Director, A&R, Warner Music Latina

Job Description

Director, A&R, Warner Music Latina

Job Title: Director, A&R, Warner Music Latina

Reports To: SVP, A&R, Warner Music Latina

Department: A&R

Location: Warner Music Latina Inc., 555 Washington Avenue, Miami Beach, Florida 33139

A little bit about our team:

Warner Music Latina's A&R department is responsible for all aspects of the creative artistic process, including talent discovery, artist signing, oversight of artist's recording, acquisition of material, choice of production partner, engineering and musicians for sessions. A&R is truly the creative nerve center and quality control for the identity of the label.

Your role:

Reporting directly to the SVP of A&R, WM Latina, an A&R Director will help to deliver records across Warner Music Latin's roster, while re-establishing a renowned label as the leading destination for the greatest artists of our times. In this position you will play a critical role in defining the sound and culture of Warner Music Latina. You will sign and develop artists on our label as well as work closely with our various marketing and promotion teams to help artists define their sound and bring their music to the world.

Here you'll get to:
• Discover, sign and develop new artists for Warner Music Latina's roster with focus in the Latin urban scene.
• Lead the deal-making process and have highly developed negotiation skills to ensure we are competitive and adaptable across US Latin and other key markets such as Colombia and Mexico.
• Select singles and key tracks for collaborations and remixes.
• Gather deliverables, negotiate producer agreements, mixer agreements, gather label copy and deliver assets to the operations team.
• Act as liaison with artist, artist managers and art department regarding marketing concepts.
• Provide comprehensive feedback on new music and cultural trends to the head of the label.
• Review and recommend submitted/solicited demos as well as analyzing online material on artist's searching tools.
• Provide creative input and direction on artist's material.
• Plan and monitor recording budgets for assigned projects.
• Stay current on new trends, artists, producers, and talent within the music industry by networking and maintaining strong relationships with professionals in the business.
• Coordinate and attend all regular A&R, scheduling, promotions, marketing, and creative meetings to ensure strong communication with the entire regional team.
• 40% international and 10% domestic travel required.

About you:
• Bachelor's degree or foreign equivalent in Marketing, International Business, or related field.
• 3 years of experience in the position offered or related.
• Must have 3 years of experience with:
• Working in the Artist & Repertoire division at an international music publishing company or record label with a focus in the LATAM music industry
• Identifying, signing, and nurturing emerging new musical artists and producers in urban musical genres such as Reggaeton, Trap, Hip-Hop, and Rap
• Utilizing tools, platforms and systems including production audio tools, market share analytics platforms, artist track performance tools, and Digital Service Provider (DSP) analytics platforms for recruiting, developing, signing and promoting artists
• Developing musical artists' careers including selecting singles and key tracks for collaborations and remixes, negotiating contracts, providing creative input and direction on artists' materials
• Understanding the digital commerce space including the DSP artist portals and the key artist development and feeder playlists.
• Staying abreast of current music and cultural trends to develop new content.

M-F, 40 hrs/wk. Salary: $120,000 - $145,000/year.

About us:

Warner Music Latina is the Latin division of Warner Music Group, representing US Latin in our Miami office. Warner Music Latina seeks to provide best in class service to its artist roster and to push the Latin culture forward, while breaking international barriers with its expertise to develop artists locally and in the global market. Among the extensive star-studded and up-and-coming artists on the roster are Myke Towers, Yandel, Tokischa, Maria Becerra, Danny Ocean, Sofia Reyes, Zion & Lennox, Tiago PZK, Justin Quiles, Blessd, Ovy on the Drums, Elena Rose, Mau Y Ricky, among many others.

As the home to 10K Projects, Asylum, Atlantic Music Group, 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: Independent Minds. Major Sound.

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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.

Jobcode: Reference SBJ-9zwo19-52-15-179-198-42 in your application.