Manager, Creative (Trailers & Promos)

Warner Music • Los Angeles, CA

2d • $70,000 - $82,000 • 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: The WMG Global Sync – US department represents recorded music sync rights and offers clients a comprehensive sync licensing service in the US as part of a global sync organization. The team works to serve Warner Music Group's extensive catalog as well as the company's frontline recorded music labels and their global partners by strategically developing new opportunities in film, TV, advertising, video games, and new media. Your role: The Manager, Creative (Trailers & Promos) will work with clients to secure WMG sound recordings in trailers and promos in order to bring in licensing revenue and promote artists to the benefit of the overall company, including other marketing opportunities related to sync. This role will work and coordinate with the clearance team as well as all Frontline Labels, International Affiliates, and WMG’s vast catalog.

Requirements

• Possess wide knowledge of popular music, both catalog and frontline
• Experience pitching to trailers and promos
• Strong understanding of rights and fees in the trailer and promo space
• Familiar with current trends in trailers and promos
• Strong pre-established relationships with music supervisors, coordinators, trailer houses, film and streaming studios and television networks
• Demonstrate excellent verbal, written, and interpersonal communication skills, including the ability to effectively interact with a wide range of personalities and styles
• Able to work in an extremely fast-paced work environment, leaning on strong multitasking skills, excellent time management, and high attention to detail
• Self-starter who can identify gaps and create opportunities
• Able to work independently as well as within a team

Nice To Haves

• Bachelor’s degree or equivalent experience
• Minimum of six (6) years of relevant creative experience in trailers and promos
• Experience working in Clearance
• Knowledge in Google Workspace, Box, & Disco

Responsibilities

• Proactively pitch and respond to specific briefs from music supervisors, trailer houses and film studios with the goal of placing recordings from artists and labels within WMG trailers, and promos
• Develop and maintain positive relationships with music supervisors, trailer houses and studio marketing executives
• Effectively communicated trends in trailers and promos giving WMG artists, managers and labels a competitive advantage
• Work with trailer remixers, WMG labels, artists and managers to have approved trailerized versions of recordings created and marketed
• Perform research of the Company’s rights and clear copyright provisions
• Make suggestions for use of alternate songs in the Company’s catalog when clearance is not available for the original request
• Develop and implement innovative programs and strategies to increase awareness of our artists and songs as it pertains to trailers and promos
• Work with artist managers and publishers to ensure placement opportunities

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level