Director, Catalog Digital Marketing Urban

We are UMG the Universal Music Group. We are the worlds leading music everything we do we are committed to artistry innovation and entrepreneurship. We own and operate a broad array of businesses engaged in recorded music music publishing merchandising and audiovisual content in more than 60 countries. We identify and develop recording artists and songwriters and we produce distribute and promote the most critically acclaimed and commercially successful music to delight and entertain fans around the world.

How We LEAD

We are currently seeking an experienced Director Catalog Marketing who will drive the long-term product and campaign strategy for multiple artists and projects across the IGA roster with specific focus on Urban (Hip-Hop/R&B) catalog while maintaining fluency across all genres. This leader will partner closely with the Department Head and all departments within IGA (A&R Revenue Creative Digital PR Radio) to build and execute fully integrated progressive and culturally fluent marketing strategies that resonate with both legacy audiences and the next generation of fans.

The ideal candidate brings deep understanding of music history especially Hip-Hop and R&B paired with a strategic forward-thinking marketing mind strong cultural awareness trend fluency and the maturity to bridge legacy artistry with modern audience behavior. This person blends creative instinct data-driven thinking operational discipline and cross-functional collaborationalways keeping artist brand integrity fan experience and long-term impact at the center.

How Youll CREATE

Urban Multi-Genre Catalog Strategy

• Develop and execute innovative catalog marketing strategies for Urban (Hip-Hop/R&B) artists while applying equal expertise across all genres.
• Identify opportunities to pull forward catalog moments that resonate with todays youthbalancing cultural nostalgia with modern relevance.
• Build long-tail strategies that strengthen artist legacy while tapping into emerging discovery behavior cultural moments and platform trends.

Creative Ideation & Cultural Fluency

• Bring strong creative instincts and a modern marketing mindsetsomeone who sees possibilities not limitations.
• Develop big ideas tentpole moments viral concepts and culturally relevant activations that stretch across platforms and audience groups.
• Ensure ideas honor the artists legacy while making them meaningful and exciting for new generations.

Trend Awareness & Viral Opportunities

• Stay deeply connected to cultural trendsespecially TikTok social audio moments memes and youth-driven behavior.
• Recognize viral patterns early and develop strategies to enhance accelerate or originate viral catalog moments.
• Bring forward new ideas using remixes edits challenges influencers and micro-moments that leverage platform algorithms.

Research Data and Insights Integration

• Tap into all research and data sourcesinternal insights data analytics consumer behavior streaming patterns social sentiment and cultural research.
• Use data to validate opportunities uncover blind spots and inform go-forward strategy.
• Ensure the team utilizes internal tools processes and cross-functional expertise to maximize performance and efficiency.

Frontline Catalog Alignment

• Understand frontline release cycles and how they influence catalog moments.
• Work across current genres and frontline teams to ensure that catalog strategy complements and enhances artist development across the roster.
• Seamlessly bridge catalog and frontline marketingensuring holistic year-round artist narratives.

Cross-Functional Collaboration

• Collaborate with Catalog and Core Label teams including Marketing A&R Digital Creative International Commercial Revenue and Artist Management to support priority Urban and multi-genre catalog projects.
• Maintain proactive clear communication with all stakeholdersdeadlines must be met and alignment must be constant across all moving parts.
• Serve as a key partner to Artist Management ensuring that campaigns support artist brand integrity and long-term vision.

Execution Analysis & Optimization

• Guide and oversee the creation of all marketing materials and original content for campaigns.
• Regularly interface with artists and management to ensure alignment on all aspects of release plans and catalog marketing strategy.
• Analyze streaming sales radio and social performance to adjust strategies in real time.
• Use audience insights to optimize rollouts messaging formats and content across channels.

Bring Your VIBE

• 6 years experience as a Marketing Director and/or Product Manager in music
• Strong experience in Urban (Hip-Hop/R&B) while holding comprehensive knowledge across all genres
• Deep passion for music history catalog storytelling and cultural evolutionwhether lived learned or actively pursuing
• Strong ability to define and drive strategy execution timelines and cross-functional coordination
• Creative thinker with the ability to generate fresh innovative marketing ideas rooted in culture
• Strong understanding of DSP behavior and trends (Spotify Apple SoundCloud YouTube)
• Deep familiarity with social platforms and content trends especially TikTok
• Excellent communication writing presentation and cross-functional relationship skills
• Proficiency with Word Excel PowerPoint and Nielsen analytics (SoundScan Mediabase)
• Bachelors Degree

Perks Playlist:

Join an entrepreneurial global organization where authenticity boldness creativity connection drive and insight arent just valuestheyre how we work every day. Here are some of the ways we support you along the way (and just a few of the benefits we offer):

• Comprehensive medical dental and vision coverage

• Including 100% coverage for out-patient in-network mental health services

• Fertility coverage for eligible medical plan participants

• Wellbeing reimbursements for fitness classes spa treatments meal services travel and so much more (up to $720/year)

• Student Loan Repayment Assistance and Tuition Reimbursement

• 401(k) with 100% immediate vesting on the first 5% of your contributions plus an additional UMG contribution

A variety of ways to prioritize much-needed time away from work including:

• Flexible Paid Time Off (PTO) for exempt employees

• 3-weeks PTO for non-exempt employees

• 2-weeks paid Winter Break

• 10 Company Holidays (including Juneteenth and Wellbeing Day)

• Summer Fridays (between Memorial Day and Labor Day)

• Generous paid parental leave for every type of parent

Check out our full overview of benefits on the Perks Playlist page of the career site.

Disclaimer: This job description only provides an overview of job responsibilities that are subject to change.

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