Sr. Manager, Global Physical Operations

2 Days ago • 5-10 Years

About the job

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Seeking a Sr. Manager, Global Physical Operations with 5+ years of experience in the music industry. Must have strong attention to detail, excellent communication skills, and experience with industry metadata standards. Experience with independent music sector and training/managing junior teammates is a plus.

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 know that each talent makes our collective bolder and brighter. We are guided by four core principles that underpin everything we do across all our diverse businesses:

Music is Everything: Music is our passion, and we can never get enough. Tastes, trends, and tech will change, but great artists and songwriters will always be our driving force.
Global Growth, Local Expertise: Music is a global language. Through communication and collaboration, our success can come from anywhere and translate everywhere.
Innovation and Insight: Pushing the boundaries requires the best information and the boldest imagination. We use both to create the future.
Empowered by People: Like the artists we serve and the music they make, our differences make us stronger. This is a place where every talent can belong and build a career.

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.

A little bit about our team:

Release Operations is key to the core function of the company. In the Label Operations department, we work to ensure that the creative content from the labels are distributed out to the market correctly, on time, and set up to industry and artistic standards. This role interfaces closely with both labels and other production teams to work toward the central goal of releasing content be it singles, albums, preorders, videos, and more. This position walks the line between meeting the creative vision of an artist, and following guidelines set forth by the industry. Getting product to market is the backbone of a distribution company!

Your role:

This role is a unique opportunity to work with exciting independent labels, guiding them, and getting their physical content to the masses. In addition to having a front-row seat to the creative side, this role also has visibility and engagement in the newest technology for music consumption. As a liaison between label partners and production teams, this is a great spot to develop project management skills while working on music from your favorite indie artists.

Here you’ll get to:

Foster relationships with label partners, guide them through the new release process for physical products, advise labels on release standards, respond to inquiries and special requests.
Act as a stakeholder for platform initiatives related to physical operations processes, metadata input and delivery dashboards
Liaise with incoming and departing partners to determine their physical change of distribution needs, aligning on timelines and setting expectations
Build a strong knowledge of the downstream processes of the physical supply chain, collaborating with the supply chain team to troubleshoot errors. Continuously seek ways to improve how our teams work together.
Collaborate with executive leadership on honing processes, internally and externally, owning all operational documentation for global physical processes
Periodically interface with third party vendors, collaborating on new initiatives and proactively surfacing bugs, blockers and improvements
Gather, survey, and advise on actions needed based on reports across the repertoire you represent
Work alongside various internal teams (label management, marketing/services, finance, etc.) to help artists and labels achieve their physical release goals
Maintaining the corresponding physical knowledge base and it’s maintenance

About you:

Have strong attention to detail with excellent communication skills, both verbal and written.
Show ambition and motivation as a self-starter.
Work under deadlines and strive under pressure.
Be a quick study in learning new software systems.

We’d love it if you also had:

College Degree preferred
Five years of experience in the music industry
Background knowledge of industry metadata standards
An interest in the independent music sector
Experiencing training and/or managing junior teammates

About us:

As the home to 10K Projects, 300 Elektra, Asylum, Atlantic, 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: Music With Vision & Voice.

Love this job and want to apply?

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.

#LI-Hybrid and #LI-Onsite

This position will require being in the office 4 days a week. We believe that an in-office presence is critical for talent development, collaboration and building strong relationships.

Salary Range

$75,000 to $85,000 Annually

Salary ranges are included for job postings where required by law. The actual base pay is dependent upon many factors, such as work experience and business needs. The pay range is subject to change at any time dependent on a variety of internal and external factors.

WMG is committed to inclusion and diversity in all aspects of our business. We are proud to be an equal opportunity workplace and will evaluate qualified applicants without regard to race, religious creed, color, age, sex, sexual orientation, gender, gender identity, gender expression, national origin, ancestry, marital status, medical condition as defined by state law (genetic characteristics or cancer), physical or mental disability, military service or veteran status, pregnancy, childbirth and related medical conditions, genetic information or any other characteristic protected by applicable federal, state or local law.

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$75.0K - $85.0K/yr (Outscal est.)

$80.0K/yr avg.

Los Angeles, California, United States

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