Manager, Label Operations

Warner Music Group • New York, NY

4d • 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: Release operations is key to the core function of the company. In the Label Operations department, we work to ensure that the creative content from the labels are distributed out to the market correctly, on time, and set up to industry and artistic standards. This role interfaces closely with both labels and other production teams to work toward the central goal of releasing content be it singles, albums, preorders, videos, and more. This position walks the line between meeting the creative vision of an artist, and following guidelines set forth by the industry. Getting product to market is the backbone of a distribution company! Your role: This role is a unique opportunity to work with exciting independent labels, guiding them, and getting their creative content to the masses. In addition to having a front-row seat to the creative side, this role also has visibility and engagement in the newest technology for music consumption. As a liaison between label partners and the greater WMG supply chain, ADA business, and industry best practices, this is a great spot to develop project management skills while working on music from your favorite indie artists.

Requirements

• Detail Oriented with the ability to track and manage multiple projects simultaneously
• Have strong attention to detail with excellent communication skills, in spoken and written forms.
• Show ambition and motivation as a self-starter.
• Work under deadlines and strive under pressure.
• Be a quick study in learning new software systems.

Nice To Haves

• 5+ years of experience in the music industry
• In-depth understanding of industry metadata standards
• A strong curiosity about the independent music sector
• Demonstrate keen attention to detail alongside outstanding verbal and written communication skills
• Experience with programming or an interest in developing coding skills

Responsibilities

• Foster relationships with label partners, guide them through new release process, advise labels on release standards, respond to inquiries and special requests.
• Review release submissions from label partners to ensure they meet the specs of the supply chain, are compliant with industry standards and DSP expectations
• Build a strong knowledge of the downstream processes of the physical and digital supply chain, collaborate with Digital Operations, Tech, Commercial Account Management, TDC and Content Protection to troubleshoot errors.
• Continuously seek ways to improve how our teams work together.
• Stay apprised of the various DSP best practices as they often differ across platforms and change over time
• Periodically interface with third party vendors, collaborating on new initiatives and proactively surfacing bugs, blockers and improvements
• Gather, survey, and advise on actions needed based on reports across the repertoire you represent
• Work alongside various internal teams (label management, marketing/services, finance, etc.) to help artists and labels achieve their release goals

What This Job Offers

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