Job Description
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 turn dreams into stardom and audiences into fans. We are guided by three core values that underpin everything we do across all our diverse businesses:
- Curiosity: We do our best work when we’re immersing ourselves in culture and breaking through barriers. Curiosity is the driving force behind creativity and ingenuity. It fuels innovation, and innovation is the key to our future.
- Collaboration: Making music and bringing it to the world is all about the power of originality amplified by teamwork. A great idea, like a great song, travels globally. We ignite passions and build connections across our diverse community of artists, songwriters, partners, and fans.
- Commitment: We pursue excellence for our team and our talent. Everything in music starts with a leap into the unknown, and we’re committed to keeping the faith, acting with integrity, and delivering on our promises.
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: Sr. Manager, Creative Sync, LatAm & US Latin
A little bit about our team:
The Visual Media Licensing department represents recorded music sync rights and offers clients a comprehensive sync licensing service in the US and Latin America as part of a global sync organization. The team works to serve Warner Music Group's extensive catalog as well as the company's frontline recorded music labels and their global partners by strategically developing new opportunities in Film, TV, Advertising, Gaming, Trailers, and Promos.
Your role:
You will work with clients to secure WMG sound recordings in Film, TV, Advertising, Gaming, Trailers, and Promos, in order to bring in licensing revenue and promote artists to the benefit of the overall company, including other marketing opportunities related to sync. This role will work and coordinate with the clearance team as well as all Frontline Labels, International Affiliates, and WMG’s vast catalog.
Here you’ll get to:
- Proactively pitch and respond to specific briefs from Music Supervisors, Agencies, Brands, Networks, Studios, Production Houses, etc., with the goal of placing songs from artists and labels within WMG in Film, TV, Advertising, Gaming, Trailers, and Promos.
- Develop and maintain positive relationships with music supervisors, television/film music executives, studios, production houses, etc.
- Coordinate and confer with WMG artist and label partners, along with Company’s internal departments, to secure song assets and information such as publishers, co-publishers, copyright owners, composers, their managers and/or attorneys, regarding clearance, ownership, and financial procedures and fees
- Perform research of the Company’s rights and clear copyright provisions
- Make suggestions for use of alternate songs in the Company’s catalog when clearance is not available for the original request
- Work with business & legal affairs, finance, and WMG Sync to make sure every license goes through and is accounted for
- Develop and implement innovative programs and strategies to increase awareness of our artists and songs in different entertainment mediums, including maintaining sync focused playlisting
- Work with artist managers and publishers to ensure placement opportunities
About you:
- Proven experience pitching to Film & TV with a focus on Promos & Trailers as well as Advertising, and Gaming, all with a focus on Latin Music in the U.S.
- Demonstrate excellent verbal and written communication skills in both English and Spanish, including the ability to effectively interact with a wide range of personalities and styles
- Strong understanding of rights and fees for various media
- Possess wide knowledge of popular Latin and Anglo music, both catalog and frontline
- Familiar with current trends in Film, TV, Gaming, Advertising, Trailers and Promos
- Pre-established positive relationships with Music Supervisors, Music Coordinators, Agencies, Brands, Networks, Studios, Production Houses, etc.
- Able to work in a fast-paced work environment, leaning on strong multitasking skills, excellent time management, and high attention to detail
- Self-starter who can identify gaps and create opportunities
- Able to work independently as well as within a team
We’d love it if you also had:
- Bachelor’s degree or equivalent experience in Music or Music Industry
- Experience working in Clearance
- Knowledge in Google Workspace, Box, DISCO, Metadata Research
About us:
Warner Music Latina is the Latin division of Warner Music Group, representing US Latin in our Miami office. Warner Music Latina seeks to provide best in class service to its artist roster and to push the Latin culture forward, while breaking international barriers with its expertise to develop artists locally and in the global market. Among the extensive star-studded and up-and-coming artists on the roster are Myke Towers, Yandel, Tokischa, Maria Becerra, Danny Ocean, Sofia Reyes, Zion & Lennox, Tiago PZK, Justin Quiles, Blessd, Ovy on the Drums, Elena Rose, Mau Y Ricky, among many others.
As the home to 10K Projects, Asylum, Atlantic Music Group, 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: Independent Minds. Major Sound.
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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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