Manager, Production

Warner Music•Miami, WA

1d•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. Your role: The Production Manager will be based in Miami and will support the US Latin label. This position will assist with day-to-day management of various digital service providers, operations processes and maintain cross-functional relationships within the group. The ideal candidate will be able to work and communicate effectively with multiple stakeholders. Flexibility and the ability to prioritize various tasks in an ever-changing environment will also be key.

Requirements

Extremely detail-oriented and organized.
Creative, self-starter with exceptional follow-up skills.
Thorough understanding of current digital music distribution partners and industry best practices.
Must be able to accept changes readily, both in job responsibilities, as well as in the work environment, and can be flexible in adapting to re-prioritized tasks.
5+ years’ experience in music industry.
Data analysis/research skills.
You’re a leader, who takes responsibility for both the team’s achievements and challenges and who is willing to find solutions in a constantly changing environment.
You have knowledge of digital retailer metadata requirements and broad knowledge of the audio production process.
You have great people skills, able to work with varied personalities at all levels of the company.
You’re extremely flexible, are extremely detail-oriented, like constant change, and are comfortable juggling multiple responsibilities and last-minute requests.
You’re a problem solver with a keen eye for detail and deadline awareness.
You have excellent written and verbal communication skills in both English and Spanish.
You have excellent computer skills, including working knowledge of Microsoft Office (e.g., Outlook and Calendar, Word, Excel, PowerPoint).
You possess a genuine interest in music and the music business.
You have excellent time management and organizational skills.
You’re a team player, who can tolerate ambiguity.

Nice To Haves

Digital experience is highly preferred.
Experience leading a team and managing people.

Responsibilities

You will engage with both digital and physical (vinyl, CDs, cassettes, DVDs, Blu-rays) products.
You will be the person in charge of label copy for your projects. You’ll secure the credits from the label, clarify any inconsistencies or oddities, compile the credits into a usable format which you’ll route for approval and then distribute to those coordinating physical packaging and everyone else who needs it.
You will manage the label copy as a live document that’s always changing by updating it as needed, filling requests from label Publicity department, Billboard, those working on Grammy® submissions, and others. You’ll manage keeping updated copies archived for future reference.
You will proofread metadata for accuracy before digital products are sent to DSPs. You’ll also proofread the copy on layouts of physical packaging and any DVD menu screens.
You will enter new release information into the company’s central database that feeds other databases to ensure accurate setup details are used company-wide. This will sometimes require researching any missing setup criteria, adjusting metadata so it meets the style guide requirements from various DSPs, and troubleshooting issues with validation at DSPs.
You will sometimes work directly in Apple’s interface to make metadata edits directly if vital.
Run the production schedules, ensuring their accuracy and sending out to large distribution lists; you’ll also build and send the Daily Schedule Changes memo, with late-breaking changes not yet published in the schedule.
You will set up and schedule all WM Latina products and affiliate label products to digital service providers.
You will be responsible for product management from initial set up through street date and beyond through release maintenance.
You will work with Partner Account Management team, Global Technology, Supply Chain Operations and external partners to analyze, troubleshoot and resolve supply chain issues.
Be responsible for managing new album and single releases on a weekly basis for releases assigned to you. This includes verifying that audio, art, metadata, and scheduling, and pricing are in place and compliant with currently industry standards.
See your projects through by completing digital bill of materials (dBOM) approval for delivery to digital service providers.
Conduct weekly checks to ensure all products have successfully completed delivery to accounts and reconcile the release details back to the release intention
Handle takedowns and price changes as requested by the labels.
Manage the delivery and tracking all digital releases for your assigned projects.