Catalog Migration Lead for Digital Distribution

Create Music Group; Los Angeles (CA); On-site; USD 60,000 - 85,000; Full time

Job summary

Create Music Group's CMG Digital Distribution team is seeking an experienced Catalog Migration Manager to oversee new catalog acquisitions from intake to DSP distribution.

You will manage metadata quality, coordinate across teams, and ensure timely, accurate transitions of catalogs across DSPs, while improving workflows and reporting to stakeholders.

Based in Hollywood, CA, the role offers growth within a leading music company and exposure to global distribution platforms.

Qualifications

• 4+ years of experience in digital music distribution, content management and catalog migrations.
• Understanding of DDEX standards and DSP metadata style guides.
• Experience with complex metadata and multiple concurrent projects.
• Strong data management and spreadsheet skills.
• Excellent verbal and written communication and customer service.

Responsibilities

• Intake and receiving: manage catalog acquisitions from M&A and distribution, ensuring scope and completeness.
• Staging: organize metadata and assets in internal distribution software before review.
• Metadata and asset validation: verify metadata against DSP guidelines; flag discrepancies.
• Cross-team coordination: collaborate across business units to keep migrations moving.
• Distribution to DSPs: deliver validated catalogs with compliant metadata and assets.
• Project tracking: monitor each migration in internal systems across multiple concurrent projects.
• Stakeholder reporting: provide regular status updates to internal and external stakeholders.
• Process improvement: develop and refine migration best practices based on learnings.
• Other duties as assigned.

Skills

Catalog migrations

Digital music distribution

Metadata management

DDEX standards

Project management

Communication

Spreadsheet analysis

Job description

Create Music Group's CMG Digital Distribution team is seeking an experienced Catalog Migration Manager to oversee new catalog acquisitions from intake to DSP distribution.

You will manage metadata quality, coordinate across teams, and ensure timely, accurate transitions of catalogs across DSPs, while improving workflows and reporting to stakeholders.

Based in Hollywood, CA, the role offers growth within a leading music company and exposure to global distribution platforms.