Junior Manager, A&R & Content Development in London

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.

WMG is home to a wide range of artists, musicians, and songwriters that fuel our success. That is why we are committed to creating a work environment that actively values, appreciates, and respects everyone. We encourage applications from people with a wide variety of backgrounds and experiences.

A little bit about our team: Global Catalogue is both the communication centre between Warner Music Catalogue labels and International Territories around the world, and the paramount frontier for marketing artists in the streaming era. We work closely with all labels and artists under the Recorded Music division to develop new catalogue opportunities in marketing, A&R, content development, and consumption, and then convert our findings into new strategies that are deployed across the company to our Catalogue teams around the world.

Your role: The Junior Manager, A&R and Content Development will be instrumental in executing the strategy for the company's extensive music catalogue, developing new products and driving physical revenue growth and enhancing the cultural impact of legendary and enduring recordings.

Here you’ll get to:

• Product & Project Management: Manage the full product lifecycle for assigned physical and digital catalogue releases (re-issues, deluxe editions, box sets, etc.) from initial concept sign-off through manufacturing, distribution setup, and final release. Coordinate all creative and production elements, including sourcing audio masters, securing artwork, approving liner notes, and managing quality control checks.
• Re-issue Oversight: Act as the lead project manager for individual catalogue re-issues, setting internal timelines, managing asset delivery deadlines, and troubleshooting production issues. Secure necessary approvals for all product content (audio, visual, editorial) from artists/estates and internal stakeholders.
• Cross-Functional Collaboration: Work closely with Artist Brand Management, Production, Creative, Business & Legal Affairs, and Finance teams to ensure successful execution of release schedule.
• Budget Accountability: Manage and track specific project budgets for individual product developments, ensuring all expenditures remain within the approved origination budget allocated by the VP.
• Stakeholder Communication: Liaise directly with artist management and estate representatives on project specifics, asset delivery, and timeline updates, ensuring alignment on the execution of the approved product strategy.

About you: Minimum of 4 years of experience in the music industry, with a strong emphasis on creating catalog re-issues, and physical product promotion within a record label or entertainment company. Good understanding of the physical music market, including current trends, distribution channels, and consumer purchasing behavior. Strong project management skills, with the ability to manage multiple campaigns simultaneously and meet tight deadlines. Excellent written and verbal communication, presentation, and interpersonal skills. A deep passion for music history and a genuine appreciation for the cultural significance of iconic recordings.

We’d love it if you also had: Creative and strategic thinker with a hands-on approach to execution. Proactive, results-oriented, and highly organised. Ability to work collaboratively in a fast-paced, dynamic environment. Strong analytical skills with the ability to translate data into actionable insights. Adaptable and open to new ideas and approaches in presenting products to super fans and new fans.

WMG is committed to inclusion and diversity in all aspects of our business. We are proud to be an equal opportunity workplace and will evaluate qualified applicants without regard to race, religion or belief, age, sex, sexual orientation, gender, gender identity or gender reassignment, marital or civil partnership status, disability, pregnancy, childbirth or any other characteristic protected by law.