Sr. Director, Streaming and Marketing, Commercial Revenue

Full Time Job
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Job Description:

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.

We remain committed to Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion. We know it fosters a culture where you can truly belong, contribute, and grow. We encourage applications from people of any age, gender identity, sexual orientation, race, religion, ethnicity, disability, veteran status, and any other characteristic or identity.

Consider a career at WMG and get the best of both worlds – an innovative global music company that retains the creative spirit of a nimble independent.

Job Title: Sr. Director, Streaming and Marketing, Commercial Revenue?

A little bit about our team:

The Commercial Revenue department works to ensure we are maximizing revenue for our labels and artists. We work closely across physical retail and DSPs (Apple Music, Spotify, Amazon, YouTube, etc.) to obtain partner support in the form of editorial placements and various marketing opportunities.

Your role:

In this role, you will be responsible for working with both Apple and Amazon teams to set up the marketing and release strategy of Warner Records' releases across those two accounts. You will be tasked with developing strong relationships with key executives at these accounts. Your ability to think out of the box and evolve current commerce strategies is important to ensuring we maximize revenue.

Here you'll get to:
• You will optimize partner platforms for Warner Records' roster with a primary focus on front-line, on-roster artist releases
• You will create and execute commercial strategy for all of our releases to optimize marketing opportunities that drive and increase revenue
• You will work with Warner's commercial team to help improve process, refine operations and troubleshoot day to day account activities
• You will strategize and coordinate release strategies with other internal resources and team members
• You will communicate partner platform strategies, placements, and programs internally and to artist management
• You will build deeper account relationships that go beyond the day to day label reps in order to create new opportunities that take advantage of broader platform offers
• You will use data to drive appropriate release strategy and to leverage for opportunities that drive impact for our artists and their music

About you:
• You have a minimum of 5+ years' experience in commerce/marketing
• You have experience dealing with commercial platforms and DSPs as well as content and repertoire owners
• You have knowledge and understanding of commercial platforms, industry trends, and product consumption in the evolving music industry
• You have strong organizational and communication skills
• You have a desire and passion for music
• You have an interest in working in a fast-paced environment with a great team.

We'd love it if you also had:
• You have previous record label or distribution experience
• You have obtained a BA, or similar education level

About us:

As the home to Asylum, Atlantic, East West, Elektra, FFRR, Fueled by Ramen, Nonesuch, Parlophone, Rhino, Roadrunner, Sire, Warner Records, Warner Classics, and several other of the world's premier recording labels, Warner Music Group champions emerging artists and global superstars alike. And our renowned publishing company, Warner Chappell Music, represents genre-spanning songwriters and producers through a catalogue of more than one million copyrights worldwide. Redefining what it means to be a music company in the 21st century, our consumer brands include trend-setters like UPROXX, Songkick, HipHopDX, and EMP. We're the home to WMX – the next generation services division that connects artists with fans and amplifies brands in creative, immersive, and engaging ways – and Alternative Distribution Alliance (ADA) – the ground-breaking global distribution company for independent artists and labels.

Together, we are Warner Music Group: Music With Vision & Voice.

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