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Senior Director – Marketing Strategy – Pop/Rock

Senior Director – Marketing Strategy – Pop/Rock

CompanyUniversal Music Group
LocationNew York, NY, USA
Salary$85500 – $201260
TypeFull-Time
Degrees
Experience LevelSenior, Expert or higher

Requirements

  • Minimum 5-10 years of experience in music marketing, ideally working at a record label or music distribution company.
  • Deep and specific understanding of the music marketplace including but not limited to typical marketing strategies, creation of fandoms, packaging strategies, distribution deal mechanics and customary communication practices.
  • Experience in forming strategic marketing partnerships with social platforms, influencers, visual creators, and DSPs.
  • Specific emphasis in short form content across all platforms, its creation and how to build deeper connections with fans.
  • Creative thinker with an eye for design, in addition to a strategic marketer who is driven by innovation and understands how to communicate effectively & measure results.
  • Not afraid of a challenge or working with big personalities and large teams.
  • Must be flexible and adaptable; no task is too small.
  • Experience and desire to work in a fast-paced, high-volume environment and ability to multi-task and prioritize.
  • Knowledge of standard office programs including Microsoft Word, Excel, PowerPoint and Outlook or the equivalent Mac office programs.
  • Experience working in the Adobe Creative Suite (Photoshop and Premiere or Final Cut) in addition to mobile editing software for videos, GIFs, and static visuals.
  • Experience with digital marketing analytics tools and streaming / music consumption tools.
  • Strong leadership skills.

Responsibilities

  • Oversee and manage all project dates, deadlines, and tasks related to the assigned Pop/Rock artist roster.
  • Build and execute marketing plans for individual artists. Should meet all deadlines and fully execute plan in all respective areas.
  • Function as liaison with Creative Department to ensure all marketing deadlines are met, including initiation and creation of all release materials, and marketing assets as needed.
  • Working closely with artists and their management teams to ensure their visions and goals are executed.
  • Mentoring and fostering a collaborative and innovative work environment amongst support/junior team members.
  • Help facilitate and optimize the timely delivery of items to Commercial Partnership teams to meet sales, marketing and production deadlines.
  • Coordinate album and single specific promotions with National Promotions team, ensuring all assets are delivered on-time and that promotions reflect album specific objectives.
  • Ensure on-time delivery of all marketing assets for releases or campaigns by coordinating deadlines, digital content and other marketing materials for all projects.
  • Create and keep current one-sheets and timelines.
  • Other duties and responsibilities as assigned.

Preferred Qualifications

  • Creative thinker with an eye for design.
  • Not afraid of a challenge or working with big personalities and large teams.
  • Must be flexible and adaptable; no task is too small.