Product & Marketing Manager

About Material

Material is a multi-division independent music company spanning record labels, label services and publishing. Built from the ground up in London since 2008, Material has grown into a versatile and culturally connected independent music business, operating across multiple dance and electronic record labels, including Future Disco, Dansu Discs, Stress, PRESSURE and Needwant, and a global music catalogue. Material develops and supports a roster of electronic and crossover artists with millions of streams, a global touring presence and career-defining moments.

Role Overview
This role sits at the centre of Material’s label operations, turning day-to-day activity across product, marketing, distribution, royalties and release delivery into a well-run, on-time process. We need someone highly detail-oriented who can lead and manage a small team, keep that team on track, and own processes end to end, from a release’s first upload through to royalty statement analysis. A strong understanding of records, campaigns and the mechanics behind them is essential.

Key Responsibilities

• Overseeing marketing timelines, keeping workflows on track and ensuring campaigns hit targets
• Release scheduling and coordination with the marketing and A&R teams
• Liaising with campaign and brand teams to ensure release campaigns are delivered precisely and on time
• Overseeing and helping to develop the label services division
• Product uploading and management across DSPs and retail
• Royalties processing, including inputting into Curve and Xero
• Budget and P&L management, monitoring ROI
• Managing numerous stakeholders across label services
• Manufacturing physical product and overseeing physical distribution
• Overseeing content and creative requests that drive the releases
• Enlisting marketing and promotion agencies for third-party campaigns, including Meta ads, creator content, radio and press

Day-to-Day

• Primary point of contact for all distribution matters
• Primary point of contact for all product matters, internally and externally
• Key point of contact for artist and manager communications, ensuring an outstanding artist experience and regular updates
• Product uploading and scheduling
• Invoice payments, purchase orders, Curve inputs and distribution statement analysis
• Working closely with the A&R team on new release campaigns
• Liaising with campaign and brand teams to ensure release campaigns are delivered precisely and on time
• Overseeing content and creative requests that drive the releases
• Seeking out interesting opportunities for our growing catalogue
• Managing artist onboarding and the artist portal
• Formatting and taking responsibility for all files and titling conventions, so they integrate cleanly with Material’s systems

Person Specification
Must be:

• A strong team player with experience in leading teams
• Growth-minded with strategic vision
• Calm under pressure
• A great communicator, comfortable in fast-paced, pressured environments
• Excellent attention to detail
• Naturally strong with finances, budgets and metrics
• Passionate about electronic music, with a contact book to match
• Data-led in decision making and a digital native, including using AI tools
• Equipped with a natural marketing instinct for reactive decision making

Experience Required
This role would suit someone with four-plus years of operational record label or distribution experience, ideally with hands-on exposure to royalty and accounting systems such as Curve and Xero (or similar).

We will only consider applicants who have three or more years experience. So please only apply if you genuinely feel this is the role for you and you have the relevant skills and experience. 

Package

• Salary: Depending on experience
• Location: Soho, London
• Hybrid: 3 to 4 days in the office

How to Apply
Email a CV and cover letter to hello@materialmusic.net

Material Music is an Equal Opportunity Employer. We celebrate diversity and are committed to creating an inclusive environment for all employees. All qualified applicants will receive consideration without regard to race, colour, religion, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, or disability status.

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