Senior Director, Digital Marketing

15 Minutes ago • 4 Years + • $78,630 PA - $208,270 PA

Job Summary

Job Description

Mercury Records is seeking a Senior Director, Digital Marketing to define, plan, and execute digital marketing campaigns for artists. This role involves contributing to digital asset creation, researching artist communities, identifying viral marketing opportunities, and quantifying campaign success through analytics. The Senior Director will manage relationships with artists and partners, discover new promotional outlets, and analyze campaign performance to optimize fan acquisition and brand awareness.
Must have:
  • Define, plan, and execute digital marketing campaigns for artists.
  • Contribute to the design and creation of artist's digital assets.
  • Heavy research of artist communities, micro/macro creators, and word-of-mouth analysis.
  • Identify viral, digital word-of-mouth marketing opportunities.
  • Quantify the success and efficiency of digital promotions, paid media campaigns, eCommerce efforts, social engagement and partnerships.
  • Manage relationships with top-level artists, managers, and other partners.
  • Discover new sites and outlets to promote artists and maintain relationships.
  • Filter results of analysis and present to internal departments.
  • Measure and analyze overall campaign performance and provide insights and key learnings.
  • Track-specific milestones, including email, social and advertising conversion rates, plays and views, number of fans acquired, campaign spend and ROI.
  • Create and manage database marketing campaigns to find new fans and optimize conversions.
  • Must have 4+ years of experience in digital marketing within the music industry.
  • Strong analytical background and ability to create and update reports.
  • Ability to lead cross-functional teams.
  • Excellent communication oral and written skills.
  • Proficient with Excel, PowerPoint or Keynote, Photoshop, video editing software (Premiere or Final Cut).
  • Comfortable with collaboration and asset management tools like Google Drive, Dropbox, Evernote, Basecamp.
  • Strong computer knowledge of various music applications and excellent knowledge of the Internet.
  • Motivated, creative, innovative, organized, detail-oriented and accustomed to working under tight deadlines.
Good to have:
  • Social strategy and paid media planning experience.
  • Bachelor’s Degree.
Perks:
  • Comprehensive medical, dental, vision, and FSA options.
  • 100% coverage for out-patient mental health services.
  • Wellbeing reimbursements for fitness classes, spa treatments, meal services, travel (up to $720/year).
  • A lifetime fertility support allowance of $30,000.
  • Student Loan Repayment Assistance and Tuition Reimbursement.
  • 100% immediately vested 401(k) match on the first 5% of your contribution.
  • Flexible Paid Time Off (PTO) for exempt employees.
  • 3-weeks PTO for non-exempt employees.
  • 2-weeks paid Winter Break.
  • 10 Company Holidays (including Juneteenth and Wellbeing Day).
  • Summer Fridays (between Memorial Day and Labor Day).
  • Generous paid parental leave for every type of parent.

Job Details

We are UMG, the Universal Music Group. We are the world’s leading music company. In everything we do, we are committed to artistry, innovation and entrepreneurship. We own and operate a broad array of businesses engaged in recorded music, music publishing, merchandising, and audiovisual content in more than 60 countries. We identify and develop recording artists and songwriters, and we produce, distribute and promote the most critically acclaimed and commercially successful music to delight and entertain fans around the world.

Mercury Records is seeking a Senior Director, Digital Marketing.

How you’ll CREATE:

  • Define, plan, and execute digital marketing campaigns for a roster of artists.
  • Contribute to the design and creation of the artist's digital assets, including photo and video content as needed.
  • Heavy research of artist communities, micro/macro creators, and word-of-mouth analysis (reading and analyzing blogs, other artist sites).
  • Identify viral, digital word-of-mouth marketing opportunities with the goal of driving traffic, fan acquisition, and creating brand awareness for artists.
  • Quantify the success and efficiency of digital promotions, paid media campaigns, eCommerce efforts, social engagement and partnerships via various analytics tools.
  • Manage relationships with top-level artists, managers, and other partners.
  • Discover new sites and outlets to promote artists and maintain relationships with key sites , creators, and partners.
  • Filter results of analysis and present it to the internal departments.
  • Measure and analyze overall campaign performance and provide insights and key learnings
  • Track-specific milestones, including email, social and advertising conversion rates, plays and views, number of fans acquired, campaign spend and ROI against project goals.
  • Create and manage database marketing campaigns to find new fans and optimize conversions.

Bring your VIBE:

  • Must have 4+ years of experience in digital marketing within the music industry, preferably at a major label.
  • Strong analytical background and ability to create and update reports.
  • Ability to lead cross-functional teams (strong project management, organization, and communication skills)
  • Ambitious individual sought who is a self-starter requiring minimal direction.
  • Excellent communication oral and written skills are a must. Candidate will be collaborating with presenting campaigns to and contextualizing results for a broad audience every week.
  • Social strategy and paid media planning experience preferred.
  • Must be proficient with using Excel, PowerPoint or Keynote, Photoshop, video editing software (Premiere or Final Cut), and comfortable with collaboration and asset management tools like Google Drive, Dropbox, Evernote, Basecamp and the like.
  • Must thrive in a team environment but be able to take initiative and work independently.
  • Candidate must have strong computer knowledge of various music applications and excellent knowledge of the Internet.
  • Candidate must be motivated, creative, innovative, organized, detail-oriented and accustomed to working under tight deadlines.
  • Bachelor’s Degree is preferred.

Perks Playlist:

  • Be part of an entrepreneurial, global organization that values authenticity, drive, creativity, relationships, and a competitive spirit
  • Comprehensive medical, dental, vision, and FSA options, as well as:
  • 100% coverage for out-patient mental health services
  • Wellbeing reimbursements for fitness classes, spa treatments, meal services, travel, and so much more (up to $720/year)
  • A lifetime fertility support allowance of $30,000 to plan participants
  • Student Loan Repayment Assistance and Tuition Reimbursement
  • 100% immediately vested 401(k) match on the first 5% of your contribution on eligible compensation
  • Variety of ways to prioritize much-needed time away from work including:
  • Flexible Paid Time Off (PTO) for exempt employees
  • 3-weeks PTO for non-exempt employees
  • 2-weeks paid Winter Break
  • 10 Company Holidays (including Juneteenth and Wellbeing Day)
  • Summer Fridays (between Memorial Day and Labor Day)
  • Generous paid parental leave for every type of parent

Check out our full overview of benefits on the Perks Playlist page of the career site.

Disclaimer: This job description only provides an overview of job responsibilities that are subject to change.

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