ARCC Backlog (Audio Preservation) - 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:  ARCC Backlog (Archive Preservation) - Temp

A little bit about our team:

Global Studio & Archive Operations is responsible for the management of master assets across all of WMG.  This includes audio, video, photographic, and art assets used in the production of WMG products.  Global Studio & Archive Operations is also responsible for the quality control, and distribution of assets that feed the physical and digital supply chain, including current releases and legacy content.  This department has the additional responsibility of maintaining the high quality of digitization standards across all media types as well as a high quality of data integrity that allows for the swift location and deployment of assets on the behalf of WMG. 

Your role:

As a part of Archive Operation within the Global Asset Management team you will have the unique opportunity to work with digital audio masters for some of the biggest hits of the past and present. This position will allow you to apply your audio engineering expertise and asset management skills in the preservation of digital masters for new releases and legacy artist.  Working closely with many divisions within WMG, you will conform files to meet WMG Master Delivery Specifications and register them in asset repositories.  Additionally, you will transfer, review and distribute files to in-house engineers for supply chain integration

Here you’ll get to:

• Interact with WMG departments around the world including A&R, WMG Studio Operations, Production, Digital and Release Operations

• Coordinate deliveries of audio and video masters with engineers and A&R

  • Coordinate digital delivery of masters utilizing file transfer systems such as Aspera, Box and Dropbox

  • Provide technical assistance to troubleshoot delivery issues

  • Review files to ensure compliance with WMG Master Delivery Specifications

  • Prepare master delivery reports documenting required assets including multi-tracks, stems and different mix versions.

  • Catalog and archive files to WMG Library server

  • Replace and update with revisions as needed

• Research and provide best available audio sources for different product types (digital, CD, vinyl, etc.).  Must ensure that assets provided are of the highest quality and ideal for intended use 

• Coordinate retrieval of assets from WMG’s global archive facilities both from physical carriers and cloud-based storage solutions

• Coordinate digital transfers of master tapes and provide database research and asset review to determine which sources are masters

• Arrange for files to be delivered to the requestor as well as the Library for archiving

• Coordinate stem mixing with outside engineers by providing proper multi-track sources, outlining delivery specifications, and troubleshooting technical issues

• Research and identify digital sources in the WMG Library to be archived

• Verify multi-tracks, stems, mixes, and metadata meet WMG Master Delivery Specifications