Senior Creative Project Manager, Creative Services

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 know that each talent makes our collective bolder and brighter. We are guided by four core principles that underpin everything we do across all our diverse businesses: 

• Music is Everything: Music is our passion, and we can never get enough. Tastes, trends, and tech will change, but great artists and songwriters will always be our driving force.

• Global Growth, Local Expertise: Music is a global language. Through communication and collaboration, our success can come from anywhere and translate everywhere.

• Innovation and Insight: Pushing the boundaries requires the best information and the boldest imagination. We use both to create the future.

• Empowered by People: Like the artists we serve and the music they make, our differences make us stronger. This is a place where every talent can belong and build a career.

We remain committed to Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion. We know it fosters a culture where you can truly belong, contribute, and grow. We encourage applications from people of any age, gender identity, sexual orientation, race, religion, ethnicity, disability, veteran status, and any other characteristic or identity.

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.

Job Title:  Senior Creative Project Manager, Creative Services

A little bit about our team:

WMX Creative Services is a global full-service merchandise art department that offers creative direction and support for WMG licensed artists and labels. We strive to enhance all areas of the business by providing concepts and expertise in design, visualization, and content to continuously match the evolution of the merchandise industry, and our artists.

Your role:

We are seeking a dynamic and experienced Senior Creative Project Manager to join our creative team. The Senior Creative Project Manager will work directly with the SVP Creative Director and team to organize and allocate creative needs across all merchandise channels.

This is an operational and organizational role focused on and responsible for overseeing the delivery of all creative projects, ensuring they are completed on time, managing Merchandising art, design cost and workflow for WMG Artists & Labels across all distribution channels. 

Here you’ll get to:

- Manage Pre-Production Co-Ordinator

- Report to SVP Creative daily on new project allocations, project priorities & current project updates 

- Manage creative team’s workflow, project time management, ensuring all briefs are fulfilled, delivered on time to 

  highest standards

- Collaborate with Project Managers and Creative Team to understand project requirements, objectives, and 

  timelines

- Collect and maintain asset databases in collaboration with the team

- Coordinate with external partners, vendors, and freelancers to execute creative projects effectively

- Allocation of projects to Internal/Freelance designers

- Process Vendor setups and Invoices including all follow-up with Accounts Payable

- Track internal design team art costs 

About you:

- You have 15+ years of experience with a background in project management, arts management, and 

  production

- Strong leadership and team management skills with the ability to motivate and inspire creative teams.

- Excellent project management skills, including planning, budgeting, and resource allocation.

- You are detail focused, excellent time management, follow-up, and organizational skills with ability to prioritize 

  workload

- You are comfortable working in an evolving, fast paced, dynamic environment while managing multiple projects

- You understand the importance of systems, timelines and Creative processes 

- Build and maintain key relationships with all key stakeholders

- You are passionate about understanding how creative comes to life, asset types and necessary specs

- You are a independent thinker, high personal standards, team player that is creatively curious

- You are proficient in Microsoft Office 

We’d love it if you also had:

- Adobe Creative Suite  [Photoshop, Illustrator, InDesign]

- Passion for music and have experience working with talent 

- Interest in technology and cultural moments

- Bachelor's degree in related field, from an accredited college or university preferred 

About us: 

As the home to 10K Projects, 300 Elektra, Asylum, Atlantic, 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: Music With Vision & Voice.
 

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.

#LI-Hybrid and #LI-Onsite

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.

Salary Range

Salary ranges are included for job postings where required by law. The actual base pay is dependent upon many factors, such as work experience and business needs. The pay range is subject to change at any time dependent on a variety of internal and external factors.

WMG is committed to inclusion and diversity in all aspects of our business. We are proud to be an equal opportunity workplace and will evaluate qualified applicants without regard to race, religious creed, color, age, sex, sexual orientation, gender, gender identity, gender expression, national origin, ancestry, marital status, medical condition as defined by state law (genetic characteristics or cancer), physical or mental disability, military service or veteran status, pregnancy, childbirth and related medical conditions, genetic information or any other characteristic protected by applicable federal, state or local law.

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