Director of Marketing

Job Description

Position: Director of Marketing (full time)

Location: Los Angeles (Westwood), CA. Our team is currently remote but intends to return to the office on a hybrid model soon.

Job Description:

· Define and articulate marketing strategies for each Blue Élan Records artist/project, including measurable and well-defined objectives and outcomes. This team member will lead the marketing strategy to drive artist campaigns;

· Execute and manage marketing plans for each Blue Élan artist record campaign based on identified objectives, including tent poles and value-added campaign opportunities developed in collaboration with A&R, sales teams, press teams, artists’ teams and project managers;

· Liaise with internal project managers to structure and implement each artist’s marketing campaigns, communicate campaign directives and goals to artists’ teams, identify and retain third-party teams for campaigns as necessary, and generally oversee campaign implementation;

· Guide artists’ teams and internal team members in the creation of marketing narratives and long-term strategy to meet the goals of each artist and ensure project momentum and effectiveness are maximized;

· Analyze and monitor the success of campaigns for business impact. Continuously iterate, adapt and optimize campaigns based on qualitative and quantitative success metrics and effectively communicate the effectiveness of campaigns to various stakeholders;

· Manage internal marketing team members and delegate marketing tasks internally;

· Identify and oversee third-party marketing partners for initiatives such as music videos, social media management, college marketing, street marketing and other campaigns;

· Provide strategic advice and guidance for artwork, merchandise, graphics, and other creative elements of artist campaigns and be willing to help develop such assets;

· Draft various marketing materials for use by Blue Élan and its artists, including drafting or reviewing copy for e-mail marketing, pitch documents for distribution partners and DSPs, bios, advertising materials, social media calendars and assisting artist teams with social media copy and asset creation;

· Assist in the development of marketing budgets and monitor the deployment of such budgets to ensure projects remain financially feasible;

· Spot and recommend emerging opportunities and keep apprised of new digital media, platforms, and opportunities with a mindset to adapt and employ emerging technologies; and

· Develop overall brand strategy for the growth and visibility of Blue Élan Records.

Job Requirements:

· A passion for independent music;

· 5+ years of music industry experience in a marketing role;

· An entrepreneurial mindset and experience leading and mentoring a small team;

· A tech-savvy individual with a strong knowledge of and experience with primary ad platforms, including AdWords, Facebook, and Youtube and experience with Shopify;

· Exemplary organizational skills and attention to detail with ability to prioritize and multi-task;

· A self-starter with the ability to work efficiently on one’s own yet effectively communicate and relationship-build within a small team environment;

· Demonstrated critical thinking and the ability to jump from the creative side of marketing to the analytical, including ability to adapt strategies; and

· Passion for emerging technology and digital trends and an interest in innovating and growing in the music marketing space.

Jobcode: Reference SBJ-rjqo72-13-59-218-147-42 in your application.