Music Project Manager

Los Angeles, CA

Create Music Group is an LA-based digital music company that provides artists and labels with distribution, rights management, and creative services. We monetize billions of monthly music streams and have collected over millions in previously unclaimed revenue for artists and labels. Clients include Ice Spice, Future, JLo, City Girls, Slander, Marshmello, Don Diablo, Trippie Redd, Migos, and more.

SUMMARY:

The Project Manager is the main point of contact of each artist they represent, ensuring that all requirements are being met for each project release and that processes are accurately completed from start to finish. Effective project managers are quick on their feet, have high communication skills, are problem solvers, organized, and are able to smoothly transition and adjust if any hurdles arise. They can speak to clients, managers, and internal teams accordingly in order to ensure that project requirements, deadlines, and marketing campaigns are being met. We are looking for a Project Manager who can take on the responsibilities of playing a key role in the successful execution of project releases and marketing campaigns.

RESPONSIBILITIES:

  • Onboard the client (and potential catalog) accordingly through digital rights team onboarding YT assets or initiating the back catalog transfer.
  • Primary point of contact for artists by booking travel and accommodations, maintaining schedules, day-to-day management and streamline communications for artists and their respective projects.
  • Gather deliverables and communicate with artist and management in regards to project submission and deadlines.
  • Work closely with Accounting team related to artist royalty payments and payments for marketing services.
  • Manage projects across multiple channels for artists and create and maintain project timelines and budgets, track activities on projects and establish a clear path (and owners) of next steps, facilitate relationships between artist stakeholders for project execution (e.g. digital marketing teams, creative services, label/distribution partners, booking agents, brand partners, publicists)
  • Collect and distribute all assets to and from all departments (A&R, radio, press, syncs/licensing, executives, distribution, management) and be in constant communication with the internal departments to make sure they’re executing their tasks for product/artist.
  • Work cross functionally across various departments to ensure operational efficiency.
  • Oversee the calendar and ensure it gets updated but the actual updating of calendar.
  • Work with A&R team to coordinate music clearances for single and album releases (if applicable, should not be for distribution deals), video content; assist on music licensing opportunities
  • Potentially oversee D2C marketing and overall merchandising, including brainstorms and execution.
  • Brainstorm ideas in regards to sessions, branding, DSP opportunities, etc.
  • May be responsible for creating album marketing plans and implement artist development strategy – identify audience targets, plan and execute activations, maintain overarching album marketing budgets, analyze impact of marketing drivers, develop artist narrative, cultivate cohesive brand presence and ancillary revenue streams.
  • May be responsible for overseeing ongoing digital marketing initiatives: tracking WW growth across artist social channels, making sure digital/PR is securing site premieres for single (audio and music video) releases, coordinating content pieces
  • May be responsible for commissioning video and photo content such as: music videos (i.e. director selection, treatment and budget examination, on-site execution, buy-out agreements/contracts, final cut review and edits), LED and/or projected screen visuals for live shows, press photos

QUALIFICATIONS:

  • High School Diploma or Bachelor’s Degree in Business Administration or a related field
  • 2+ years experience in a similar role in music or entertainment preferred
  • Advanced understanding of digital platforms
  • Expert, native user of social media platforms and familiarity with social media listening tools
  • Excellent communication skills, both written and verbal
  • Ability to manage multiple tasks at once at a high volume
  • Strong attention to detail
  • Strong time management skills  
  • Strong interest Hip Hop and/or EDM genre preferred

PAY SCALE:

  • $50,000 - $60,000/annually

Create Music Group is an equal opportunity employer dedicated to diversity and inclusion. We invite qualified candidates to apply by submitting a resume and/or a cover letter that highlights how they can contribute to the company's strategic and operational goals.

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