Senior Repertoire Development Manager - London, N1C 4AG

Senior Repertoire Development Manager - London, N1C 4AG, United Kingdom

UMR is the label responsible for ensuring the continued success of Universal Music Group’s world class catalogue of recordings. We work with some of the most successful, innovative, timeless and respected artists of all time, continuing to grow their audiences across multiple entry points and platforms and keep the world listening.

From The Beatles to Florence + The Machine, Bob Marley to Sam Smith, Elton John to Lana Del Rey, Metallica to the soundtracks of Disney, UMR’s vision is to use our collective passion and knowledge to help people find their new favourite song, whether it is 3 years or 3 decades old.

Our purpose is to continually spark a connection and reconnection with music that matters drawing on new content, new platforms and new moments. We give momentarily forgotten music the chance to reconnect with new and unexpected audiences through great storytelling regardless of generation and genre.

The Universal Music Recordings Repertoire Development team is responsible for all of UMR’s music output from vinyl box sets to streaming playlists. The team provide creative output, relationship management and product development that supports a best in class release schedule and content plan.

Skills & Experience

• Strategically project manage end to end process of a number of high priority artist campaigns from a repertoire and product delivery perspective – to include physical, digital and AV product

• Manag e artist and management team relationships, pitching and developing product plans and opportunities, navigating artist approvals

• Oversee multi-artist campaigns from a repertoire perspective, for example Record Store Day and National Album Da y

• Oversee digital repertoire strategies – including newly created digital versions of tracks in campaign; copyright protection deliveries; currently unavailable digital repertoire for both strategic opportunities and gapfill requirements, as well as streaming plans

• Liaison role with on roster marketing team to ensure efficient delivery of any projects generated via the frontline embed roles, and conduit for the Head of Repertoire

• Support Head Of Repertoire Development with day to day running of Repertoire team

• Line management of Repertoire Development Assistant and Coordinator

• P rovide strategic support to UMR RD consultants on priority campaigns

• Work closely with Label Operations + Commercial teams to ensure timely delivery of releases within budget

Person Specification

• Previous experience with music product – delivering parts for physical, digital, AV releases

• A passion for & broad knowledge of multiple musical genres and audiences; a love of music across the decades is a bonus

• A great communicator with experience conveying ideas & plans to internal & external stakeholders

• Project management skills

• Previous people management experience

• Proficient in Microsoft Outlook, Word, PowerPoint and Excel and comfortable learning new systems

• Ability to communicate and liaise with all levels and departments within the business

• Highly organised with an ability to prioritise and manage workload

• Adaptable and able to use initiative with a proactive, energetic approach to work

• Very strong attention to detail

• Experience managing budgets