VP, Ad Sales & Operations

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: VP, Ad Sales & Operations

A little bit about our team:

As part of a best in class team, the VP,  Ad Sales & Operations will be overseeing strategic partnerships with third party resellers and ensuring accuracy in forecasting and delivery of advertising revenue.

Your role:

This role will be part of the business development team and will span cross functionally across multiple territories and business units. In this role the individual will support the Managing Directors and their teams with the management of third party reseller relationships.

Here you’ll get to:

• Manage global third party ad seller relationships 

• Act as the central ad sales contact for WMG globally

• Create sales and go-to-market materials for third party sellers

• Track and forecast revenue for strategic planning

• Develop strategies in partnership with Business Development team leadership and third parties to optimize WMG ad revenue

• Manage a team of global ad ops/campaign managers 

• Coordinate with labels and territories to understand their priorities and strategic moments to sell against

• Assist with structuring ad representation deals with global third party ad sellers

About you:

• Exceptional internal relationships and communications skills

• Impeccable organization and attention to details

• A positive, upbeat attitude and someone who strives for “Win-Win” solutions with a desire to meet/exceed all goals.

• Desire and capability to work in a fast-paced, results-, and deadline-driven environment.

• Proficient in Microsoft Office Suite and Apple/Mac applications.

We’d love it if you also had:

• 10+ years of advertising industry experience which includes management experience

• A Bachelor’s Degree

• Advertising agency and/or Brand/Client relationships and experience

• A passion for music, entertainment, and sports lifestyle content

About us: 

As the home to 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. Redefining what it means to be a music company in the 21st century, our consumer brands include trend-setters like UPROXX, Songkick, HipHopDX, and EMP. We’re the home to WMX – the next generation services division that connects artists with fans and amplifies brands in creative, immersive, and engaging ways – and Alternative Distribution Alliance (ADA) – the ground-breaking global distribution company for independent artists and labels. 

Together, we are Warner Music Group: Music With Vision & Voice.
 

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