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Senior Manager/Director, Brand Partnerships

Warner Bros. Discovery

New York, United States (On-site)

Senior Manager/Director, Brand Partnerships

3 Months ago • 3 Years +

About the job

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Brand Partnerships Senior Manager/Director at Atlantic Records, must have brand management & strong communication skills.

Job Description:

At Warner Music Group, we’re a global collective of music makers and music lovers, tech innovators and inspired entrepreneurs, game-changing creatives and passionate team members. Here, we know that each talent makes our collective bolder and brighter. We are guided by four core principles that underpin everything we do across all our diverse businesses:

Music is Everything: Music is our passion, and we can never get enough. Tastes, trends, and tech will change, but great artists and songwriters will always be our driving force.
Global Growth, Local Expertise: Music is a global language. Through communication and collaboration, our success can come from anywhere and translate everywhere.
Innovation and Insight: Pushing the boundaries requires the best information and the boldest imagination. We use both to create the future.
Empowered by People: Like the artists we serve and the music they make, our differences make us stronger. This is a place where every talent can belong and build a career.

We remain committed to Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion. We know it fosters a culture where you can truly belong, contribute, and grow. We encourage applications from people of any age, gender identity, sexual orientation, race, religion, ethnicity, disability, veteran status, and any other characteristic or identity.

Consider a career at WMG and get the best of both worlds – an innovative global music company that retains the creative spirit of a nimble independent.

Job Title: Senior Manager/Director, Brand Partnerships (title commensurate with experience)

A little bit about our team:

The Brand Partnerships and Commercial Licensing Department at Atlantic Records is responsible for all outreach to brands and advertising agencies with the ultimate goal of aligning the label, affiliated labels and/or individual or a group of artists with branded campaigns.

Your role:

You will be cultivating 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 artist’s music and merchandise; b) raising the profile of our artists and the Atlantic Records brand; c) funding our creative marketing campaigns and artist visuals; and d) offsetting our marketing costs.

Here you’ll get to:

Devise and pitch brand partnership deals and campaigns for all artists on the Atlantic 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 to help offset marketing costs, music licensing, tour sponsorship, partner funded pop-up activations, paid social media posts, etc.
Cultivate and maintain key relationships with ad agencies, brand marketers, marketing and influencer agencies, and digital publishers to garner income for artists, revenue for label and amplify album marketing campaigns; Serve as label liaison to the advertising and brand marketing community.
Work with product managers, digital 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:

3 years of experience in label, management or agency brand partnerships, or brand management
You are an excellent communicator with strong writing 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 potential 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
You love following trends on social media and are knowledgeable of various platforms
Knowledge of standard office programs including Google Workspace, Canva, Microsoft PowerPoint, Adobe Photoshop

About us:

As the home to 10K Projects, 300 Elektra, Asylum, Atlantic, East West, FFRR, Fueled by Ramen, Nonesuch, Parlophone, Rhino, Roadrunner, Sire, Warner Records, Warner Classics, and several other of the world’s premier recording labels, Warner Music Group champions emerging artists and global superstars alike. And our renowned publishing company, Warner Chappell Music, represents genre-spanning songwriters and producers through a catalogue of more than one million copyrights worldwide. Warner Music Group is also home to ADA, which supports the independent community, as well as artist services division WMX. In addition, WMG counts film and television storytelling powerhouse Warner Music Entertainment among its many brands.

Together, we are Warner Music Group: Music With Vision & Voice.

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Don’t be discouraged if you don’t hear from us right away. We’re taking our time to review all resumes, and to find the best people for WMG.

Thanks for your interest in working for WMG. We love it here, and think you will, too.

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Salary Range

$80,400 to $96,000 Annually

Salary 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.

WMG is committed to inclusion and diversity in all aspects of our business. We are proud to be an equal opportunity workplace and will evaluate qualified applicants without regard to race, religious creed, color, age, sex, sexual orientation, gender, gender identity, gender expression, national origin, ancestry, marital status, medical condition as defined by state law (genetic characteristics or cancer), physical or mental disability, military service or veteran status, pregnancy, childbirth and related medical conditions, genetic information or any other characteristic protected by applicable federal, state or local law.

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$80.4K - $96.0K/yr (Outscal est.)

$88.2K/yr avg.

New York, New York, United States

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Warner Bros. Discovery, a premier global media and entertainment company, offers audiences the world’s most differentiated and complete portfolio of content, brands and franchises across television, film, streaming and gaming. The new company combines WarnerMedia’s premium entertainment, sports and news assets with Discovery’s leading non-fiction and international entertainment and sports businesses.