Assistant, Marketing (Urban Music)

About the role

The Marketing department is the chief holder of information on the status of an individual project (record or dvd) scheduled to be released into the marketplace. Primary focus lies in discovering effective advertising avenues, market research, dissemination of useful information to fellow staff members and partner labels. Your role as a marketing assistant involves working closely with the marketing department to support the setup, execution, and delivery of innovative marketing campaigns. You will have the opportunity to contribute to the creation and execution of artist marketing plans, assist in the development of artist pitch decks, and communicate with various departments.

Responsibilities

• Create and update artist career one-sheets, hype sheets, fact sheets, and timelines to be distributed within the company and to external partners.
• Aid in the development and execution of artist marketing plans by participating in meetings, creating artist pitch decks, and collaborating with all respective departments.
• Schedule all product releases and ensure that all production deadlines are met.
• Pull, analyze, and distribute weekly Soundscan, Mediabase, Tableau and Music Connect reports to be sent internally and to respective managers.
• Maintain, organize, and distribute all artists' assets to the company and external clients.
• Coordinate with the creative department to create artist assets including graphics, print ads, hype sheets, posters, stickers, digital assets, etc.
• Write copy for promotional assets including one sheets, stickers, posters, print ads, etc.
• Plan and implement artist events including listening sessions and release parties by coordinating with outside vendors and venues, maintaining a budget, crafting promotional material, and being on site to ensure all events run smoothly and efficiently.
• Liaise with third party marketing and street team companies to create and distribute tools such as posters, stickers, and t-shirts.
• Process invoices by setting up vendors in our system, coding the invoices in our financial systems, and corresponding with vendors to ensure final payment.
• Actively attend meetings, take notes, and prepare materials to circulate to the team before and after meetings.
• Support and develop relationships with lifestyle and strategic brands that help with production and execution of marketing related events for Warner Records and our artists.
• Collate artist budget requests on a weekly basis.
• Continually update our team’s roster contact sheet for core team members, artist management, vendors, etc.

Requirements

Effective verbal, written, and interpersonal communication, demonstrating professionalism when representing the team.
Excellent project management skills with the ability to prioritize and handle multiple projects at once.
Extremely detail oriented.
Ability to multi-task and work efficiently with a sense of urgency in a high-pressure environment, flagging issues before or as they arise.
Proactive self-starter.
Outstanding writing skills.
Highly organized, very strong attention to detail.
Proficient in Adobe Photoshop.

Qualifications

A background in Marketing (either having a Degree in the field or 1+ year of relevant work experience within the music and/or entertainment industry).

Skills

Proven reliability, responsibility, confidence, and ability to handle pressure.
Hunger to learn overall operations of a record company.
The ability to quickly administrate and/or fulfill day-to-day requests.
Connections in the culture and relationships with external entities/brands that could yield developmental opportunities for artists across the roster.
Comprehensive experience with Mac platforms.
Proficiency in Google Workspace (Docs, Slides, Sheets, and Gmail).

Benefits

Refer to 2026 Benefits At A Glance final.pdf for details.

Pay

$17.95 to $22.00 hourly

Schedule

This position requires a minimum of 4 days per week in the office.

Contact

To apply, click the “Apply” link at the top of the page, or apply directly with your LinkedIn. Applying with LinkedIn will import all of the information you put in your profile, but will still allow you to upload a resume and cover letter. Don’t be discouraged if you don’t hear from us right away. We’re taking our time to review all resumes, and to find the best people for WMG. Thanks for your interest in working for WMG. We love it here, and think you will, too.

Equal Opportunity Employer

Warner Music Group is an Equal Opportunity Employer.