Manager, Catalog Operations & Migration

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 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.

Virgin Music Group is the Independent Services division of Universal Music Group, providing a full range of label services and revenue streams for Virgin Music’s artists, releases, and label associations on a worldwide basis, including Distribution, Marketing, Promotion, Commercial Development, Branding, Synch & Licensing, Lifestyle Marketing, Business Affairs and Finance.

The Manager, Catalog Operations & Migration directly manages the process of receiving, staging and distributing new catalogs in the Virgin Music Group digital supply chain. The role is responsible for following and developing catalog migration best practices, optimizing current workflows, tracking projects from start to finish and above all, ensuring a seamless transition of new Virgin Music Group catalogs on DSPs.

Responsibilities

• Review and certify metadata, asset and product configurations on incoming catalogs prior to ingestion and ultimate distribution.
• Interface between business, technical and operational teams across multiple departments with both internal and external stakeholders
• Work closely with UMG stakeholders, giving special consideration to catalogs moving from UMG supply chain to VMG
• Ensure incoming content is brought in line with current metadata and asset standards, where differences exist.
• Master details of the Virgin Music Group style guide and understand how they apply and relate to DSP standards
• Maneuver between multiple concurrent projects in various states, balancing priorities while maximizing quality and timely completion.
• Facilitate collection of accurate details for complex projects with large volumes of content
• Assist in scheduling timelines and tracking various projects from start to finish.
• Work with proprietary systems and tools to configure and process audio and video content for distribution.
• Coordinate with the Quality Control team to ensure best practices are maintained during migration.

Skills/Qualifications

• Minimum 2 years experience in digital music distribution, content management and/or customer or technical support in digital music
• Experience working with complex music metadata
• Understanding of DDEX a major plus
• Comfortable working with multiple streams of data, and the ability to analyze, manage and/or design spreadsheets
• Knowledge of audio, video and image formats and specifications a plus
• Experience working in complex operational environments and software systems
• Legendary attention to detail and tireless drive to solve problems
• Strong ability to follow through and a desire to see even minor issues through to resolution
• Passionate about music discovery and a fan of multiple genres of music with the ability to represent VMG in the marketplace
• Strong relationship building skills, creativity and resourcefulness in getting projects to the finish line
• Excellent customer service and relationship-building capability — always with a professional demeanor
• Articulate in written and oral communication
• Ability to maintain multiple project timelines while being accountable and responsive
• Experience with top digital music services interfaces, social media applications, and digital music best practices

Interested? Please follow the link to submit your application today!
Note: Only shortlisted applicants will be contacted.

About us:

Universal Music Group (UMG) is the world leader in music-based entertainment, with a broad array of businesses engaged in recorded music, music publishing, merchandising and audiovisual content in more than 60 countries.

Featuring the most comprehensive catalog of recordings and songs across every musical genre, UMG identifies and develops artists and produces and distributes the most critically acclaimed and commercially successful music in the world. Committed to artistry, innovation and entrepreneurship, UMG fosters the development of services, platforms and business models in order to broaden artistic and commercial opportunities for our artists and create new experiences for fans.

UMG's catalog is marketed through two distinct divisions, Universal Music Enterprises (in the U.S.) and Universal Strategic Marketing (outside the U.S.). UMG also includes Universal Music Publishing Group, one of the industry's premier music publishing operations worldwide and Bravado, the leading provider of consumer, lifestyle and branding services to recording artists and entertainment brands around the world.

 

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