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Warner Music Group Manager, Creative Operations in Los Angeles, California
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: Manager, Creative Operations
A little bit about our team:
The Rhino Art Department is the creative hub for the Global Catalog development arm of Warner Music Group. The art team handles ideation and creation of physical products, art for digital offerings, marketing assets, campaign tools for worldwide initiatives, and photo editing/research. We work on projects that support the greatest artists ever signed to Warner Music Group!
Your role:
This role will act as the central hub for the administrative operations for the Art Department, with an emphasis on physical products. They will oversee the assignment of projects to internal and external designers, work with A&R Administration and Finance to source, budget and hire external creative resources, gather info sheets, editorial content and creative files for designers to start a project, monitor the overall workload for the design team and help drive the timely delivery of creative output.
Here you’ll get to:
Provide administrative support, prioritization and workload oversight for physical packaging and marketing assets
Assign physical and digital releases to internal and external designers
Maintain and update a project assignment schedule for all physical design projects
Determine and track budgets needed for specific projects and the overall Art Department workflow
Partner with A&R Administration to determine freelance design costs, setup vendors for payment, process invoices and track payment.
Be a high-level liaison with Production, Editorial, Product Development, A & R, Photo Research, Business Affairs, Finance and Content Development teams to overcome obstacles in completing releases
Research and manage a data base of external photographers, designers and illustrators to work with
Advise on photo research, curation, and licensing of relevant material
Work with the production team on timelines, samples, and materials
Provide minor packaging file edits as needed
Gather finished packaging files and proactively share them with the Digital Art team to create assets
Archive final package and asset files
Support the Art Department Coordinator in managing the Digital Asset Request workflow
Communicate with our business affairs team on licensing and contract questions
Source, hire and manage a variety of consultants, freelance designers, and illustrators
About you:
Accomplished Creative Operations Manager with 3-5 years of related experience
Highly organized and able to work with a wide variety people
Expert understanding of creative design and physical goods packaging
Advanced knowledge of the Adobe Creative Suite design programs (Illustrator, Photoshop, InDesign)
Handle several ongoing projects, meet deadlines, and prioritize work
Strong conceptual planner, a thinker, and problem solver
Love to contribute ideas but can also take direction
Have a passion for music and a desire to translate that into amazing art
Self-motivated with the ability to work both independently and part of the team
Excellent organization, project management and prioritization skills
We’d love it if you also had:
A degree/certificate from an institute of higher learning (art/design related)
Experienced Mac user and familiar with Google Workspace
An understanding of video production, photography, and packaged goods
About us:
As the home to 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. Redefining what it means to be a music company in the 21st century, our consumer brands include trend-setters like UPROXX, Songkick, HipHopDX, and EMP. We’re the home to WMX – the next generation services division that connects artists with fans and amplifies brands in creative, immersive, and engaging ways – and Alternative Distribution Alliance (ADA) – the ground-breaking global distribution company for independent artists and labels.
Together, we are Warner Music Group: Music With Vision & Voice.
Love this job and want to apply?
Click the “Apply” link at the top of the page, or apply directly with your LinkedIn. Applying with LinkedIn will import all of the information you put in your profile, but will still allow you to upload a resume and cover letter.
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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Effective October 1st, this position will require being in the office 4 days a week. We believe that an in-office presence is critical for talent development, collaboration and building strong relationships.
Salary Range
$70,000 to $80,000 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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