Director, Creative Sync

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 turn dreams into stardom and audiences into fans. We are guided by three core values that underpin everything we do across all our diverse businesses: 

• Curiosity: We do our best work when we’re immersing ourselves in culture and breaking through barriers. Curiosity is the driving force behind creativity and ingenuity. It fuels innovation, and innovation is the key to our future. 

• Collaboration: Making music and bringing it to the world is all about the power of originality amplified by teamwork. A great idea, like a great song, travels globally. We ignite passions and build connections across our diverse community of artists, songwriters, partners, and fans.

• Commitment: We pursue excellence for our team and our talent. Everything in music starts with a leap into the unknown, and we’re committed to keeping the faith, acting with integrity, and delivering on our promises.

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: Director, Creative Sync

A little bit about our team:

The sync team is a collaborative group of creatives who are responsible for placing Warner Chappell music across all media types, with a primary focus on TV and film.  We work together and independently to deliver unique sync opportunities and generate revenue. 

Your role:

We’re looking for a Director who’s passionate about music and dedicated to exploring WCM’s vast catalog while still focusing on our frontline signings/emerging artists.

Here you’ll get to:

• Meet and work with songwriters/producers/composers/artists and their management teams to gain a true understanding of their vision and music to best prepare you for pitching their music as well as keeping them informed on upcoming video game, sports, promo, trailer, film and TV projects or opportunities 

• Actively pitch and market songwriters, producers and publishing catalog to the gaming, sports programming, film and tv communities

• Establish, grow and maintain effective relationships with sync partners (music supervisors, sports licensing agents, gaming companies, TV and film studios, trailer houses)

• Pitch music to sports broadcast networks for TV promos, general programming, and social media campaigns

• Facilitate songwriting sessions to create original music for pitching

• Create playlists by category, lyrical themes, genre and other criteria to expedite music searches

• Build and maintain close relationships with all strata of publishing employees with a special emphasis on Creative Services and A&R departments.

• Attend meetings with A&R teams for new signing support, talent relations and sync updates

• Participate in weekly WC sync creative meetings, giving ideas on how we as a team can develop, grow, and promote our songwriters and copyrights within the sync world

• Collaborate with international teams and affiliates to create marketing strategies for new releases

• Participate in discussions around events and showcases to promote Warner Chappell writers to the sync community

• Closely monitor trends in the sync ecosystem

• Willingness to attend after-hours events and occasionally travel

• Represent WCM at concerts, showcases, listening parties, mixers, and other events

About you:

• Bachelor's degree in music business, business administration, or a related field preferred

• At least seven (7) years of experience in synchronization in music publishing or advertising