Warner Music Group

Senior Director ~ Vice President, Brand Partnerships

Warner Music Group$120K — $155K *
Media
5 - 7 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • 7+ years in label, management, or agency brand partnerships
  • Excellent communication skills
  • Strong abilities in managing multiple tasks
  • Competitive negotiation skills
  • Positive disposition with a collaborative spirit
  • Effective in cold calling and pitching ideas
  • Strategic thinker with organizational skills
  • Financial management capabilities
  • Ability to thrive in a fast-paced environment with short deadlines

Responsibilities

  • Devise and pitch brand partnership deals to boost artist visibility
  • Cultivate key relationships with brand marketers and agencies
  • Collaborate with various departments to develop marketing strategies
  • Execute partnership deliverables in coordination with artists and management
  • Contract deals with artist legal teams and label business affairs

Benefits

  • Office collaboration for talent development
  • Emphasis on in-house teamwork and relationship building
Full Job Description
Job Title: Senior Director / Vice President, Brand Partnerships (Title/Salary commensurate with experience)

A little bit about our team:

The Brand Partnerships and Commercial Licensing Department at Atlantic Music Group is responsible for all outreach to brands, advertising and entertainment marketing agencies with the ultimate goal of aligning the label and our artists with branded campaign and partnership opportunities.

Your role:

You will cultivate brand partnerships for the company and Atlantic's diverse roster of top-notch artists with the goal of: a) creating impactful campaigns and promotions to increase consumption of our artists' music; b) raising the profile of our artists and the Atlantic Music Group brand; and c) offsetting costs by funding our creative marketing campaigns, artist visuals and promotional events.

Here you'll get to:
  • Devise and pitch brand partnership deals and campaigns for all artists on the Atlantic Music Group roster to amplify the artist's presence in the marketplace, increase consumption of the artist's music and garner revenue for the artist and label. Campaigns that range from traditional NIL/endorsement deals, to video product placement deals, tour sponsorship and activations, partner funded pop-up activations, paid social media posts, performance opportunities, etc.
  • Cultivate and maintain key relationships with brand marketers, talent, marketing and influencer agencies to garner income for artists, revenue for label and amplify album marketing campaigns; lead team outreach to the multicultural brand marketing community.
  • Work with product managers, digital and social marketers, the fan engagement team, streaming, creative & visual services, radio promotion, and publicity departments to develop creative marketing strategy and plans as needed for all artists on the roster.
  • Work closely with the artist and management team to execute all partnership deliverables.
  • Work with artist legal teams and label business affairs to contract all deals.


About you:
  • 7+ years of experience in label, management or agency brand partnerships, or brand management
  • You have excellent communication skills
  • You have the ability to manage multiple tasks and yield results
  • You possess competitive negotiating skills
  • You bring a positive disposition to the team and are eager to collaborate and build relationships
  • Skilled at cold calling new clients and pitching creative ideas (internal/external pitches)
  • Strategic thinker
  • Organizational and financial management skills
  • Ability to work in fast-paced environment with relatively short deadlines


This position requires a minimum of 4 days per week in the office. We value in-office collaboration, which is essential for talent development and strong working relationships. #LI-OnsiteSalary Range: $120,000 to $155,000 AnnuallySalary ranges are included for job postings where required by law. The actual base pay is dependent upon many factors, such as work experience and business needs. The pay range is subject to change at any time dependent on a variety of internal and external factors.

About Warner Music Group

Warner Music Group is an American multinational entertainment and record label conglomerate. It was founded in 1958 and is currently headquartered in New York City. The company operates in over 70 countries and has a roster of over 3,500 artists. Warner Music Group's labels include Atlantic Records, Elektra Records, and Warner Records, among others. The company also owns music publishing companies and has a significant presence in the music streaming industry. Warner Music Group is committed to diversity and inclusion and has implemented several initiatives to promote these values.
Learn more about Warner Music Group
Size
5,900 employees
Market Cap
$18 billion
Industry
Net Income
-$497 million
Founded
1958
5 Year Trend
+10.6%
Revenue
$4.5 billion
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