Manager, Marketing

Los Angeles, CA (On-site)

$70K/yr – $90K/yrManager5+ years expFull time

Posted 5 days ago

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Job Summary

Owns end-to-end artist marketing campaigns and cross-functional collaboration to build and sustain artist brands across campaigns and platforms.

  • Leads multi-department campaigns from concept to execution
  • Leverages data and trends to optimize future releases

Job Description

Responsibilities

  • Develop and execute full marketing plans and campaigns for single and album launches
  • Build customized marketing strategies that reflect each artist's unique identity
  • Coordinate all facets of the label group to maintain focus and progress in relation to specific artist’s projects
  • Work in conjunction with artists, managers, and marketing team to create, maintain, and evolve artist brands
  • Seek out and maintain the knowledge of each artist and their management team’s processes, goals, and overall efforts in order to maintain a cohesive and effective working relationship
  • Generate timelines of project needs and key dates/deadlines with all departments and oversee the timely delivery of those needs
  • Create and coordinate special events in conjunction with album releases, specific tour dates, and other special events
  • Serve as key liaison for artist management and label
  • Brainstorm and produce big marketing ideas, identify the best idea options, and execute
  • Manage a high volume of communication - phone calls, emails and meetings

Requirements

  • Degree in related field preferred
  • 5 years of marketing experience in the music industry required
  • Organize, prioritize, and execute a wide range of tasks with heavy workloads and tight deadlines
  • A general knowledge of all departments within a label, including: Digital, publicity, A&R, creative, production and promotion
  • Strong communication and teamwork skills
  • Creativity and willingness to think outside the box
  • Strong relationship management skills with artists, managers
  • Passion for music, culture, and emerging trends
  • Excellent written, verbal, and presentation skills
  • Travel required

Benefits

  • Comprehensive medical, dental, and vision coverage
  • Including 100% coverage for out-patient in-network mental health services
  • Fertility coverage for eligible medical plan participants
  • Wellbeing reimbursements for fitness classes, spa treatments, meal services, travel, and so much more (up to $720/year)
  • Student Loan Repayment Assistance and Tuition Reimbursement
  • 401(k) with 100% immediate vesting on the first 5% of your contributions, plus an additional UMG contribution
  • Flexible Paid Time Off (PTO) for exempt employees
  • 3-weeks PTO for non-exempt employees
  • 2-weeks paid Winter Break
  • 10 Company Holidays (including Juneteenth and Wellbeing Day)

Universal Music Group

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Universal Music Group (UMG) is the world leader in music-based entertainment, with a broad array of businesses engaged in recorded music, music publishing, merchandising and audiovisual content in more than 60 countries. Featuring the most comprehensive catalog of recordings and songs across every musical genre, UMG identifies and develops artists and produces and distributes the most critically acclaimed and commercially successful music in the world. Committed to artistry, innovation and entrepreneurship, UMG fosters the development of services, platforms and business models in order to broaden artistic and commercial opportunities for our artists and create new experiences for fans. Universal Music Group's labels include A&M Records, Astralwerks, Blue Note Records, Capitol Christian Music Group, Capitol Records, Capitol Records Nashville, Caroline, Decca, Def Jam Recordings, Deutsche Grammophon, Disa, Emarcy, EMI Records Nashville, Fonovisa, Geffen Records, Harvest, Interscope Records, Island Records, Machete Music, MCA Nashville, Mercury Nashville, Mercury Records, Motown Records, Polydor Records, Republic Records, Universal Music Latino, Verve Label Group, Virgin Records, Virgin EMI Records, as well as a multitude of record labels owned or distributed by its record company subsidiaries around the world. UMG's catalog is marketed through two distinct divisions, Universal Music Enterprises (in the U.S.) and Universal Strategic Marketing (outside the U.S.). UMG also includes Universal Music Publishing Group, one of the industry's premier music publishing operations worldwide and Bravado, the leading provider of consumer, lifestyle and branding services to recording artists and entertainment brands around the world. Universal Music Group is a Vivendi company. Find out more at: http://www.universalmusic.com.View our current career opportunities at: http://www.umusiccareers.com

Founded in 1934
Santa Monica, California, USA
19K employees (8,504 in marketing)
65% recommend to a friend
74% CEO approval

Traffic Signals

Monthly Visitors
352.6K
Traffic Source Mix
Search
55.2%
Direct
34%
Referral
6.9%
Social
3.5%
Paid
0.4%

Headcount Trend

Current headcount: ~18.7K

Marketing Team

Marketing Team Size
2,960 (16% of company)
Marketing Roles Posted (Last 30 Days)
13

Funding

Total Funding
$8.6B
Last Raise
Post IPO Debt, 3 years ago

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