Project Manager, Digital Operations (Temp)

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: Project Manager, Digital Operations (Temp)

A little bit about our team:

Warner Records is home to some of the most influential and innovative artists of our time. Its reputation and extraordinary roster of new and established recording artists is unparalleled, and its collective influence on pop culture is without precedent. With a visionary approach toward discovering and nurturing musical talent, the Warner Records family of labels is currently home to an impressive generation of major artists.

The mission of the Digital Marketing department is to drive fandom, music consumption, D2C purchases and social conversation/engagement using innovative digital marketing strategies. The team is responsible for all aspects of an artist’s digital presence including digital narrative development, digital advertising, social content ideation, influencer campaigns, digital advertising, CRM, social/digital partner activations, content seeding, websites, etc. We work directly with the artists to translate the vision of their music into groundbreaking digital campaigns and provide in-depth creative consulting geared toward growing a highly engaged fanbase.

Your role:

We are looking for a hands-on, dynamic Project Manager for a six-month contract role in our Digital Marketing Department. This role is imperative in the successful execution, monitoring, and delivery of projects. Additionally, this critical role ensures the team's project pipeline is running smoothly, that creatives and vendors are kept on spec and schedule, and that deliverables come back in a timely, high-quality, and cost-effective manner. The ideal Project Manager candidate should be organized and cool under pressure.

Here you’ll get to:

• Discover project requirements from internal and external stakeholders, determine technical feasibility, and translate into asset/product specifications for the Interactive Design and Artist Services teams
• Coordinate the work streams of our various shared services (Interactive Design, Web/Mobile development, email/CRM), managing the creation of tangible assets for the Digital Marketing team in the form of social media skins/images, websites, email blasts, and more
• Prioritize and propel multiple projects forward at once, leading all aspects of the day-to-day workflow of projects using tools like JIRA and Slack
• Work with Team and Department leads to green light/red light resource-intensive builds, rush jobs, and other critical deliverables to maintain a prioritized launch calendar.
• Coordinate with graphic designers, consultants, and operations team to ensure projects meet required specifications and are delivered on time
• QC and traffic all deliverables from first comp, through revisions, to final in a variety of digital formats
• Proactively communicate project status, timeline, and more with Digital Marketing team, clients, and other partners
• Ensure content on artist websites and other digital channels is up-to-date and accurate

About you:

• Minimum of 2 years professional experience as project manager in digital marketing, web design/ development, or similar field
• Outstanding organizational and communication skills
• Ability to excel in a fast-paced, team-oriented environm