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Manager – Visual Creative
Company | Universal Music Group |
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Location | Santa Monica, CA, USA |
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Salary | $84705 – $99880 |
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Type | Full-Time |
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Degrees | |
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Experience Level | Senior |
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Requirements
- 5+ Years of relevant experience, label preferred
- Strong ability to communicate creative direction and feedback on assets to/from artist/mgmt. and external creative partners (vice versa)
- Proficiency in Adobe Creative Suite (Photo Shop, Illustrator, Premiere, etc.)
- Ability to edit short and long form content and getting relevant approvals internal/external is preferred
- General retouching capability for images for social/digital/print/billboards is preferred
- Deep knowledge of music, art, fashion, popular culture.
Responsibilities
- Oversee creation of artist project visual assets (ex. music video / press & DSP photos / concept cover art) – lead process of ideation with artist and management team, execution, and trafficking and obtaining approvals internally and externally.
- Oversee distribution of approved creative assets internally to respective departments.
- Sourcing creative talent – directors, photographers, production companies, reps, designers, retouchers, stylists, hair, makeup.
- Strategizing creative content ideas for artists with our marketing and digital teams.
- Drafting production agreements for art / photo / music video / misc. content.
- Lead in conversations and negotiations for production bids and deal memos with 3rd party vendors.
- Liaise with 3rd party production vendors / partners for execution of time sensitive budgets/invoices/payments.
- Ensure final approved delivered assets + corresponding hard drives / files / elements arrive in-house.
- Maintain the ability to juggle multiple projects with highly confidential information.
- Hit tight deadlines with a can-do attitude; ability to travel and work in office and remotely.
- Turn around projects on extremely tight deadlines.
Preferred Qualifications
- Ability to edit short and long form content and getting relevant approvals internal/external is preferred
- General retouching capability for images for social/digital/print/billboards is preferred
- Staying abreast of current trends and other artists we can learn from.