A&R Coordinator

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 turn dreams into stardom and audiences into fans. We are guided by three core values that underpin everything we do across all our diverse businesses: 

● Curiosity: We do our best work when we’re immersing ourselves in culture and breaking through barriers. Curiosity is the driving force behind creativity and ingenuity. It fuels innovation, and innovation is the key to our future. 

● Collaboration: Making music and bringing it to the world is all about the power of originality amplified by teamwork. A great idea, like a great song, travels globally. We ignite passions and build connections across our diverse community of artists, songwriters, partners, and fans. 

● Commitment: We pursue excellence for our team and our talent. Everything in music starts with a leap into the unknown, and we’re committed to keeping the faith, acting with integrity, and delivering on our promises. 

WMG is home to a wide range of artists, musicians, and songwriters that fuel our success. That is why we are committed to creating a work environment that actively values, appreciates, and respects everyone. We encourage applications from people with a wide variety of backgrounds and experiences. 

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. 

At Warner Chappell Music (WCM) -the global music publishing arm of Warner Music Group (WMG) - we shape the culture of songwriting and champion songs that resonate for generations by creating ground-breaking opportunities for songwriters everywhere. Our people and culture are at the epicenter of our company, and we are looking for team members who share our service-oriented mindset and have a passion for looking after our songwriters.

Job Title: Coordinator, A&R

A little bit about our team:  

The Warner Chappell Music (WCM) Nashville team is a dynamic, highly collaborative environment dedicated to championing the world-class songs and dedicated songwriters of the Nashville music community. We embody a service-oriented ethos, ensuring unparalleled support for our roster and clients. 

Your role:

The A&R Coordinator is a critical member of the team. This role will provide support the the A&R team and also serves as a key contributor to the Nashville office's external presence, actively running our social media platforms and celebrating writer achievements. The ideal candidate is a highly organized, service-oriented multi-tasker who will also assist the administration team with varied tasks, including fundamental song setup in our publishing systems.

Here you’ll get to:

• Assist Designated Members of the A&R Team.

• Assist with Onboarding Songwriters and maintaining their marketing materials & bios.

• Coordinate events for staff and writers under direction from the Events/Camps Team.

• Coordinate travel & bus trips for writers.

• Book Travel & T&E Reports for A&R reps & various accounts.

• Coordinate one or more yearly Teams w/A&R (Events/Camps, Bus, Retreat) – this would include handling budget/billbacks depending on which team you are on for that year.

• Assist with confirming and scheduling internal writer rooms and external writing sessions.

• Confirm all co-writes for designated A&R Reps’ rosters and ensure that all necessary details are placed recorded correctly in writer calendars.

• Assist with booking studios for visiting WC writers .

• Communicate with reception and security team about all visiting writers and guests.

• Assist with writer camps, including coordinating sessions and studios.

• Attend songwriter/artist shows in the community, both to identify potential talent to discuss with the A&R team, and to support WCM’s signed songwriters and artists.

• Assisting A&R with Catalog organization and creating playlists.

• Be present for all company-sponsored events to work as directed (which may include partner company events). 

• Generates writer and catalog song listings. 

• As needed, assist with office aesthetics/furnishings.

• Assist with applications, selection, calendar, and booking for Songwriting Intern.

• Coordinating weekly and monthly with other A&R Coordinators during office hours to always physically have someone in the building. 

• Design and/or coordinate design for eblasts/plaques/banners/social posts/ads and order plaques for #1 parties, banners for #1 songs, and/or notable writer moments.

• Distribute writer plaques at parties/events and organize #1 banners to distribute to writers.

• Track Mediabase and Billboard charts for WC controlled #1 songs. 

• Facilitate and act as the point person for Warner Chappell Nashville social media platforms (IG, FB, Twitter, etc) and post highlights on a day-to-day basis.

• Maintain #1 song budget budget versus actual (plaques, special gifts, #1 parties, banners, design costs, Aircheck ads, MusicRow ads, etc.).

• Lead delivery of e-blasts for #1 songs and notable writer events/moments.

• Performs a number of varied A&R-related tasks in conjunction with the administration team (approximately one day weekly), which include:  setting up sch A and new songs in our publishing system (Tango), securing and uploading audio files for internal creative systems (Arrow and GLS), gathering and documenting information related to weekly new releases, entering PA form information from the US Copyright office into Tango and other miscellaneous projects.

About you:

• Minimum of two (2) years of responsible administrative experience preferably in a music publishing or related business. 

• A satisfactory equivalent of education, training and experience in related fields and/or educational subject areas, sufficient to qualify for the requirements of position.

• Handles and safeguards confidential and proprietary information.

• Effectively communicate internally and/or externally in a professional manner

• Strong organization skills, high attention to detail.

• Ability to work well on a team and in a fast-paced environment. 

• Demonstrate ability to be innovative and suggest change/improvements within scope of work.  

• Anticipates needs and creates efficient and effective strategies.

• Self-starter, self-motivated, and takes responsibility/ownership of tasks. 

• Thinks creatively proactively, strategically and analytically.

• Consistently takes initiative.

• Demonstrate flexibility and adaptability to changing situations. 

We’d love it if you also had:

• Familiarity with or prior experience using Canva

• Familiarity with or prior experience using Google Workspace

About us:

Before the fans and fame, the soundtracks and syncs, there is the song.  And before the song comes the songwriter - the heart of an art form that defines generations, and the soul of our business. Songwriters are our inspiration; we are their partners, collaborators, and crusaders.

Songwriters shape culture; and here at Warner Chappell Music we help hone their craft, build their careers, and protect their legacies. We value curiosity, collaboration, and commitment – which helps set us apart and helps us in our commitment and global service to our songwriters. We are Warner Chappell Music - where songwriters are heard.

WMG is home to a wide range of artists, musicians, and songwriters that fuel our success. That is why we are committed to creating a work environment that actively values, appreciates, and respects everyone.  We encourage applications from people with a wide variety of backgrounds and experiences.

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.

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 catalog 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.

Love this job and want to apply?

Click the “Apply” link at the top of the page, or apply directly with your LinkedIn. Applying with LinkedIn will import all of the information you put in your profile, but will still allow you to upload a resume and cover letter.

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.

Warner Music Group is an Equal Opportunity Employer.

Warner Music Group is an Equal Opportunity Employer.

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