Vice President, Communications

Job Title: Vice President, Communications

A little bit about our team:

Global Catalog is the catalog division of Warner Music Group, responsible for Warner's vast, eclectic roster of iconic artists, songs, albums, and labels. We work closely with our artists and the frontline labels under the Recorded Music division to create new catalog opportunities through marketing, A&R, content development, and engagement strategies that are deployed across the company to our catalog teams around the world.

Your role:

As the Vice President, Communications, you will lead the global communications and radio strategy for Warner Music Group's Global Catalog division, overseeing publicity, media relations, corporate communications and radio promotion across the division's iconic artists, music and labels. You will develop and execute strategic communications initiatives that elevate the profile of Global Catalog, amplify priority campaigns and business achievements, and connect catalog music with audiences around the world. Working closely with senior leadership and cross-functional teams across Warner Music Group, you will identify opportunities to translate business priorities, cultural trends and audience insights into compelling narratives that drive visibility, engagement and impact

Here you'll get to:

Media Relations
• Develop and lead the overarching global communications strategy for Warner Music Group's Global Catalog division, ensuring alignment with corporate, brand, marketing, product and commercial priorities.
• Partner with international teams to identify global publicity opportunities, coordinate regional media strategies and maximize the reach of priority campaigns.
• Establish global communications frameworks, planning processes and best practices to improve visibility, coordination and execution across markets.
• Pitch and secure a wide range of media coverage focused around new album releases, artists on tour, and artist milestones (anniversaries, awards, birthdays, etc.) with national and regional press (print and online), podcasts, television, radio, and industry trades
• Lead Global Catalog Corporate Communications with Warner Music Group including deal, partnership, new hire, and promotion announcements as well as official label press statements and executive interviews
• Translate business objectives, audience insights, streaming trends and cultural moments into proactive communications opportunities that elevate the profile of Global Catalog and its artists.
• Advise senior leadership on communications strategy, messaging, reputational considerations and emerging media opportunities.
• Identify opportunities to engage new audiences and generations through strategic storytelling, digital media, creator platforms and cultural partnerships.
• Hire and manage outside publicity firms, photographers, videographers, and bio writers as needed

Radio Promotion
• Implement and handle national and local radio campaigns for all releases
• Coordinate schedules for interviews, satellite radio tours, in-studio appearances, and performances in relation to new releases, tours, and other artist activity
• Service full albums and singles to wide array of radio formats, based on content
• Organize both nationally syndicated and locally focused product giveaway campaigns in exchange for promotional consideration
• Develop and lead all aspects of production and distribution of radio specials on projects as needed
• Supervise radio single campaigns for newly recorded and/or previously unreleased tracks and hire independent radio promoters to execute to appropriate formats
• Hire and manage outside radio promotion firms in execution of radio single, product giveaway, and other radio visibility campaigns

About you:
• Committed, hard-working and upbeat
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills
• Stays up to date and maintains curiosity regarding digital media and consumer behavior trends
• Strong organizational skills
• Ability to communicate effectively and maintain composure under stressful and complex situations between label staff, artist management, and artists
• Is a team player and able to lead media outreach on all designated projects large and small
• Have strategic agility in terms of foreseeing trends and problems before they occur
• Are familiar and interested in working across different genres of music

We'd love it if you also had:
• Background in building compelling presentations that relay key ideas
• Proficiency in Microsoft Suite (Word, Excel, PowerPoint), Keynote, and other formats
• Experience managing budgets and third-party vendors

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