Coordinator, Photo Archive

Warner Music Group • Los Angeles, CA

8d • $26 - $30 • Onsite

About The Position

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. A little bit about our team: Global Asset Management is responsible for the management of master assets across all of WMG. This includes audio, video, photographic, and art assets used in the production of WMG products. Global Asset Management is also responsible for the quality control, and distribution of assets that feed the physical and digital supply chain, including current releases and legacy content. This department has the additional responsibility of maintaining the high quality of digitization standards across all media types as well as a high quality of data integrity that allows for the swift location and deployment of assets on the behalf of WMG. Your role: As a member of the Library Services team, you will have the opportunity to work with original artwork and photographs for some of the most influential artists of all time. Ranging from Jazz and Soul legends of the 1950’s to the top artists of today, you will be one of the select few who partakes in the daily treasure hunt for images, artwork and archival content to be used in exciting new projects. This includes everything from reissues and boxed sets, documentaries, TV series, books and more.

Requirements

• You have experience operating professional flatbed scanners and software
• You have knowledge of digital image formats and specifications
• You are proficient with Photoshop and the Adobe Creative Suite
• You have experience with physical media formats used in professional photography
• You have knowledge of archival preservation practices and safe handling of physical media
• You enjoy research projects
• You are passionate about music history
• You have intermediate Excel proficiency including commonly used formulas
• You have proficiency with Mac and PC operating systems
• You have excellent written and verbal communication skills
• You have outstanding organizational skills and strong attention to detail
• You enjoy working both independently and in a team environment

Nice To Haves

• A degree in Library Sciences or Fine Arts
• Experience working in an archive or library
• Music industry work experience
• Knowledge of Digital Asset Management systems
• Historical knowledge of WMG artists, Labels and executives

Responsibilities

• Organize photography collections using archival best practices
• Rehouse slides, transparencies, film strips, and other media formats in new sleeves
• You will research and locate images and artwork, identify photographers, and provide photography agreements
• You will utilize flatbed and transparency scanners to digitize photos and artwork
• You will upload files and tag metadata in Digital Asset Management systems
• You will crop and edit images and apply basic retouching when needed
• You will organize, preserve, and catalog assets utilizing proper handling and archival storage procedures
• You will check-in and check-out physical assets and assist with retrieval and refile (may be required to lift up to 25lbs on a daily basis)

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Entry Level
• Education Level: No Education Listed