The Data & Insight team work with the Frontline & Catalogue labels, Commercial & Finance teams on track & artist performance and strategy, partner & competitor performance analysis, market trends, risks & opportunities. Sometimes as part of a team, sometimes solo but always delivering timely, clear and actionable insight and recommendations. Your role: Championing data‑lead decision making, this position requires a blend of technical expertise, market knowledge, and the ability to translate complex data sets into clear, impactful narratives. You will be expected to explore and leverage AI/Generative AI tools to streamline workflow, enhance data visualization, and improve strategic storytelling.
Day to Day
- Anticipate stakeholder needs and provide data‑driven solutions to support their strategic objectives.
- Visualize KPIs related to artist performance, track consumption, market share, and marketing/promotion effectiveness.
- Develop and deliver tailored presentations to senior management, adapting the complexity and detail to the audience, leveraging Generative AI tools where appropriate to refine narratives and enhance visual communication.
- Providing insights that inform long‑term strategic planning / shape long‑term artist development and marketing strategies.
Dashboard Development & Maintenance
- Use WMG internal systems such as Opus, Sodatone, Tableau & Snowflake to interpret sales, pre‑order & streaming data.
- Interrogate external partner interfaces from Amazon, Apple, Spotify and YouTube, as well as external websites such as OCC, BPI, Midia & ChartMetric.
- Design, build, and maintain insightful and user‑friendly dashboards that bring together these data sources to provide actionable insights.
- Ensure data accuracy and timely updates of all dashboards.
- Proactively find opportunities to improve existing dashboards and develop new analytical tools anticipating stakeholder needs; provide data‑driven solutions to support strategic objectives, including deployment of low‑code/AI‑assisted workflow automations.
Market Analysis
- Continuously monitor and analyse market trends, competitor performance and consumer behaviour.
- Identify shifts in consumption patterns, genre popularity, and emerging opportunities / risks.
- Provide regular reports and presentations on market dynamics.
Qualifications
- At least 5 years' experience working in a record label, a platform or company affiliated with the music business.
- Strong written and verbal communication skills.
- Highly organized and detail‑oriented with ability to manage multiple projects and prioritise effectively.
- Familiarity with foundational AI/Generative AI concepts (e.g., LLMs, prompt engineering), experience using these tools to optimise data preparation, summarisation, and presentation and keen to expand in this area.
- Expert knowledge of Excel/Sheets, Powerpoint/Slides, SQL, Dashboarding platforms (Tableau/Looker) essential.
- Proficiency in Python for data analysis and automation.
