Assistant Manager, Label & Retail Marketing
Job Summary
Job Description
- 5 years experience in label or distribution system
- High knowledge of digital retail outlets
- Knowledge of social marketing and digital advertising
- Passion for local independent labels and Arabic music
- Excellent Arabic and English communication skills
- Creative and analytical mind
- Detail-oriented with multitasking skills
- Experience with digital music platforms
- Understanding of release timelines and marketing opportunities
- Knowledge of online video platforms and promotional outlets
- Proactive and autonomous work style
- Vibrant global community
- Modern office environment
- Investment in professional growth
- Opportunity to accelerate progress
- Platform to champion positive change
- Contribute to social impact and DEI initiatives
1 skill required
Job Details
This position will manage the day to day activities for key distributed labels, working alongside label clients to develop artists and promote content at the industry's leading independent music distributor and label services company. The candidate must be Dubai based and have strong passion for and knowledge of the music distribution scene and the independent cross-genre music market, an understanding of digital retail platforms, release requirements and opportunities, a creative spirit, and solid technical capabilities.
What you'll do:
- Maintain day to day relationships with distributed music and video clients.
- Manage release processing logistics within The Orchard’s distribution system for digital music and video formats
- Provide customer service and support for distributed clients in adopting The Orchard’s proprietary client tools and technology
- Maintain close relationships with retail partners to secure promotional opportunities
- Manage assigned label’s digital product logistics and operations, ensuring digital content is delivered in a timely manner and to required specifications using Orchard technology systems
- Ensure the global sales and marketing organization has all assets to properly solicit and market priority releases.
- Liaise with local retail and represent the full Orchard’s distributed content base and priority releases outside of assigned roster in support of The Orchards sales efforts.
- Drive product adoption of The Orchards tools and services across the client base.
Who you are:
- 5 years’ experience within a label or distribution system working with labels or artists.
- High level of knowledge with digital retail outlets, release timelines, and marketing opportunities
- Knowledge of social marketing, online video platforms, digital advertising, and online promotional outlets
- High level of awareness and passion for local independent labels, artists and the Arabic music scene
- Supreme organizational skills + written and verbal communication skills in Arabic and English
- You are relationship-driven with a creative and analytical mind, with the ability to work proactively and autonomously.
- Attention to detail, multi-tasking, and follow-through skills required.
- Experience with digital music platforms and digital music best practices.
What we give you:
- You join a vibrant global community with the opportunity to channel your passion every day.
- A modern office environment designed for you, empowering you to bring your best.
- Investment in your professional growth and development enabling you to thrive in our vibrant community.
- The space to accelerate progress, positively disrupt and create what happens next.
- We give you the platform to champion positive change, with the opportunity to contribute to our social impact, diversity, equity and inclusion initiatives.
Equal Opportunities
As an active part of a culturally and socially diverse society, Sony Music’s aim is that our workforce is diverse and inclusive. Sony Music is an equal opportunity employer and supports workforce diversity.
We employ, retain, promote and otherwise treat all employees and job applicants according to their merit, qualifications, competence and talent. We apply this policy without regard to any individual’s sex, race, religion, origin, age, sexual orientation, marital status, medical condition or disability.
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