Production Manager-MUSIC

Title: Production Manager
Location: 345 North Maple Drive, Beverly Hills, CA
Duration: 3+ Months (Possibility of extension)
Pay: $25-28/hr

Summary:
*** is the Industry Leading Independent Services division of ***, providing a full range of artist & label services on a global basis, including Production, Distribution, Marketing, Promotion, Commercial Marketing, Brand/Synch & Licensing, Lifestyle Marketing, and more.

How we LEAD:
The *** Production department manages product planning and production across an array of formats, strategies, and deal types for a variety of artist & label clients by way of *** supply chains. Working in collaboration with the wider *** teams, this role will drive the team culture and "white glove” ethos of how we work with artists, managers and teams through the start and end of a campaign. This role will execute across all production aspects relating to *** "For Artist”, Affiliate and Store Front repertoire & release schedules, managing product setup and milestone tracking from the onset of campaigns, planning, scheduling, and catalog management.

Responsibilities:
Receive and review raw metadata and assets delivered by clients prior to submission into supply chain systems.
Directly create and submit releases into *** and *** digital supply chain systems, ensuring *** and *** metadata and asset standards are met.
Master the *** and *** style guides and their relation to delivery systems and DSP requirements.
Ensure submission lead time requirements are met given a project's timeline.
Anticipate technical and operational issues around projects and work with clients, operational teams and other stakeholders to mitigate risk.
Communicate within the production team, with clients and across relevant internal teams and stakeholders regarding project status, key operational activities, and issue resolution.
Work with production teammates and leaders to develop processes that improve results, efficiency, client experience and relations, and coordination with other *** teams.
Help manage client and interdepartmental expectations on feasibility of requests, system capabilities and standard operating procedures.
Understand and advise when and where special exceptions can be reasonably deployed for greatest impact and minimal risk.
Work in coordination with the supply chain and operations teams to address technical and DSP issues on critical projects.
Manage physical planning, production and timelines in coordination with clients and relevant internal teams.
Oversee delivery of physical release elements to manufacturing vendors.
Act as an invested, expert stakeholder in ongoing system development and process improvement efforts.
Work closely with the catalog migration team on incoming artist catalogs that you will ultimately handle.
Provide backup coverage for other team members and contribute to special projects and wider business initiatives.

TOP SKILLS:

• Experience with top digital music service interfaces, social media applications, and digital music best practices a major plus.
• Knowledge of and relationships within the independent music community a major plus
• Understanding of audio, video and image formats a major plus.
• Some expertise in physical operations and production
• Experience with music metadata handling a must

 

Pursuant to the California Fair Chance Act, Los Angeles County Fair Chance Ordinance for Employers, Los Angeles Fair Chance Initiative for Hiring Ordinance, and San Francisco Fair Chance Ordinance, qualified applicants will be considered for assignment with arrest and conviction records. Criminal history may have a direct, adverse, and negative relationship with some of the material job duties of this position. These include the duties and responsibilities listed above, as well as the abilities to adhere to company policies, exercise sound judgment, effectively manage stress and work safely and respectfully with others, exhibit trustworthiness, meet client expectations, standards, and accompanying requirements, and safeguard business operations and company reputation.