Director, Label Management and Business Development

3 Months ago • All levels • Business Development

Job Summary

Job Description

The Director, Label Management and Business Development will manage relationships with music clients, oversee retail relationships, and optimize the local supply chain. Responsibilities include identifying growth opportunities, managing the Label Management and Operations team, strategizing release campaigns, and coordinating communication with various internal departments. The role requires strong organizational and communication skills.
Must have:
  • Experience in digital music distribution
  • Experience in managing catalogs and relationships
  • Organizational and multitasking abilities
  • Excellent oral and written communication skills
Perks:
  • Opportunity to channel passion every day
  • Modern office environment
  • Investment in professional growth
  • Platform to champion positive change
  • Excellent range of benefits

Job Details

 

Who We Are:

The Orchard (a wholly owned subsidiary of Sony Music Entertainment) is a leading music distribution company operating in over 40 markets worldwide – distributing music from independent artists including Ozuna, Skepta, Jorja Smith, and Kelsea Ballerini. With cutting edge operations and an unparalleled global team, The Orchard partners with labels of all sizes to make their music and video available across hundreds of digital and physical retailers around the world. At The Orchard, the focus is to provide a comfortable, social and engaging environment to encourage productivity and creativity.

 

What you'll do:

  • Manage relationships with distributed music clients across a variety of genres, including high-touch frontline and high-volume catalog labels.
  • Oversee high-level retail relationships and ensure best practices across all retail outlets.
  • Manage, coordinate, and optimize the local supply chain, troubleshoot any issues across the logistics, and ensure accurate reporting.
  • Explore, identify, and support opportunities to grow The Orchard’s label partnerships in the region.
  • Manage and coordinate the Label Management and Operations team across the region to optimize operations efficiency.
  • Strategize and manage priority release campaign logistics from inception through to analysis, working with other internal departments as necessary.
  • Manage local label release communication and logistics, ensuring content is delivered in a timely manner and to the required specifications using Orchard technology systems.
  • Liaise with various internal departments, from finance and marketing to legal and management, to ensure all client and retail partner business needs are met.

 

Who you are:

  • Extensive or proven experience in digital space including music retail, analytics, social media, and digital music distribution with an ability to adapt to a constantly changing landscape.
  • Experience within a label or distribution company managing catalogs, frontline releases, and relationships.
  • An existing network of contacts within the industry and an aptitude to develop new relationships.
  • Proven experience to manage a team of skilled and driven individuals.
  • Highly advanced organizational skills with the ability to multi-task and prioritize tight deadlines.
  • Excellent oral and written communication skills. 
 

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 
  • We provide an excellent range of benefits like private medical cover, a generous pension scheme, life assurance, income protection, plus loads of music industry perks. There’s also time off over winter break

 

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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