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.
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.
Job Title: Senior Manager Artist Relations, Events & International Promotions
We’re receiving a high volume of applications for this role, so we encourage you to apply promptly, as the vacancy may close earlier than expected.
A little bit about our team:
We are a busy, fast paced and exciting team that deal with UK ticketing, events, UK and international promo trips, award shows, artist gifts plus lots more! In this role you will report into the VP. You will be responsible for a wide roster of artists for UK and international promo trips and activity, assist on medium to large events and some ticketing. We work across a wide range of artists, projects and with teams throughout the business.
Your role:
You will be responsible for organising and managing UK and international promo trips and activities for a wide roster of artists across the labels, also assisting the VP and Senior Director on medium to large scale events and award shows. You will manage a limited number of ticket requests, end to end including associated admin, for artist shows, tours, festival appearances with the relevant labels and central departments.
Here you’ll get to:
You will run UK & international promotional trips and activities, co ordinate schedules, budgets and cover promo (virtual and in person) as required, liaising with UK and international Warner and artist teams.
Attend relevant UK events, artist appearances, live shows as required, coordinating any meet and greets for senior execs.
Support the VP and Senior Director on the production of, and assistance on the day of, medium to larger scale events.
Work with promoters and labels on company ticket buys for a limited number of artist shows and festivals, managing ticketing and acting as a point of contact for label attendees.
You will manage all admin related tasks for your workload.
About you:
Highly experienced in international promotions with solid knowledge of the international markets and relevant promo contacts.
Deep knowledge of global promo opportunities and demonstrable experience of co-ordinating global artist schedules.
Willing to embrace fast paced events work and support the team.
You are extremely organised, with good coordination and prioritisation skills, detail-oriented with excellent accuracy.
You are an excellent communicator, as this role involves communication with staff from all levels of the business and artist teams.
You are capable of working well under pressure, and a proactive person who uses initiative.
You are enthusiastic about the role and a collaborative team player, with the ability to form positive working relationships with colleagues.
You are passionate about music and events, and willing to attend shows and events and cover promo, working outside office hours (including weekends) when required.
You will be computer literate, used to both Mac and PC operating systems and MS Office and Google Suite as well as social media savvy.
You are prepared to learn new apps and skills relevant to developing Artist Relations, Events and International Promotions.
We’d love it if you also had:
Previous experience working at events
Basic design and video editing skills
Previous experience using Airtable.
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, religion or belief, age, sex, sexual orientation, gender, gender identity or gender reassignment, marital or civil partnership status, disability, pregnancy, childbirth or any other characteristic protected by law.