A&R Manager (SoundOn) - TikTok Music (Los Angeles)

We need to output HTML fragment with sections: About the role? The posting includes description of SoundOn, responsibilities, qualifications, etc. We need to use

for section headings: About the role, Responsibilities, Requirements, Qualifications, Skills, Benefits, Pay, Schedule. Only include sections when posting has real specific content. We have responsibilities content, qualifications (minimum and preferred), benefits (some description), pay (compensation range). Also maybe "About the role" could be the introductory paragraph about SoundOn and the team. We'll include that as About the role. We must not repeat job title as heading. No Job ID etc. Remove boilerplate: cookie/navigation/legal/EEO etc. Also remove duplicated lines. The posting includes some repeated lines like "Responsibilities:" appears twice; we need to consolidate. We need to preserve all substantive info, not invent or summarize away detail. So we need to include the details exactly as given, but we can format as lists. We need to output only HTML fragment, no /, no markdown fences. Let's extract sections: About the role: The first paragraph(s) describing SoundOn, Artist Sales/BD team, goal, distribution service, etc. We'll put that in

. Responsibilities: bullet list of duties. We have two sets: first paragraph with dash items, then a "Responsibilities:" heading with dash items. We'll combine into a single

• list, preserving each bullet. Qualifications: Minimum Qualification(s) and Preferred Qualification(s). We'll have a

  Qualifications

  then maybe subheadings? Not required but we can keep as

  with bold? But we should not invent headings not allowed? Only allowed headings are the specified ones. We can still include

  with content. We'll list minimum and preferred as separate

  maybe. Skills: Not explicitly listed separate; qualifications include skills. Could we create a Skills section? The posting does not have a separate Skills section; we should not create it if no specific content. So omit Skills. Benefits: The posting includes benefits description: "Employees have day one access to medical, dental, and vision insurance, a 401(k) savings plan with company match, paid parental leave, short-term and long-term disability coverage, life insurance, wellbeing benefits, among others. Employees also receive 10 paid holidays per year, 10 paid sick days per year and 17 days of Paid Personal Time (prorated upon hire with increasing accruals by tenure). The Company reserves the right to modify or change these benefits programs at any time, with or without notice." Also mention "Benefits may vary depending on the nature of employment and the country work location." We'll include that as Benefits section. Pay: Compensation range: "$102600 - $198360 annually." plus description. We'll include Pay section. Schedule: Not mentioned; omit. We must not include placeholder text like "commensurate with experience" etc. The posting includes "Compensation may vary outside of this range depending on a number of factors..." that's fine. We need to remove boilerplate: The sections about TikTok mission, Why Join Us, Diversity & Inclusion, TikTok Accommodation, Job Information, Fair Chance Ordinance etc. Those are likely boilerplate/EEO etc. We should remove them. The instruction: "Remove cookie/navigation/legal/EEO/equal-opportunity/scam-warning boilerplate, duplicated lines, and application instructions." So we should cut out the "Why Join Us", "Diversity & Inclusion", "TikTok Accommodation", "Job Information" sections, and the Fair Chance stuff. Also remove the "About TikTok" paragraph? That might be considered boilerplate? It's describing TikTok mission; could be considered generic but maybe it's part of the posting. However it's not specific to the role; it's generic company description. Might be considered boilerplate. The instruction says remove EEO/equal-opportunity/scam-warning boilerplate. Not necessarily remove generic "About TikTok". But to be safe, we could keep the "About TikTok" paragraph as part of About the role? However the posting already has a description of SoundOn; the "About TikTok" is separate. It might be considered generic but not EEO. I'd keep it as part of About the role? But the instruction says "Prefer a few substantive sections over many thin ones." So we could combine the SoundOn description and the About TikTok into About the role. That would be substantive. Thus About the role section will include: description of SoundOn, Artist Sales/BD team, goal, distribution service, plus TikTok mission description. We must not repeat the job title as heading. Now let's craft HTML. We'll start with

  About the role

  then

  containing the combined description. We need to preserve all substantive information; we must not lose any details from the SoundOn description and TikTok description. Let's extract the SoundOn description: "Responsibilities SoundOn is a platform powered by TikTok to help new and independent music creators distribute their music globally. Our Artist Sales/BD team looks after our relationships with Labels & Artists. Our goal is to inspire creativity and foster long-lasting relationships with our partners by providing music distribution white-glove service, in-depth content strategy, elevation opportunities, and accessibility to all that TikTok has to offer. SoundOn Distribution Service makes sure music from artists is available on all music platforms, allowing them to reach global audiences. Our priority is to find someone who is passionate about working with music labels and understands their structure, needs, and the dynamics of managing multiple artists. This will allow us to build a strong label service based on data-driven decisions, A&R data scouting for artist signings, and a clear understanding of label benchmarks to improve digital performance. In addition, we also oversee strategy and implementation of an artist-centric value proposition at TikTok, which includes elevation opportunities, establishing a series of artist education initiatives, driving artist communications plans, and building and growing niche communities within the artist ecosystem through programs and events." That's a big paragraph. We'll keep it. Then the "About TikTok" paragraph: "TikTok is the leading destination for short-form mobile video. At TikTok, our mission is to inspire creativity and bring joy. TikTok's global headquarters are in Los Angeles and Singapore, and we also have offices in New York City, London, Dublin, Paris, Berlin, Dubai, Jakarta, Seoul, and Tokyo." We can include that after the SoundOn description. Now Responsibilities: we need to list bullets. First bullet list (after the first paragraph) includes: - Identify labels and artists to sign with the SoundOn distribution service to make sure we can build a solid and positive revenue-generating music catalog. - Develop and manage a portfolio of labels, driving strategic initiatives, platform optimization and best practices, and bolstering engagement and product activation. - Provide strategic and operational support for labels on TikTok platforms while delivering excellent service to their artists clients. - Design, develop, and launch strategic music initiatives to bring labels to TikTok platforms at scale. Then after "Responsibilities:" heading we have: - Negotiate with music labels, with catalogs and frontline for acquisition. - Execute SoundOn content supply strategy, including but not limited to signing labels & artists for their catalogs & new releases. - Focus on data analysis to understand label artists & track performance, market opportunities, and business forecasting based on market share impact. - Manage business objectives, such as labels & artists onboarding, number of new releases, number of catalogue migration, streams and performance. - Work with cross-functional teams, including but not limited to product, content strategy, and promo to ensure success of labels & artists on all digital platforms. - Grow and maintain a growing trustful relationship between artists/labels and the platform. - Maintain strong network connections and relations in the music industry, especially relations with labels. - Develop a close ongoing relationship with artists/labels' teams (marketing, promo, artistic) to develop artists' growth and song performance. We'll combine all into a single

  • list. Now Qualifications: Minimum Qualification(s) and Preferred Qualification(s). Minimum: - Bachelor's degree in Music, Music business, Economics, Law or any other relevant field, or the equivalent experience. - 5+ years of experience in the music industry as A&R, business development, labels & artists acquisition, development or label relations. - Have in-depth knowledge of Music rights. - Strong negotiation and relationship management skills, including expertise in contracts evaluation and music legislation. - Strong team cooperation: able to work on cross-functional projects. Preferred: - Understanding of LATAM music industry, specifically Brazil and Mexico City. - Good negotiation skills, based on sales and acquisition. - Good knowledge of digital platforms, especially TikTok. We'll output as

    Qualifications

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    with headings? But we cannot add extra headings not in allowed list. However we can include

    with bold text? The instruction only restricts headings to those specific ones; we can still use

    and etc. We'll just put a

    Minimum Qualification(s):

    then
    etc. That's acceptable. Now Benefits: we need to include the benefits description. We'll put

    Benefits

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    with the benefits text. Pay:

    Pay

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    with compensation description. We must not include Schedule. Now ensure we removed duplicated lines and boilerplate. Let's craft HTML. We need to be careful to not include any markdown fences. Let's write:

    About the role

    SoundOn is a platform powered by TikTok to help new and independent music creators distribute their music globally. Our Artist Sales/BD team looks after our relationships with Labels & Artists. Our goal is to inspire creativity and foster long-lasting relationships with our partners by providing music distribution white-glove service, in-depth content strategy, elevation opportunities, and accessibility to all that TikTok has to offer. SoundOn Distribution Service makes sure music from artists is available on all music platforms, allowing them to reach global audiences. Our priority is to find someone who is passionate about working with music labels and understands their structure, needs, and the dynamics of managing multiple artists. This will allow us to build a strong label service based on data-driven decisions, A&R data scouting for artist signings, and a clear understanding of label benchmarks to improve digital performance. In addition, we also oversee strategy and implementation of an artist-centric value proposition at TikTok, which includes elevation opportunities, establishing a series of artist education initiatives, driving artist communications plans, and building and growing niche communities within the artist ecosystem through programs and events. TikTok is the leading destination for short-form mobile video. At TikTok, our mission is to inspire creativity and bring joy. TikTok's global headquarters are in Los Angeles and Singapore, and we also have offices in New York City, London, Dublin, Paris, Berlin, Dubai, Jakarta, Seoul, and Tokyo.

    Responsibilities

    • Identify labels and artists to sign with the SoundOn distribution service to make sure we can build a solid and positive revenue-generating music catalog.
    • Develop and manage a portfolio of labels, driving strategic initiatives, platform optimization and best practices, and bolstering engagement and product activation.
    • Provide strategic and operational support for labels on TikTok platforms while delivering excellent service to their artists clients.
    • Design, develop, and launch strategic music initiatives to bring labels to TikTok platforms at scale.
    • Negotiate with music labels, with catalogs and frontline for acquisition.
    • Execute SoundOn content supply strategy, including but not limited to signing labels & artists for their catalogs & new releases.
    • Focus on data analysis to understand label artists & track performance, market opportunities, and business forecasting based on market share impact.
    • Manage business objectives, such as labels & artists onboarding, number of new releases, number