Label Relations Manager, Country Music Genre, Music Industry

• 2+ years experience within label relations, artist management, account management, project management in Country music directly, preferably in Nashville.
• Knowledge of music industry and digital media landscape
• Deep passion for the Country (and Christian) music community and culture

About Amazon Music
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The Label Relations Manager - County Music Genre, is based in Nashville and is part of the team responsible for the growth and optimization of Country (and Christian) music on Amazon Music. The overarching
objective of this tactical role is to execute artist campaigns that drive career and fan growth for Country (and Christian) artists 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.

The successful candidate will balance a deep passion for, and knowledge of, the genre as well as possess a high-level of organization, communication,
attention to detail and collaborative working skills.

The Label Relations Manager - Country Music Genre will work collaboratively across a wide range of internal stakeholders (including the rest of the Country Music team, Artist Relations, Programming, Artist Marketing and a large number of adjacent internal functions) as well as external industry stakeholders (artist teams, record labels and others), to deliver and/or ensure execution against our growth goals.

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 Country music, growing a business at Amazon, working directly with
music labels, and providing customers a great music experience - please apply!

Key job responsibilities

• Work across an array of record labels, direct distribution companies and label services and release schedules to identify priority artist partnerships (from emerging to superstar)
• Work in parallel with artist relations, artist marketing and programming, as well as other internal teams, to maximize business growth for all stakeholders
• Work with international colleagues to identify multi-national campaign opportunities
• Advocate for these partnerships internally to secure cross-functional buy-in
• Create, negotiate and execute partnership plans for Country (and Christian) music artists that deliver fan growth
• Continuously analyze and review performance data to iterate and improve based upon learnings
• Maintain a deep level of Country (and Christian) music cultural expertise by monitoring industry trends and identifying new opportunities
• Represent Country (and Christian) label and artist interests externally on behalf of Amazon Music
• Sound work ethic with strong attention to detail and drive to deliver
• Excellent communication and organizational skills
• Experience in team-oriented work environment
• Ability to interact with stakeholders across all levels of seniority
• Bachelor’s degree preferred

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