Director, A&R, Warner Music Latina

Warner Music Latina • Miami Beach, FL

286d • $120,000 - $145,000

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, Collaboration, and Commitment. 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.

Requirements

• Bachelor's degree or foreign equivalent in Marketing, International Business, or related field.
• 3 years of experience in the position offered or related.
• Must have 3 years of experience with working in the Artist & Repertoire division at an international music publishing company or record label with a focus in the LATAM music industry.
• Identifying, signing, and nurturing emerging new musical artists and producers in urban musical genres such as Reggaeton, Trap, Hip-Hop, and Rap.
• Utilizing tools, platforms and systems including production audio tools, market share analytics platforms, artist track performance tools, and Digital Service Provider (DSP) analytics platforms for recruiting, developing, signing and promoting artists.
• Developing musical artists' careers including selecting singles and key tracks for collaborations and remixes, negotiating contracts, providing creative input and direction on artists' materials.
• Understanding the digital commerce space including the DSP artist portals and the key artist development and feeder playlists.
• Staying abreast of current music and cultural trends to develop new content.

Responsibilities

• Discover, sign and develop new artists for Warner Music Latina's roster with focus in the Latin urban scene.
• Lead the deal-making process and have highly developed negotiation skills to ensure competitiveness across US Latin and other key markets such as Colombia and Mexico.
• Select singles and key tracks for collaborations and remixes.
• Gather deliverables, negotiate producer agreements, mixer agreements, gather label copy and deliver assets to the operations team.
• Act as liaison with artist, artist managers and art department regarding marketing concepts.
• Provide comprehensive feedback on new music and cultural trends to the head of the label.
• Review and recommend submitted/solicited demos as well as analyzing online material on artist's searching tools.
• Provide creative input and direction on artist's material.
• Plan and monitor recording budgets for assigned projects.
• Stay current on new trends, artists, producers, and talent within the music industry by networking and maintaining strong relationships with professionals in the business.
• Coordinate and attend all regular A&R, scheduling, promotions, marketing, and creative meetings to ensure strong communication with the entire regional team.

Benefits

• Salary: $120,000 - $145,000/year.
• M-F, 40 hrs/wk.
• Hybrid work environment with 4 days in-office presence required.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Senior
• Industry: Sporting Goods, Hobby, Musical Instrument, Book, and Miscellaneous Retailers
• Education Level: Bachelor's degree