New Business & Innovation Director

Universal Music Group; City Of London; On-site; GBP 70,000 - 100,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading music company in the UK seeks a senior leader to develop music partnership opportunities and drive strategic growth. The ideal candidate has extensive experience in the music industry, excellent knowledge of classical music, and the ability to use data for strategy. This role involves regular travel and collaboration with various teams to ensure operational efficiency and innovation.

Responsibilities

• Develop new music partnership opportunities and new revenue streams.
• Create strategic path to growth for the business.
• Develop label strategy considering global positioning.
• Use business insight in artist signings.
• Work with artist management on business and partnership scope.
• Connect with technology teams for operational efficiency.

Skills

Significant experience in the music industry

Proven ability to use data to drive strategy

Excellent knowledge of classical music

Experience working with new technologies

Job description

Overview

Music is Universal
It’s the passionate and dedicated team at Universal Music who help make us the world’s leading music company. From A&R to finance, legal to digital, sales to marketing, Universal Music is the place to grow and develop your career within a truly commercial and innovative business that leads in everything it does.

Everyone is welcome to apply for our roles, and we are determined to ensure that no applicant or employee receives less favourable treatment because of gender, race, disability, sexual orientation, religion, belief, age, marital status, background, pregnancy, or caring responsibilities. We also recognise the importance of diversity of thought within our teams and are fully committed to embracing the talents of people with autism, dyslexia, ADHD, and other forms of neurocognitive variation.

We will always seek to make appropriate adjustments to recruitment, workplaces, and work processes to be fully inclusive to people with different needs and working styles. If you need us to make any reasonable adjustments for you from application onwards, including alternatives to the online form or to disclose a neurocognitive condition, please email [e-mail].

About Decca

About Decca
Decca is a label group that celebrates artistic excellence and innovation across unique musical worlds – from classical, instrumental, ambient and electronic, to film and TV soundtracks, gaming and original composition. Decca encompasses the outstanding artist rosters of Decca Records, Decca Classics, Mercury KX and Hyperion, including artists such as Ludovico Einaudi, Andrea Bocelli, Sheku Kanneh-Mason, Lise Davidsen, Yunchan Lim and Max Richter.

Responsibilities

• Working closely with Legal & A&R teams to develop new music partnership opportunities and new revenue streams.
• A senior leadership position with oversight across the label helping create the strategic path to growth for the business. Reporting this strategy within the label and outwardly.
• Developing label strategy for each part of the Decca business considering its global positioning. Working with our international teams and partner labels to grow revenues across the entire catalogue.
• Using business insight to be a critical force in artist signings and the A&R process.
• Working with artist management to develop the scope of business and partnership for each artist.
• Connecting with central insights and technology teams to ensure Decca is operating most efficiently and with future facing technologies.

Looking For

• Significant experience in the music industry.
• Proven ability to use data to drive strategy.
• Excellent knowledge of classical music.
• Experience working with new technologies for reporting and work based efficiency.
• This role will require travel on a regular basis.

Just So You Know…

The company presents this job description as a guide to the major areas and duties for which the jobholder is accountable. However, the business operates in an environment that demands change and the jobholder\'s specific responsibilities and activities will vary and develop. Therefore, the job description should be seen as indicative and not as a permanent, definitive, and exhaustive statement.