various industry functions, artist showcases, public performances, conferences, presentations or corporate meetings

Who you are:
• You have at least seven years of experience in CCM/worship and faith based musical genres working with artists in A&R, marketing, music production, publishing, or with a worship ministry.
• You have a prior track record of finding and signing recording artists and/or songs for recorded projects is a strong plus
• Strong desire to support music and platforms of Christian music artists and/or worship brands
• Working knowledge of the digital music space, social media, and CCM/worship consumer, with an understanding of the current tastes and trends of the genre
• Prior experience with the making of recorded music
• A thoughtful, communicative, organized and results-oriented professional with proficiency in Microsoft Office
• Able to multitask, problem solve, prioritize and work independently as part of a team in a fast-paced creative environment
• Have strong relationships with established songwriters, producers, attorneys, managers, and publishers, and ability to create and maintain new relationships
• Available to travel and attend evening and weekend industry wide events to represent Provident Entertainment

What we give you:
• You join an inclusive, collaborative and global community where you have the opportunity to fuel the creative journey
• A modern office environment designed to foster productivity, creativity, and teamwork
• An attractive and comprehensive benefits package including medical, dental, vision, life & disability coverage, and 401K employer matching
• Voluntary benefits like company-paid identity theft protection and resources for pets, mental health and meditation resources, industry-leading fertility coverage, fully paid leave for childbirth or bonding, fully paid leave for caregivers, programs for loved ones with developmental disabilities and neurodiversity, subsidized back-up child and elder care, and reimbursement for adoption, surrogacy, tuition and student loans
• We invest in your professional growth & development

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