Associate Director, Creative - Essential Music Publishing

About Sony Music Entertainment

At Sony Music Entertainment, we fuel the creative journey. We’ve played a pioneering role in music history, from the first-ever music label to the invention of the flat disc record. We’ve nurtured some of music’s most iconic artists and produced some of the most influential recordings of all time.

Today, we work in more than 70 countries, supporting a diverse roster of international superstars, developing and independent artists, and visionary creators. From our position at the intersection of music, entertainment, and technology, we bring imagination and expertise to the newest products and platforms, embrace new business models, employ breakthrough tools, and provide powerful insights that help our artists push creative boundaries and reach new audiences. In everything we do, we’re committed to artistic integrity, transparency, and entrepreneurship.

Sony Music Entertainment is a member of the Sony family of global companies.

About the Role

As an Associate Director, Creative for Essential Music Publishing (EMP), you will work closely with songwriters and find new and innovative opportunities to put songwriters into creative spaces together with a goal of pitching songs from the EMP catalog for placement across all music genres and creative media outlets. You'll reporting to the Vice President of Publishing at Provident Entertainment and work with a team to build your songwriter network and develop strong [professional relationships with internal label staff and external artists, writers, producers and engineers. 

What you'll do:

• Develop and cultivate outstanding professional relationships with Essential writer roster, including attending Essential writer functions, concerts, and other events
• Seek out new opportunities for engaging/pitching Essential Music Publishing catalog through Contemporary Christian Music (CCM), Gospel, Hip-Hop, Worship, Film/TV, Country, and Pop music genres
• Develop professional relationships with internal and external label marketing and A&R staff, artists, writers, and producers
• Provide support to Essential writers through song development and critiquing, co-write scheduling and calendar management, and playlist updates.
• Work alongside A&R team and Publishing Administration team for song detail and demo turn in.
• Represent Essential Music at industry functions, including award shows, concerts, writer’s nights, and other events
• Partner with Sony Music Entrainment licensing division for all RCA Inspiration
• Serve as primary point on a roster of priority EMP artist and staff writers and producers, ensuring consistent communication on administration, strategy and development

Who you are:

• Experience in music publishing or related field working with Christian music writers, producers, artists, and/or label A&R staff with proven success in developing and cultivating industry relationships that led to achievement of desired business outcomes (typically gained through a minimum of 3 years of experience)
• Bachelor’s degree in music business, marketing, or business administration preferred
• Knowledge of music & lyric structure and development in a variety of music genres required
• Knowledge of current Christian music and worship music markets required
• Experience with Windows-based applications in and ability to learn new software as necessary
• Knowledge of numbers, their operations, and interrelationships when pertaining to budget tracking and other day-to-day applications.
• Proven ability to exhibit a professional manner and maintain constructive working relationships with others, including superiors, colleagues, and individuals inside and outside the company
• Proven work ethic with success meeting deadlines, working on multiple priority tasks simultaneously; ability to maintain composure and effectiveness under pressure and changing conditions
• Ability to learn new duties and adjust to new situations encountered on the job within a reasonable amount of time
• Ability to adapt behavior and manner based on expectations and needs of audience
• Strong attention to detail

What we give you:

• You join an inclusive, collaborative and global community where you have the opportunity to fuel the creative journey
• A modern office environment designed to foster productivity, creativity, and teamwork
• Our Hybrid with Flexibility approach combines the flexibility of remote working with the benefits of in-person collaboration whenever we need to come together to do our best work. Managers will partner with their teams and employees to establish work arrangements that meet the business, team, and