Manager, Label Management Hip Hop and R&B
Warner Music Group
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Manager, Label Management – Hip Hop and R&B
Job Description:
For more than four decades, WMG has been an industry-leading force in providing a world-class array of services designed to help artists and labels grow their careers and their businesses. Artist & Label Services is the umbrella for WEA (Warner-Elektra-Atlantic) – the pioneering WEA distribution and marketing network – and Alternative Distribution Alliance (ADA) – the groundbreaking global distribution company for independent artists and labels.
Job Title: Manager, Label Management – Hip Hop and R&B
Reports To: VP, Label Management
Department: Label Management
Location: New York, New York
A little bit about our team:
ADA Worldwide strives to provide independent artists and label partners with access to the resources, relationships and experience required to share their creative vision with a global audience. We honor our diverse history and embrace the future with unwavering passion & ambition.
As the independent sales and marketing arm of Warner Music Group, the ADA Label Management team works closely with distributed artists and label partners to help realize our common goals for promoting music on a global basis while optimizing sales opportunities. The Label Management team sits at the center of ADA, collaborating with operations, sales, label services, finance, business affairs and the whole of Warner Music Group.
Why this could be your next big break:
The Label Management role is a unique opportunity to work with exciting independent artists and label partners while guiding them through best practices and helping to get their creative content to the masses. In addition to being at the forefront of a creative community, this position has the visibility and engagement in new methods of music consumption. A Label Manager will have the ability to make a meaningful impact on ADA's business while also developing strong relationships with our partners, employees and co-workers.
This candidate will have the opportunity to showcase their interest and knowledge of Hip Hop/Rap, R&B/Soul along with other similar genres.
Here you'll get to:
• Be the main liaison between label partners and the internal global team
• Foster strong relationships with key individuals at distributed labels
• Ensure that distributed label partners are informed of all ways they can best work with ADA in order to maximize the relationship
• Help educate distributed label partners on best practices as well as new methods of music consumption
• Identify and secure Label Services opportunity including radio, online marketing, press, synch, ticket bundling and more
• Provide the account management team with key marketing & sales information on new releases, on-going priorities & general label activity
• Guide labels in evaluating & forecasting market opportunity for priority artists
• Organize/lead set-up meetings for key releases including managing follow-up/action items
• Analyze sales data with an effort to identify and optimize opportunity
• Implement, organize and execute creative marketing with retail and college marketing teams
• Represent ADA at various industry events
Rockstar candidates will be able to:
• Have a close knowledge of Hip Hop/Rap, R&B/Soul and other similar genres
• Be motivated, creative, innovative, highly organized, detailed and multitask oriented while working under pressure
• Have strong management skills with the ability to drive projects to completion
• Have excellent oral and written communication skills
• Have the ability to translate analysis into actionable strategy
It would be music to our ears if you also had:
• 5 years of label / distribution experience
• Broad knowledge of music and independent record labels
• Strong knowledge of physical and digital independent distribution
• Track record of managing productive relationships with independent labels
• Bachelor's Degree preferred or equivalent business experience
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