A&R / Client Services Coordinator
Description
Downtown Music Services is a modern global music company committed to building a more equitable music industry. As the preferred partner for some of the world’s most beloved songwriters, storied music catalogs, and emerging artists at the forefront of pop culture, we offer bespoke distribution, publishing administration, creative marketing and finance solutions to entrepreneurial creators and their partners. Downtown Music Services is owned and operated by Downtown Music Holdings.
Downtown Music Services is searching for a hybrid A&R / Client Services Coordinator to join our team in the UK. The ideal candidate will have a passion for music, a keen ear for talent, and strong communication and organizational skills.
As an A&R / Client Services Coordinator, you will be responsible for identifying and developing new talent, as well as maintaining positive relationships with existing clients. This role will work closely with the A&R team to scout new talent and signings, and be responsible for managing the day-to-day needs of our clients, including ingesting and distributing assets and metadata for digital distribution, and liaising with our Marketing Team to build pitches and find opportunities for new content.
This role will report to the Director of Client Services, and have a dotted-line to our Global Vice President of A&R.
What you'll do:
- Identify and evaluate new artists and labels as potential clients of our global distribution business
- Responsible for lead generation via existing contacts, networking and prospecting
- Develop and manage relationships with artists, managers, attorneys and industry professionals
- Represent and champion Downtown Music Services in the region, including within personal network as well as at local conferences and events
- Review and provide feedback on potential releases
- Keep abreast of current industry trends and emerging artists
- Manage day-to-day relationships with key clients on an ongoing basis per client preference (text, calls, emails, etc.)
- Work with our Content Operations team to ingest new content into our system
- Manage digital catalog/ assets for select artists
- Be able to download files, create metadata spreadsheets, and do quality control checks
- Possess a firm understanding of the Apple Music Style Guide and strive to ensure all key account submissions adhere to its requirements
- Proactively engage with key accounts to build relationships and add value to artist campaigns and strengthen retention
- Assist with the coordination of promotional opportunities for new releases, including securing required assets and meeting all necessary deadlines as they arise
- Actively engage with strategic projects and priorities that serve to increase visibility for DMS artists (whether individual or catalog-wide), maintain or earn a competitive advantage in the industry, and/or attract high profile clients to the Downtown family of brands
- Assist and collaborate with other departments when needed
- Flexibility in work hours – must be open to work non-standard schedule to attend trade shows, industry events, and to generally meet the needs of artist and their releases
- Some travel may be required
Requirements
You are / have:
- Based in London
- Experience Required: Minimum 1 year of music industry experience ( in one or more of the following environments preferred: streaming service, distributor, record label, artist management, music PR, booking agency)
- Preferred Skills:
- Proficient in Mac / Microsoft Office programs, with some HTML/XML experience
- Excellent communication skills, both in a B2B and B2C environment
- Strong attention to detail, highly organized and extremely motivated
- Ability to self-manage and multi-task workload in a fast-paced, high-volume environment
- Proactive and positive approach with the ability initiate tasks and follow through to completion
- Entrepreneurial spirit with a passion for building relationships
- Outstanding analytical skills
- Diligence in managing a range of clients with excellent follow-through
- Robust and ongoing understanding of the music industry, including key trends affecting DMS as well as its digital partners
- Positive, level-headed attitude with excellent time and stress management
Benefits & Perks
Why you want to work here:
- Ample opportunities to work collaboratively across our various businesses
- The opportunity to work in a collaborative environment full of innovative and passionate people
- Collaborative, open, welcoming, and inclusive culture
- Rich Benefit Program Including: Sickness & Health Insurance and Pension
- Cycle to work Scheme and Season Ticket Loan
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Downtown Music Holdings is a global company that owns, manages, and develops businesses with a vision for a more equitable and innovative music ecosystem. With operations across North America, Europe, Asia, Australia, and Latin America, we are the world’s leading provider of end-to-end services to artists, songwriters, labels, music publishers and other rights holders. Downtown Music Holdings manages millions of music copyrights across our portfolio of companies, with a catalog that spans more than 100 years of popular music, including music for film and television, and the single largest independent sound recording catalog in the industry.