Assistant, Catalogue Development & A&R

Warner Music INC; Greater London; On-site; GBP 28,000 - 42,000; Full time

Job summary

Warner Music Group in London seeks an Assistant, Catalogue Development and A&R to support the release of physical and digital catalogues. You will help produce reissues and deluxe editions, assembling audio, lyrics, video and related materials, with room to grow into sole project management over time.

You will work cross-functionally with Production, Artist Brand Management, Commercial, Business & Legal Affairs, and Finance to ensure timely releases, liaising with artist management and estates

Qualifications

• Experience supporting catalogue development and A&R projects.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills.
• Ability to coordinate with multi-disciplinary teams.
• Passion for music history and catalogues.

Responsibilities

• Assist in producing physical and digital catalogue releases (reissues, deluxe editions, boxsets).
• Coordinate release schedules with Production, Marketing, and Legal teams.
• Liaise with artist management and estates on project specifics.
• Support the execution of approved product strategy.
• Show enthusiasm for current market trends in physical and digital music.

Skills

Project management

Cross-functional collaboration

Excellent communication

Music industry knowledge

Job description

Global Catalogue is both the communication centre between Warner Music Catalogue labels and International Territories around the world, and the paramount frontier for marketing artists in the streaming era. We work closely with all labels and artists under the Recorded Music division to develop new catalogue opportunities in marketing, A&R, content development, and consumption, and then convert our findings into new strategies that are deployed across the company to our Catalogue teams around the world. With catalogues from great heritage acts such as Led Zeppelin, Fleetwood Mac, David Bowie, Phil Collins, The Doors, Aretha Franklin, Joni Mitchell, Madonna, Prince, New Order, to more current artists such as Wale, Jess Glynne, Clean Bandit, Muse, and many more… the Warner Music catalogue is a rich and varied one that requires constant management and reinvention. This can vary from reimagining a classic album, creating and promoting a playlist managed by us or encouraging consumption of key tracks on streaming services, through to maintaining artist profile with digital suppliers. Your role: The Assistant, Catalogue Development and A&R will be instrumental in executing the strategy for the company's extensive music catalogue, developing new products and driving physical revenue growth and enhancing the cultural impact of legendary and enduring recordings. Here you'll get to:

• Product & Project Management: Assist the team in producing physical and digital catalogue releases (reissues, deluxe editions, boxsets, etc.) with copy checking, compiling audio, lyrics, video and more. Opportunity to develop skills into sole responsibility of project management over time.
• Cross-Functional Collaboration: Coordinating the organisation of the release schedule with different stakeholders to ensure all teams have the necessary information in an efficient manner, working closely with Production, Artist Brand Management, Commercial, Business & Legal Affairs, and Finance teams to ensure successful execution of release schedule.
• Stakeholder Communication: Liaise with artist management and estate representatives on project specifics, asset delivery, and timeline updates, ensuring alignment on the execution of the approved product strategy.
  Enthusiasm and understanding of the physical music market, including current trends, distribution channels, and consumer purchasing behaviour.
• Strong project management skills, with the ability to manage multiple campaigns simultaneously and meet tight deadlines.
• Excellent written and verbal communication, presentation, and interpersonal skills.
• A deep passion for music history and a genuine appreciation for the cultural significance of iconic recordings.
  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., 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.