Director of Artist Services
Director of Artist Services
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About Amuse
Amuse is a fastgrowing digital music distribution company dedicated to challenging the outdated models of the music industry. We believe that the future is independent and that a significant number of tomorrows successes will emerge from the selfreleasing sector. Thats why we offer artists a powerful alternative to the traditional industry establishment empowering them to go and stay independent on their own terms.
We support artists at every stage of their career through a twotiered approach that sets us apart in the market. Our opentoallselfservice platform lets artists and music professionals distribute and manage their music globally with a fully automated fixedfee model. In parallel our Artist Services division partners with select breaking and established artists offering tailored licensing deals designed to simplify their careers and accelerate their earnings.At the heart of our offering is a powerful core technology platform that makes digital music accessible worldwide while seamlessly processing streaming data and royalties.
Our Artist Services team supports select artists and their teams with inhouse digital distribution and licensing deals providing access to funding royalty and finance management catalog optimization marketing sync and publishingall through a single point of contact.
- Amuse currently works with over 300 artists through Artist Services
- Our artist advances range from $5000 to over $1 million (USD)
- Our licensed roster includes billionstreaming tracks and artists like Yot Club Hotel Ugly Emei 80purppp and The Walters
Our Selfservice platform not only empowers artists with digital distribution but also serves as a datadriven pipeline for Artist Services helping us identify promising talent. Hundreds of thousands of artists of all sizes actively selfrelease their music through Amuse. We discover artists using a proprietary data platform that analyzes insights from both Amuseowned distribution channels and thirdparty platforms.
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Role Description
The Artist Service team partners with and elevates independent artists forging strongconnections with selected artists managers labels and other key industry stakeholders. Asour Director of Artist Services youll bring extensive experience from navigating the musicindustry including passion and curiosity for the innovations and changes that impact artistsand their needs. In this role youll leverage data and insights to inform strategic decisionsguiding our teams and artists towards continued success. Through strong networking and anatural ability to form relationships youll foster key relationships and keep the teaminspired further cementing Amuse in the industry.
Responsibilities:
- Oversee general management and P&L responsibility for Amuses Artist Servicesreporting to the CEO
- Direct responsibility and strategic oversight of the following business areas: 1) A&R2) artist promotion 3) rights management / operations
- Develop and manage relationships with existing and prospective artists
managers and label partners - Design and execute A&R strategies to discover and engage effectively with artistsmanagers and labels
- Foster innovative artist promotion strategies and services
- Management and business development of Amuses licensed catalogue
- Contribute to overall Amuses strategy and be a key stakeholder in influencing
technology and product roadmaps and vision
Qualities and skills you possess:
- 10 years of experience is required with meaningful A&R trackrecord withinrecorded music and/or publishing
- Proven leader with experience scaling A&R teams executing marketing andpromotion strategies and demonstrating successful P&L ownership
- Strong understanding of music rights and digital distribution
- Strong communicator (able to present and influence all types of audiences fromartists to shareholders) adept at building relationships with artists managers andindustry stakeholders
- Strong analytical / numerical / IT skills (e.g. capable of understanding and applyingdata derived decisions)
- Proven ability to plan and execute: an ability to develop a coherent forward lookingstrategy to create new business opportunities
- Entrepreneurial innovative and passionate about artist discovery and enhancingArtist Services and driving differentiation in the market
Practical information:
- Scope: Fulltime and permanent
- Team: Artist Services
- Reports to: CEO
- Location: London or Stockholm
If this description resonates with you we hope that you will apply to this role as well interview candidates continuously until we find our match. We encourage you to apply even if you do not match the description perfectly as you may have other relevant experiences.
Employment Type
Full Time
