Label Relations Mgr Catalog, Catalog Music
Amazon
DESCRIPTION
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.
As the Label Relations Manager, Catalog you will possess knowledge and relationships in the catalog label, artist and estate community – and above all – a passion for supporting artists’ catalog and longevity. The overarching objective of this tactical role is to execute artist campaigns that drive fan growth for artist catalogs and leverage Amazon Music’s unique toolset (livestreams, merch, spatial audio, voice initiatives etc. to name just a few) to deliver world class music experiences to customers on Amazon Music. As an expert in the community, the Label Relations Manager, Catalog will work collaboratively across a wide range of internal stakeholders (including the rest of the Label Relations team, Artist Relations, Programming, Artist Marketing and a large number of adjacent internal functions) as well as external industry stakeholders (artist teams, estates, record labels and others), to deliver and/or ensure execution against our growth goals. The successful candidate will balance a deep passion for, and knowledge of, the catalog industry as well as possess a high-level of organization, communication, attention to detail and collaborative working skills.
Are you up for the challenge? Our environment is very fast-paced, and requires someone who is flexible, detail-oriented, supremely organized, analytical, and comfortable working with multiple teams and management. If you have a passion for music, growing a business at Amazon, working directly with music labels, artists and estates while providing customers a great music experience - please apply!
Key job responsibilities
The Label Relations Manager, Catalog will:
* Work across an array of label, management and estate contacts to identify priority artist partnerships
* Work in parallel with artist relations, artist marketing and programming, as well as other internal teams, to maximize business growth for all stakeholders
* Manage, organize and prioritize inbound pitches and opportunities to align with Amazon Music goals
* Work with international colleagues to identify multi-national campaign opportunities
* Advocate for these partnerships internally to secure cross-functional buy-in
* Manage and execute partnership plans for projects that deliver fan growth
* Build, maintain and analyze data to glean actionable insights and best practices
* Collaborate with front line labels and internal label relations teams to build complimentary catalog support for new release projects
* Represent catalog label and artist interests externally on behalf of Amazon Music