Associate Manager of Content Acquisition

This is a Full Time Job


Your role:

As Associate Manager, Content Acquisition, you will be responsible for leading day-to-day administrative responsibilities for Content Acquisition at ADA. The intention of this role is to help organize and streamline content acquisition workflow, creating efficiencies that will help expand ADA's global footprint in the market. This will involve collaboration with several teams across ADA, including A&R, Synch, Legal, and Finance. You will report to the VP of A&R and Content Acquisition.

Here you'll get to:
• Research target partners and labels; gather and process data on the US independent music market
• Organize deal flow across active conversations, memorializing terms and tracking statuses
• Cultivate a network of contact within the independent music community, and make creative connections with a goal of drawing incremental business
• Liaise between deal team, label management, and operations teams to coordinate onboarding for new clients
• Set pitch meetings with the wider team, distilling context internally and preparing decks as needed
• Produce and maintain reports and charts to communicate deal strategies and track progress

About you:
• You are highly organized with a strong attention to detail and follow up, & can work in a team environment
• You have excellent interpersonal skills
• You can work under pressure, communicate effectively, and deliver on deadlines
• You are experienced with A&R research
• You are a problem solver, with the ability to reach out the right people to work through roadblocks and accelerate timelines

We'd love it if you also had:
• A college degree
• 1-3 years experience in independent music distribution space and/or at traditional record labels in an A&R research capacity.


We're taking our time to review all resumes, and to find the best people for WMG.

This position requires a minimum of four days per week in the office. We value in-office collaboration and believe it's essential for talent development and fostering strong working relationships.