Artist Relations Manager
About The Position
UnitedMasters is building a marketplace that connects artists, brands and fans - empowering artists to earn and grow. UnitedMasters has taken the bold step of building a music distribution service that, radically, puts artists first - disrupting the legacy music business by letting up-and-coming artists distribute their music directly to fans through streaming services while maintaining ownership of their master recording rights and up to 100% of royalties. Through the combination of UnitedMasters’ music distribution platform and its deep ties to brands, UnitedMasters enables independent artists and change-makers to grow and earn unlike any other platform. The UnitedMasters team is made up of musicians, marketers, engineers, and storytellers with backgrounds from YouTube, SoundCloud, Pandora, Facebook, Uber, Dropbox, Complex, VICE, and more. We work hand in hand with the award-winning creative teams that forge those innovative partnerships at Translation (our in-house creative advertising agency). We are looking for an Artist Relations Manager to join UnitedMasters. This role is based in Brooklyn, New York with four days in-office and one day remote. About UnitedMasters, Inc. UnitedMasters Inc. represents the creative solutions company, Translation, and the leading software and services platform for independent creators, UnitedMasters. UnitedMasters enables ownership, exposure, and new paths for financial return for independent creators, while Translation helps brands leverage the power of contemporary culture to achieve transformational growth. Combined, UnitedMasters, Inc. is the world’s leading marketplace for cultural capital, connecting independent artists and brands to realize a future in which all creators own their future. Backed by Alphabet, Andreessen Horowitz, and Apple, UnitedMasters, Inc. is reimagining how brands and artists come together to tell their stories, build profitable growth, and push culture forward.
Requirements
- Demonstrated ability to credibly communicate, present and influence stakeholders at all levels
- Proven ability to proactively build productive relationships internally and externally
- Innovative thinker who challenges the status quo and presents ideas for efficient or more productive workflow.
- Ability to explain tech and business concepts as well as articulate development status and challenges between technical and non-technical audiences.
- Ability to quickly understand new technologies and complex concepts
- Incredibly curious and solutions-oriented, driven to find value-added opportunities
- 2-3 years of experience in marketing, relationship management, project management, customer success or a related field.
- Experience in a role that requires coordination, attention to detail and thoroughness
Nice To Haves
- Knowledge of trends and key stakeholders within the music business
- Experience in the entertainment business
Responsibilities
- Court, build, and maintain relationships with 80/20 Partner artists and other stakeholders interacting with the UM product to make sure they take full advantage of UM's growing suite of offerings.
- Gather artist feedback on product priorities.
- Identify underserved areas that our products need to support through feature solutions and recommendations.
- Ideate future product features that will help drive artist independence. Help define product requirements that will feed into future product roadmap.
- Clearly communicate our value proposition to the artist community.
- Align with the Music Team to ensure seamless communication across UnitedMasters’ artist ecosystem in a unified brand voice, including by building and iterating on scripts and
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Manager
Education Level
No Education Listed
