Manager, Catalog Creator Urban

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How We LEAD

The Manager Catalog Creator Urban supports creator influencer and content marketing initiatives across IGAs Hip-Hop and R&B catalog artists. This role amplifies culturally defining eras anniversaries reissues archival stories producer moments and historic milestones through creator partnerships that feel authentic to Urban culture.

Collaborating with Digital Marketing leadership and internal teams the Manager ensures creator content reflects each artists legacy and cultural impact while driving catalog discovery among both existing fans and new generations. A general global awareness is important to help campaigns reach audiences beyond the U.S. when relevant.

How Youll CREATE

Creator Influencer & Content Strategy

• Lead day-to-day execution of creator and influencer strategies for Urban catalog campaigns.
• Identify creators tied to Hip-Hop/R&B cultureincluding commentary dance lifestyle education fashion and production communities.
• Recommend creators suited for key territories when projects require international amplification.
• Support initiatives tied to anniversaries classic album moments archival releases and cultural celebrations.

Campaign Development & Execution

• Manage creator sourcing outreach briefings deliverable tracking and communication.
• Compile creator performance across platforms and generate insights for internal teams.
• Liaise with creators digital marketing artist teams and estates to ensure authentic culturally aligned storytelling.
• Activate around trends conversations and cultural moments relevant to Urban catalog.

Insights Data & Optimization

• Utilize platform data genre knowledge and cultural trends to identify creators who feel organic to each campaign.
• Track KPIs and performance identifying opportunities to boost successful content.
• Integrate global insights when evaluating creator content performance across markets.

Cross-Functional Collaboration

• Partner with Catalog and Core label teams such as Catalog Marketing Digital Creative A&R Research Production and Revenue teams.
• Support integration of IGAs creator/content network into Urban catalog campaigns.
• Ensure creator output aligns with broader strategy narrative and artist legacy.

Bring Your VIBE

• 3 years of creator/influencer marketing experience in Hip-Hop/R&B or adjacent cultural spaces.
• Strong understanding of Urban culture creator communities digital trends and fan behavior.
• Ability to build and maintain relationships across creators internal teams and artist/estate partners.
• Highly organized detail-oriented and capable of managing multiple catalog initiatives at once.
• Strategic perspective on balancing paid and earned creator strategies.
• Appreciation for Urban music history and awareness of how these stories resonate internationally.

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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