The posting
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 turn dreams into stardom and audiences into fans. We are guided by three core values that underpin everything we do across all our diverse businesses:
- Curiosity: We do our best work when we’re immersing ourselves in culture and breaking through barriers. Curiosity is the driving force behind creativity and ingenuity. It fuels innovation, and innovation is the key to our future.
- Collaboration: Making music and bringing it to the world is all about the power of originality amplified by teamwork. A great idea, like a great song, travels globally. We ignite passions and build connections across our diverse community of artists, songwriters, partners, and fans.
- Commitment: We pursue excellence for our team and our talent. Everything in music starts with a leap into the unknown, and we’re committed to keeping the faith, acting with integrity, and delivering on our promises.
WMG is home to a wide range of artists, musicians, and songwriters that fuel our success. That is why we are committed to creating a work environment that actively values, appreciates, and respects everyone. We encourage applications from people with a wide variety of backgrounds and experiences.
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: Jr. Manager, International Marketing
A little bit about our team:
International Marketing is responsible for developing the careers of all artists signed to Warner Records US, outside of America. You will work with all domestic departments and deliver an artists vision and opportunity to the rest of the world. You will travel with artists on promotional trips around the world. You will liaise with Warner teams in all countries to deliver success and opportunities to your roster.
Your role:
If you want an incredible education in how the global music business works. If you love to travel. If you love how music dovetails into different cultures all over the world. IF you want to help develop your artists careers outside of the USA.
This position will be responsible for spearheading strategic international marketing and commerce campaigns for audio and video releases, for a defined roster of artists, across all 50+ Warner Music Group affiliates and licensees. Will also act as liaison between artists, managers, and Warner Records International affiliates.
Here you’ll get to:
- Have your own roster of artists that you will be responsible for.
- With department head be jointly responsible for building a strategy and plans to develop their careers outside the USA.
- Get to know a LOT about streaming, radio, fan engagement, digital marketing, publicity and more. How all these things work in all music markets around the world and how we can use them all to effectively build an artist’s career – locally and globally.
- Travel and build relationships with your artists on promo trips to Europe, Asia, Australia, Latin America, Canada.
- Be part of a close-knit team that will support your growth and help you succeed.
- Build a global network of friends and colleagues
Marketing:
- Work with affiliates to develop the strongest and most active campaigns bespoke for each territory and each artist.
- Supply affiliates with all marketing tools for the U.S. originated releases, including but not limited to: press releases, press photos, bios, label copy, sales sheets, album covers, music videos, advertising assets, as well as customizing these as needed, and custom assets from scratch.
- Work with artist management and affiliates to instigate, coordinate and approve all international press and promotion
- Communicate priorities and general releases to the world through e-mail updates, contributions to the international newsletter, direct and conference calls and release schedules for both audio and video products.
Artist Development / Promotion:
- Initiate, develop and implement global promotion for Warner Records artists
- Plan and budget international promotion trips for artists includes scheduling in-person and phone interviews, organizing and hosting press junkets
- Manage artists’ international schedules as it relates to promotions, book artist travel, accompany artists on international promotion trips
- Interact with domestic marketing, sales, promotion, new media, radio, creative, brand, sync, and A&R departments
- Attend planning meetings and label events
- Look to be aware of opportunities for Warner Records artists in international territories, and to have our artists at the forefront of new campaign opportunities around the world.
Commercial Revenue:
- Request projections from the key international territories for fleshing out large advance-driven projects
- Possess knowledge of Global Marketplace / global, local and regional streaming/commercial partners.
- Communication:
- Act as the gatekeeper for all communication regarding release from your roster for all territories
- Originate calls with key territories to discuss present and future releases, marketing materials and opportunities.
- Responsible to communicate international needs and successes with domestic staff
Finance:
- Responsible to supply international consumption reports to executive staff and artist management
- Drive international consumption to achieve projected international budget numbers
- Raise PO’s and process invoices associated with international marketing costs
About you:
- You have the ability to build a strategic view for your artists, matched with an ability to get in the weeds and execute plans.
- You have the ability to balance nuanced conversations between the domestic team, artists & managers and affiliates.
- You have the ability to both care about what you do, and also not take things personally.
We’d love it if you also had:
- Experience managing your own roster of artists.
- A background in international music marketing.
- Passion for music and understanding of business.
- A passport!
- 2-3+ years of professional experience in music marketing. Preferable international music marketing.
- In-depth knowledge of all social media platforms and analytics & streaming services.
- Strong organizational and project management skills with added attention to details and deadlines
- Excellent writing, communication, and presentation skills
- Strong interpersonal skills and ability to effectively work in a fast-paced environment with both creative and business-oriented colleagues and partners
- Background in working across multiple genres.
As the home to 10K Projects, Asylum, Atlantic Music Group, East West, 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 catalog of more than one million copyrights worldwide. Warner Music Group is also home to ADA, which supports the independent community, as well as artist services division WMX. In addition, WMG counts film and television storytelling powerhouse Warner Music Entertainment among its many brands.
Together, we are Warner Music Group: Independent Minds. Major Sound.
Love this job and want to apply?
Click the “Apply” link at the top of the page, or apply directly with your LinkedIn. Applying with LinkedIn will import all of the information you put in your profile, but will still allow you to upload a resume and cover letter.
Don’t be discouraged if you don’t hear from us right away. We’re taking our time to review all resumes, and to find the best people for WMG.
Thanks for your interest in working for WMG. We love it here, and think you will, too.
This position requires a minimum of 4 days per week in the office. We value in-office collaboration, which is essential for talent development and strong working relationships. #LI-Onsite
Annual Rate: $72,384 - $72,500 Annually
You must be legally authorized to work in the United States as of your first day of employment with WMG. Valid proof of work authorization will be required upon hire in accordance with federal law.
Warner Music Group is an Equal Opportunity Employer.
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EVerify Participation Poster.pdf
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