A&R Coordinator

Warner Music Group; Greater London; On-site; GBP 25,000 - 35,000; Full time

Job summary

A prominent music company is seeking an A&R Coordinator to provide essential administrative support to its A&R team. The role involves managing recording budgets, coordinating the mix/master process, and serving as a liaison between various teams. Ideal candidates will be organised, proactive, and insightful, with knowledge of production processes and an ability to build strong relationships. Previous experience in A&R Coordination or Artist Management is a plus.

Qualifications

• Organised and proactive with the ability to manage multiple projects.
• Knowledge of production/mix/master process and applicable deliverables.
• Reliable, committed, and dedicated to tasks.

Responsibilities

• Provide full A&R administrative support across the artist roster.
• Serve as liaison between A&R, Business & Legal Affairs, and Finance.
• Manage recording budgets and coordinate the mix/master process.
• Negotiate deals and ensure paperwork is completed prior to release.

Skills

Organisational skills

Attention to detail

Proactive management

Relationship building

Job description

A&R Coordinator

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 underlie everything we do across all our diverse businesses.

Curiosity: We do our best work when we immerse ourselves in culture and break through barriers. Curiosity drives creativity and ingenuity, fuels innovation, and 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. 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 an independent studio.

Job Title

A&R Coordinator

A little bit about our team

Atlantic Records is home to some of the most celebrated artists in the world today, including Ed Sheeran, Bruno Mars, Charli XCX, Anne‑Marie, Fred again, Maisie Peters and many more.

Atlantic’s rich history is distinguished by an array of legendary artists who broke new ground and set new musical standards. Today it remains recognised and revered around the world as synonymous with artistry and quality, demonstrating an unrelenting passion for discovering exciting emerging artists and developing long‑term careers.

Your role

You will be a key part of Atlantic’s A&R team, providing full A&R administrative support across our varied roster of established and developing acts, ensuring a smooth process from artist signing to recording to final audio delivery. You will serve as the primary liaison between A&R, Business & Legal Affairs, and Finance teams, focusing on budget management, detailed payment processing, and comprehensive contract administration.

Here you’ll get to

• Organise studios, arrange artist/producer transport, book hotels, organise equipment hire, and find engineers and session musicians as requested.
• Track recording budgets in collaboration with A&R and Finance, keeping projects on budget and informing them of any variance.
• Coordinate the mix/master process, ensuring correct delivery of final audio files (including any additional audio formats such as DDP, acetates for vinyl, etc.).
• Compile label copy credits for delivery.
• Work closely with Marketing and Creative Production to ensure audio and label copy are delivered on time and fully cleared prior to the release date.
• Maintain all incoming audio up to date on the internal file system (BOX), verify and archive with our external archiving team, and control movement of music within and outside the company securely.
• Negotiate producer/mixer/remixer deals on behalf of A&R and liaise with Business Affairs to ensure all required paperwork is completed before release, including drafting WMUK musician agreements, remix agreements, etc.
• Set up new suppliers, issue purchase orders to pay for recording costs, and handle enquiries related to purchase orders and invoicing alongside accounts payable and finance teams.
• Report to the A&R Coordination manager and oversee day‑to‑day activities for recording projects assigned to you.

About you

• Organised, focused and proactive, with the ability to manage multiple projects simultaneously while maintaining attention to detail.
• Knowledge of production/mix/master process and the applicable deliverables.
• Logical thinker.
• Ability to build relationships with a wide range of internal and external contacts.
• Reliable, committed and dedicated.

We’d love it if you also had

• Previous A&R Coordination or Artist Management experience.
• Experience working across a varied artist roster.

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.