Sr Brand Mgr, Live Event Merch, Amazon Music Merch

Amazon; Culver City (CA); On-site; USD 107,000 - 185,000; Full time

Job summary

Amazon Music is seeking a Sr Brand Manager to lead the Artist Merchandise team, focusing on brand development and artist partnerships. The role involves managing event collections and coordinating with various departments to drive revenue and create engaging merchandise experiences. Qualified candidates should have extensive music industry experience and strong communication skills.

Qualifications

• 5+ years of music industry experience, preferably in artist merchandise.
• Experience in driving internal cross-team collaboration.
• Exceptional communication skills - speaking, writing, presenting.

Responsibilities

• Responsible for day-to-day brand development and coordinating artist launches.
• Manage event collection launches and ensure they align with brand vision.
• Drive revenue and build great artist partnerships.

Skills

Communication

Negotiation

Collaboration

Education

Bachelor's degree

MBA

Job description

Sr Brand Mgr, Live Event Merch, Amazon Music Merch

Job ID: 2957187 | Amazon.com Services LLC

About Amazon Music

Amazon Music is an immersive audio entertainment service that deepens connections between fans, artists, and creators. From personalized music playlists to exclusive podcasts, concert livestreams to artist merch, Amazon Music is innovating at some of the most exciting intersections of music and culture. We offer experiences that serve all listeners with our different tiers of service: Prime members get access to all the music in shuffle mode, and top ad-free podcasts, included with their membership; customers can upgrade to Amazon Music Unlimited for unlimited, on-demand access to 100 million songs, including millions in HD, Ultra HD, and spatial audio; and anyone can listen for free by downloading the Amazon Music app or via Alexa-enabled devices. Join us for the opportunity to influence how Amazon Music engages fans, artists, and creators on a global scale.

Amazon Music is hiring a Sr Brand Manager to join our Artist Merchandise team. The Amazon Music Merchandise team is responsible for building a destination of official music merchandise and connecting fans and artists through merch. This individual will be responsible for the day-to-day brand development of our strategic artist partners, delivering full-service coordination across creative services, apparel and accessory production, ecommerce and pop-up/events. This includes day to day management of event collection launches that are in line with the brand vision, drive revenue to the bottom line, and build great artist partnerships. The successful candidate should have experience pitching and managing artist and artist teams, developing business plans for artist retail merchandise collections, focus on revenue margin and driving significant top and bottom-line results, and managing multiple responsibilities, within an entrepreneurial, fast-paced environment.

BASIC QUALIFICATIONS

- Bachelor's degree, or 5+ years of professional or military experience
- 5+ years of Music Industry experience, preferably in artist merchandise
- Exceptional communication skills - speaking, writing, presenting and negotiating – across both business and creative audience
- Proven professional experience working with creative directors, and manufacturers, to create new products
-5+ years professional experience driving internal cross-team collaboration
- High threshold for working in an ambiguous, fast paced start-up like environment – figuring it out and adapting as you go
- Comfortable with “hands-on” management of tasks, and proven ability to manage multiple, competing priorities simultaneously

PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS

- MBA
- Degree in Fashion and Merchandising
- 5+ years of professional relevant senior level experience in negotiations, vendor management, pricing/ promotion or merchandise brand management with a proven track record of delivering results
- Experience driving internal cross-team collaboration
- Experience using data to influence business decisions

Amazon is an equal opportunity employer and does not discriminate on the basis of protected veteran status, disability, or other legally protected status.

Los Angeles County applicants: Job duties for this position include: work safely and cooperatively with other employees, supervisors, and staff; adhere to standards of excellence despite stressful conditions; communicate effectively and respectfully with employees, supervisors, and staff to ensure exceptional customer service; and follow all federal, state, and local laws and Company policies. Criminal history may have a direct, adverse, and negative relationship with some of the material job duties of this position. These include the duties and responsibilities listed above, as well as the abilities to adhere to company policies, exercise sound judgment, effectively manage stress and work safely and respectfully with others, exhibit trustworthiness and professionalism, and safeguard business operations and the Company’s reputation. Pursuant to the Los Angeles County Fair Chance Ordinance, we will consider for employment qualified applicants with arrest and conviction records.

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Our compensation reflects the cost of labor across several US geographic markets. The base pay for this position ranges from $107,700/year in our lowest geographic market up to $185,000/year in our highest geographic market. Pay is based on a number of factors including market location and may vary depending on job-related knowledge, skills, and experience. Amazon is a total compensation company. Dependent on the position offered, equity, sign-on payments, and other forms of compensation may be provided as part of a total compensation package, in addition to a full range of medical, financial, and/or other benefits. For more information, please visit https://www.aboutamazon.com/workplace/employee-benefits . This position will remain posted until filled. Applicants should apply via our internal or external career site.

Amazon is an equal opportunity employer and does not discriminate on the basis of protected veteran status, disability, or other legally protected status.