Senior Director, Marketing

Los Angeles, CA (Hybrid)

$120K/yr – $140K/yrSenior Level10+ years expFull time

Posted 1 day ago

Job Summary

Owns the artist marketing strategy from signing to launches, leading fully integrated campaigns across traditional and direct-to-consumer channels to grow fanbases and drive revenue.

  • Lead cross-department campaigns that build global artist profiles
  • Identify high-margin revenue opportunities beyond streaming

Job Description

Responsibilities

  • Develop marketing strategy across all phases of artist + campaign development that position our artists as global stars, differentiate them in the marketplace, ensure a unified story / creative across all consumer touch points and leads to commercial success
  • Oversee the development and execution of innovative marketing campaigns for iconic rock and pop music artists at Warner Records
  • Align traditional label marketing campaigns (social, PR, radio) with robust D2C initiatives to ensure a seamless fan journey
  • Identify and execute high-margin revenue opportunities beyond streaming, including limited-edition physical media, exclusive merchandise, and digital collectibles.
  • Manage marketing budgets across your roster of artists
  • Leverage data to identify "super-fan" segments and tailor marketing efforts toward high-value audiences
  • Create an overall Marketing vision for the artist to be shared across the company, starting from signing and updating with each launch
  • Work with production and A&R oversee all product creation and development
  • Lead Campaign Development and collaborate with all departments to develop innovative, fully integrated marketing campaigns that drive cultural relevance, audience growth, and commercial success
  • Drive revenue by working with A&R / Commerce to develop music streaming and physical product ideas that generate incremental revenue and drive fandom

Requirements

  • 10+ years of music marketing experience at a Record Label or management company
  • You have successfully led campaigns that resulted in measurable growth (e.g., Chart positions, RIAA certifications, or significant streaming milestones)
  • Expert-level understanding of the DSP landscape (Spotify, Apple Music, etc.) and social ecosystems (TikTok, Instagram, Discord)
  • Exceptional presentation skills; you can sell a vision to an artist and a boardroom alike
  • Outside of the box marketing thinking, not doing the tried and true but finding new ways to connect to fans, drive streams and sales of Warner Records music
  • Experience in international campaign coordination
  • Excellent executive presence with the ability to pitch strategy directly to A-list talent and their managers

Preferred

  • Great problem solving skills
  • A passion for music and the ability to market it
  • Outside the box thinking and new ways to bring fans into the inner circle to drive engagement
  • Experience with packaging, production and product development
  • Photoshop/Illustrator experience
  • Experience and deep knowledge of social and streaming analytics
  • Strong knowledge of catalog marketing for music
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Warner Music Group

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Warner Music Group (WMG) brings together artists, songwriters, entrepreneurs, and technology that are moving entertainment culture across the globe. Operating in more than 70 countries through a network of affiliates and licensees, WMG’s Recorded Music division includes renowned labels such as 10K Projects, 300 Entertainment, Asylum, Atlantic, Big Beat, EastWest, Elektra, Erato, First Night, Fueled By Ramen, Nonesuch, Parlophone, Reprise, Rhino, Roadrunner, Sire, Spinnin’, Warner Records, Warner Classics, and Warner Music Nashville. WMG’s music publishing arm, Warner Chappell Music, has a catalog of over one million copyrights spanning every musical genre, from the standards of the Great American Songbook to the biggest hits of the 21st century. Warner Music Group is also home to ADA, which supports the independent community, as well as artist services division WMX.

Founded in 1958
New York, New York, USA
6K employees (2,411 in marketing)
65% recommend to a friend
46% CEO approval

Salaries

Posted range

$120K/yr – $140K/yr

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Funding

Total Funding
$1.7M
Last Raise
$1.7M
Post IPO Debt, 4 years ago

Funding History

  • Oct 2021
    Post IPO Debt • $1.7M
  • Jun 2020
    Post IPO Equity

Traffic Signals

Monthly Visitors
422.8K
Traffic Source Mix
Search
45.5%
Direct
43.5%
Referral
7.8%
Social
2.4%
Paid
0.5%

Headcount Trend

Current headcount: ~6K

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Senior Director, Marketing

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