Business Development Manager

This is a Full Time Job

Business Development Manager (12 Month FTC)
At Warner Music Group, we're a global collective of music makers and music lovers, tech innovators and inspired entrepreneurs, game-changing creatives and passionate team members. Here, we know that each talent makes our collective bolder and brighter. We are guided by four core principles that underpin everything we do across all our diverse businesses:
• Music is Everything: Music is our passion, and we can never get enough. Tastes, trends, and tech will change, but great artists and songwriters will always be our driving force.
• Global Growth, Local Expertise: Music is a global language. Through communication and collaboration, our success can come from anywhere and translate everywhere.
• Innovation and Insight: Pushing the boundaries requires the best information and the boldest imagination. We use both to create the future.
• Empowered by People: Like the artists we serve and the music they make, our differences make us stronger. This is a place where every talent can belong and build a career. Business Development Manager at WMX - 12 Month FTCA little bit about our team:Our purpose is to elevate artists and brands through culturally relevant partnerships, best-in-class creative campaigns and smart exposure to audience. WMX, is a portfolio of artist services that are positioned centrally within Warner Music Group in London. We work across all of the groups record labels, artists, and imprints. Our team is made up of skilled professionals with music industry, brand and agency experience working across strategy, planning, creative and campaign management disciplines.The wider WMX portfolio of operations includes Content & Media Sales, E-Commerce, Merchandise & Licensing, Retail Partnerships and Audience Strategy & Insights.The overall purpose of WMX is to help artists develop long term commercial business opportunities beyond music.Our vision: We are the creative business partner that artists and brands can't live without.Our mission: Is to build the most powerful world around music artists. Inspired by music, for the longevity and elevation of our artists, the gratification of our fans and the growth of our brands. Your role:At WMX you will get to work within one of the world's leading music companies.You will be a key part of the Business Development team, ensuring exciting talent and creative opportunities are secured for our artists. Working closely with the Head of Business Development, this will range from opening relationships with key brands, pitching artists and our services, through to negotiation and helping win new business. We are looking for candidates who understand culture and crucially have a strong track-record working in business development. Armed with unique artist insights you'll get to build relationships with some of the most exciting brands on a range of unique opportunities. Business development is the lifeblood of the team, so we're looking for someone super committed and ready to get stuck in!The key services that the team offers are:Brand Partnerships / Brand Strategy / Artist and Brand Creative / Brand Building / Brand Licensing / Access to Music Audiences Here you'll get to:
• Work across the lead-generation process end-to-end.
• Meet and present to decision makers at global brands and agencies.
• Manage, nurture and grow your own pipeline.
• Collaborate with Head of Business Development on talent contracts, brand follow-up and building artist decks/proposals to send out to prospective clients.
• Support on the creation and updating of artist one-pagers.
• CRM Management.
• Research – supporting on artist and brand research that can inform our strategic thinking.
• Take an active role in artist brand planning.
• Build strong working relationships with artist managers and our label colleagues.About you:
• You'll have proven business development experience in music, creative or talent-led agencies.
• A track-record for procurin