Assistant, Marketing

Job Description:

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.

We remain committed to Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion. We know it fosters a culture where you can truly belong, contribute, and grow. We encourage applications from people of any age, gender identity, sexual orientation, race, religion, ethnicity, disability, veteran status, and any other characteristic or identity.

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.

Job Title: Assistant, Marketing

A little bit about our team:

The Marketing department is the chief holder of information on the status of an individual project (record or DVD) scheduled to be released into the marketplace. Primary focus lies in discovering effective advertising avenues, market research, dissemination of useful information to fellow staff members and partner labels.

Your role:

The Warner Records Marketing Team is filled with diverse and hardworking individuals who are dedicated and passionate about building and supporting the artists they work on! As a Marketing Coordinator, you will work closely with the EVP of Marketing & Artist Development to help support marketing efforts and campaigns across the Warner Records roster of artists. You will have the opportunity to garner visibility into the rollouts of multiple artists (across genres), help with the creation of inter-departmental marketing decks, present forth developmental opportunities for our artists, plan events as well as handle administrative tasks such as: research, release scheduling, creating marketing materials and vendor sourcing – among other duties!

Here you’ll get to:

• Work across marketing initiatives for the EVP’s Office in addition to supporting a Director of Marketing, handling administrative tasks such as: pulling consumption data, research (on a case by case basis), vendor sourcing, iteratively updating artist timelines, routing plaques for approval, notifying the team of pending artist drops, etc.

• Develop a high-level understanding of Label Operations at Warner Records

• Preparing materials for meetings, actively attend meetings, and jot/circulate recap notes

• Pull, analyze and/or distribute weekly Mediabase, MusicConnect/Luminate, Pre-Order and Tableau reports – to be circulated across the Marketing Team as well as to respective Managers/Artist Teams as needed

• Assist the EVP of Marketing and Artist Development in spearheading the creation of the weekly label-wide Marketing (Focus) Meeting agenda

• Write copy for promotional assets including one-sheets, email blasts, highlights blasts, posters, print ads, etc.

• Utilize your technical creative skills and coordinate with the Creative Department to create assets including graphics, print ads, event flyers/invitations, posters, stickers, foam cores, etc.

• Attend company events and shows regularly

• Plan and implement events including: in-office playbacks, performances, etc. by coordinating with outside vendors and venues, compiling and maintaining a budget, and being on-site to ensure all events run smoothly and efficiently

• Serve as the liaison for the Marketing Team by communicating with all respective departments and assisting in the development of artist pitch decks

• Liaise with 3rd party marketing and street team entities to create and distribute tools such as posters, stickers and t-shirts – helping to amplify the reach of our various marketing campaigns

• Schedule product releases for those artists/projects that are currently unassigned

About you:

• A music enthusiast who has an affinity for all genres and loves to attend live events 

• Exceptional attention to detail and extremely organized

• Proven project Management skills – being able to prioritize and handle multiple projects/tasks at once due to your ability to multitask and work efficiently

• Excellent and effective verbal, written, and interpersonal communication skills

• Able to manage up and are comfortable holding others accountable

• Solution-oriented and resourceful

• Skilled note-taker with the ability to routinely process large volumes of information

• Available for time-sensitive initiatives, and willing to work extended hours and work in-office on Fridays

• Remain calm under pressure and are even-keeled

• Responsive and clear over-communicator 

• Maintain levels of professionalism, confidentiality, and discretion at all times

• Optimist with notable positive energy and a welcoming demeanor

• Collaborative teammate who is self-motivated and driven to succeed

• Strong research, critical thinking, and analytic skills

• Creative and proficient in Canva, MailChimp, Adobe Photoshop, etc.

We’d love it if you also had:

• A background in Marketing (either having a Degree in the field or 1+ year of relevant work experience within the music and/or entertainment industry)

• An interest in learning about the overall operations of a Record Label

• Proficiency in Google Workspace (Docs, Slides, Sheets, and Gmail)

• Professional experience using Social Media, and knowledge/foresight of trends

• Your own network of industry and creative contacts

• Connections in the culture and relationships with external entities/brands that could yield developmental opportunities for artists across the roster

About us: 

As the home to 10K Projects, Asylum, Atlantic Music Group, East West, FFRR, Fueled by Ramen, Nonesuch, Parlophone, Rhino, Roadrunner, Sire, Warner Records, Warner Classics, and several other of the world’s premier recording labels, Warner Music Group champions emerging artists and global superstars alike. And our renowned publishing company, Warner Chappell Music, represents genre-spanning songwriters and producers through a catalogue of more than one million copyrights worldwide. Warner Music Group is also home to ADA, which supports the independent community, as well as artist services division WMX. In addition, WMG counts film and television storytelling powerhouse Warner Music Entertainment among its many brands.

Together, we are Warner Music Group: Independent Minds. Major Sound.

Love this job and want to apply?

Click the “Apply” link at the top of the page, or apply directly with your LinkedIn. Applying with LinkedIn will import all of the information you put in your profile, but will still allow you to upload a resume and cover letter.

Don’t be discouraged if you don’t hear from us right away. We’re taking our time to review all resumes, and to find the best people for WMG.

Thanks for your interest in working for WMG. We love it here, and think you will, too.
 

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This position requires being in the office 5 days a week. We believe that an in-office presence is critical for talent development, collaboration and building strong relationships.

Salary Range$17.95 to $22.00 HourlySalary ranges are included for job postings where required by law. The actual base pay is dependent upon many factors, such as work experience and business needs. The pay range is subject to change at any time dependent on a variety of internal and external factors.

WMG is committed to inclusion and diversity in all aspects of our business. We are proud to be an equal opportunity workplace and will evaluate qualified applicants without regard to race, religious creed, color, age, sex, sexual orientation, gender, gender identity, gender expression, national origin, ancestry, marital status, medical condition as defined by state law (genetic characteristics or cancer), physical or mental disability, military service or veteran status, pregnancy, childbirth and related medical conditions, genetic information or any other characteristic protected by applicable federal, state or local law.

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