Universal Music Group

Senior Manager, Audience Development (Republic + Universal Records)

Universal Music Group$71K — $120K *
Media
8 - 10 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • 8+ years in CRM or lifecycle marketing, especially in music and fan engagement
  • Expertise in email and SMS marketing practices
  • Strong analytical skills for data interpretation
  • Experience in creating personalized customer journeys
  • Proven project management capabilities
  • Excellent communication and stakeholder influencing skills
  • Entrepreneurial mindset with a proactive approach
  • Familiarity with ESPs like Attentive and Adobe Creative Suite

Responsibilities

  • Develop multi-channel CRM strategies for key audience segments
  • Oversee end-to-end execution of CRM campaigns
  • Utilize data insights to drive decision making and growth
  • Establish frameworks for testing and performance optimization
  • Collaborate on CRM projects aligning with business goals
  • Identify and implement new CRM tools and processes
  • Translate artist and label priorities into impactful CRM strategies
  • Mentor and manage a team to foster a high-performing culture

Benefits

  • Comprehensive medical, dental, and vision coverage
  • 100% coverage for outpatient in-network mental health services
  • Fertility coverage for eligible participants
  • Wellbeing reimbursements for various wellness expenses
  • Student Loan Repayment Assistance and Tuition Reimbursement
  • 401(k) with immediate vesting on contributions
  • Flexible Paid Time Off (PTO) for exempt employees
  • Generous paid parental leave and additional paid time off options
Full Job Description
Republic Records, Universal Records, and Famehouse are seeking a collaborative, passionate, and driven Senior Manager, Audience Development to lead CRM efforts across the label's artist roster and brand. This role reports into Famehouse, while being deeply embedded within the label teams, and is based in New York City.

With a focus on deepening artist-to-fan relationships, you will lead the development and execution of owned audience marketing campaigns end-to-end, from data acquisition and segmentation through to campaign delivery, analysis, and optimization.

You are a data-driven marketer with deep CRM expertise and a passion for fan engagement, ecommerce, and artist world-building. You thrive in a fast-paced environment and bring a strong understanding of email and SMS best practices, lifecycle marketing, and performance optimization. You are equally comfortable thinking strategically and executing tactically, balancing fan experience with commercial outcomes.

You have a sharp attention to detail, a proactive mindset, and a collaborative approach, and you are energized by working across a diverse roster of artists and stakeholders.

This role manages a team of two and is responsible for scaling CRM capabilities, building robust segmentation strategies, and leveraging insights to enhance the fan experience and maximize lifetime value. You will partner cross-functionally to align CRM initiatives with broader label and artist objectives.

How you'll CREATE:
  • Develop multi-channel CRM strategy: Build and execute data-led communication strategies across email and SMS to drive engagement, conversion, and retention across key audience segments
  • Own campaign execution: Oversee end-to-end delivery of CRM campaigns, ensuring high quality, on-time execution, and consistency across touchpoints
  • Drive data-led decision making: Leverage audience and campaign insights to inform strategy, identify growth opportunities, and improve performance
  • Lead testing and optimization: Establish and scale a test-and-learn framework across messaging, targeting, and creative to continuously improve results
  • Lead cross-functional initiatives: Drive complex CRM projects in partnership with marketing, eCommerce, and creative teams, ensuring alignment with broader business goals
  • Evolve tools and capabilities: Identify and implement new CRM tools, technologies, and processes to improve efficiency and effectiveness
  • Support commercial objectives: Translate label and artist priorities into CRM strategies that drive measurable business impact
  • Build strong partnerships: Develop effective working relationships across teams to deliver against a unified audience strategy
  • Manage and develop team: Lead, mentor, and develop a team of two, fostering a high-performing, accountable, and collaborative culture


Bring your VIBE:
  • 8+ years of experience in CRM or lifecycle marketing, with a strong understanding of music, pop culture, and fan behavior
  • Deep expertise in email and SMS marketing, including segmentation, journey design, compliance, deliverability, and performance optimization
  • Strong analytical mindset with the ability to translate data into actionable insights and strategy
  • Experience building personalized customer journeys and retention-focused programs
  • Proven project management skills, with the ability to manage multiple priorities in a fast-paced environment
  • Strong communication and presentation skills, with experience influencing stakeholders and leadership
  • Entrepreneurial mindset with a proactive, solutions-oriented approach
  • Experience with ESPs and platforms such as Attentive; familiarity with HTML/CSS is a plus
  • Experience with Adobe Creative Suite (Photoshop, Illustrator, InDesign, etc.)


Perks Playlist:

Join an entrepreneurial, global organization where authenticity, boldness, creativity, connection, drive, and insight aren't just values-they're how we work every day. Here are some of the ways we support you along the way (and just a few of the benefits we offer):

  • Comprehensive medical, dental, and vision coverage
  • Including 100% coverage for out-patient in-network mental health services
  • Fertility coverage for eligible medical plan participants
  • Wellbeing reimbursements for fitness classes, spa treatments, meal services, travel, and so much more (up to $720/year)
  • Student Loan Repayment Assistance and Tuition Reimbursement
  • 401(k) with 100% immediate vesting on the first 5% of your contributions, plus an additional UMG contribution


A variety of ways to prioritize much-needed time away from work including:

  • Flexible Paid Time Off (PTO) for exempt employees
  • 3-weeks PTO for non-exempt employees
  • 2-weeks paid Winter Break
  • 10 Company Holidays (including Juneteenth and Wellbeing Day)
  • Summer Fridays (between Memorial Day and Labor Day)
  • Generous paid parental leave for every type of parent


Check out our full overview of benefits on the Perks Playlist page of the career site.

Disclaimer: This job description only provides an overview of job responsibilities that are subject to change.

Job Category:
Marketing, Streaming & Digital Media

Salary Range:
$71,010 - $120,000

The actual base salary offered depends on a variety of factors, which may include, as applicable, the qualifications of the individual applicant for the position, years of relevant experience, specific and unique skills, level of education attained, certifications or other professional licenses held, and the location in which the applicant lives and/or from which they will be performing the job. All candidates are encouraged to apply.

About Universal Music Group

Universal Music Group (UMG) is a global music corporation that is a subsidiary of the French media conglomerate Vivendi. The company was founded in 1934 as Decca Records and has since grown to become the largest music company in the world, with a market share of over 30%. UMG owns and operates a wide range of record labels, including Capitol Records, Def Jam Recordings, and Island Records, and has a roster of over 4,000 artists. In addition to music production and distribution, UMG also operates several other businesses, including music publishing, merchandising, and film and television production.
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