Head of Sync, ANZ SEA

Warner Music Group; Sydney; On-site; AUD 150,000 - 230,000; Full time

Job summary

Warner Music Group in Sydney is seeking a senior leader to direct the synchronisation strategy across Australia, New Zealand, and South East Asia. You will actively negotiate high-value deals, land major ad placements, and drive revenue growth for a premier music catalogue.

You will mentor a two-person team, cultivate relationships with agencies and music supervisors, and collaborate with brand partnerships to unlock new opportunities and income streams.

Qualifications

• Extensive experience in music synchronisation with a proven record of key placements in music advertising.
• Established and influential network across creative advertising agencies, music supervisors, and media networks.
• Passion for music and driving commercial opportunities to elevate artist rosters.
• Experience leading and mentoring a team in a fast-paced, collaborative environment.
• Exceptional negotiation and communication skills for high-value deals with key partners.
• Strong attention to licensing terms and contract negotiations.

Responsibilities

• Formulate and lead the synchronisation strategy across Australia, New Zealand, and South East Asia to increase revenue.
• Pitch Warner Music’s catalogue to secure high-value synchronisation placements in advertising.
• Head up and develop a dedicated team of two synchronisation professionals to meet regional targets.
• Build and maintain relationships with top-tier advertising agencies, creative partners, and music supervisors.
• Manage high-level negotiations and oversee licensing clearances for advertising, film, and TV campaigns.
• Collaborate with regional commercial and brand partnerships teams to create integrated opportunities.
• Analyze market trends to identify new synchronisation opportunities and revenue streams.

Skills

Music synchronisation

Leadership

Negotiation

Networking

Team mentoring

Education

Bachelor's degree or equivalent in relevant field

Tools

Digital asset management systems

Music licensing tools

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: Head of Sync, ANZ SEA

A little bit about our team:

Our team is a dynamic, high-performing division dedicated to connecting Warner Music artists and catalogues to drive synchronisation revenue and secure exceptional visibility for our roster. Your work will directly impact our artists on a global scale by securing powerful synchronisation opportunities across diverse territories.

Your role:

This is a rare opportunity to lead the synchronisation strategy across the ANZ and SEA regions while remaining hands-on in landing major commercial deals in the music advertisement space. You will manage a high-performing team and actively pitch our incredible catalogue to secure prominent placements. This role allows you to combine high-level business planning with the excitement of directly negotiating and closing game-changing creative agreements. Working in this position feels collaborative, fast-paced, and highly rewarding as you cultivate an influential network of creative agency partners.

Here you’ll get to:

• You will formulate and lead the synchronisation strategy across Australia, New Zealand, and South East Asia to increase revenue.
• You will pitch the Warner Music catalogue to secure high-value synchronisation placements, with a strong focus on the advertisement space.
• You will head up, guide, and develop a dedicated team of two synchronisation professionals to achieve regional commercial targets.
• You will build and maintain powerful relationships with top-tier advertising agencies, creative partners, and music supervisors.
• You will manage high-level negotiations and oversee the clearance of licensing agreements for advertising, film, and television campaigns.
• You will collaborate closely with regional commercial and brand partnerships teams to build integrated partnership opportunities.
• You will analyse market trends to identify new synchronisation opportunities and income streams.

About you:

• You have extensive experience in music synchronisation with a demonstrated history of landing key placements in the music advertising sector.
• You have an established and highly influential network of contacts across creative advertising agencies, music supervisors, and media networks.
• You are passionate about music and driving commercial opportunities that elevate our roster of artists.
• You enjoy heading up and mentoring a team in a highly collaborative and fast-paced environment.
• You will bring exceptional negotiation and communication skills to secure high-value deals with key commercial partners.
• You have exceptional attention to detail regarding licensing terms and contract negotiations.

We’d love it if you also had:

• Prior experience working in a regional capacity across both Australia and South East Asian music markets.
• Proficiency with digital asset management systems and bespoke music licensing tools.

As the home to 10K Projects, Asylum, Atlantic Music Group, East West, FFRR, Fueled by Ramen, Nonesuch, Parlophone, Rhino, Roadrunner, Sire, Warner Records, Warner Classics, and several other of the world’s premier recording labels, Warner Music Group champions emerging artists and global superstars alike. And our renowned publishing company, Warner Chappell Music, represents genre-spanning songwriters and producers through a catalog of more than one million copyrights worldwide. Warner Music Group is also home to ADA, which supports the independent community, as well as artist services division WMX. In addition, WMG counts film and television storytelling powerhouse Warner Music Entertainment among its many brands.

Together, we are Warner Music Group: Independent Minds. Major Sound**.**

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