Warner Music Group: Hip Hop/R&B Curator New York, NY, United States

Music Producer is needed in New York, NY, United States.

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Client: Warner Music Group

Location: New York, NY

Contract: Full-time

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.

Your role:

The perfect candidate is an expert in all genres but especially in hip-hop and R&B genres. They are comfortable in navigating Hip-Hop, R&B, and pop culture as well as their influence on it. They are clear and concise on communicating their editorial strategies and confident in supporting that strategy with strong performance data. They have a passion for music streaming, technology developments, and a purpose to share music while growing a global audience.You will be responsible for curation, editorial, and strategic output on streaming services in their designated genre area while meeting editorial standards and WMG business goals.

Here you’ll get to:

• Work cross functionally with WMG international teams, label teams, and artists
• Create playlists and advanced curation strategies
• Analyze and produce performance data to support further optimization strategy
• Develop and execute streaming strategy for all streaming platforms for both WMG artists and WMG playlist brands
• Deliver data-driven recommendations to stakeholders in a clear and concise manner
• Meet and deliver on OKR goals

About you:

• Experience curating music in an editorial/programming role in music
• Experience managing a workflow, strategy, and analysis within internal teams
• Knowledgeable, passionate, and curious about Hip-Hop/R&B Music
• Have an interest in data and statistics
• Must be creative and in touch with pop culture and current trends
• Aware of Industry/Technology trends
• Deep understanding of digital content and all streaming platforms including but not limited to Spotify, Apple Music, Amazon, Deezer, etc
• Familiarity with streaming analytics tools, along with the ability to use them effectively in analyses
• Ability to visualize data using PowerPoint, Keynote, Canva etc.
• Comfortable walking through analysis and communicating findings to executives and/or a broader audience
• Ability to balance multiple projects and deadlines
• Not afraid to share ideas, opinions, or contribute to the conversation
• A strong reputation and a good network within the music industry/community
• Self-motivated
• Design Skills a plus
• Ability to build relationships across business units, work well in a collaborative team environment

We’d love it if you also had:

• Bachelor’s in Business, Economics, Music, Communication or other quantitative degree preferred

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.