Manager, A&R Analytics

Nashville, IN - USA

Monthly Salary: Not Disclosed

Posted on: Yesterday

Vacancies: 1 Vacancy

Job Summary

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:

MCA currently seeking a Manager A&R Analytics reporting directly EVP A&R. This position will have a central role in the team constructing statistical insights and predictive metrics conducting research on artists and analyzing new music. These efforts will be used to evaluate song performance identify new artists support promotion strategy and improve the labels understanding of new music metrics. This role will work closely with the A&R and Audience Insights teams to provide precise reporting and necessary business tools for MCA. The position requires a strong skill set in mining testing and analyzing data.

How Youll CREATE:

Develop and test statistical and predictive models to support artist identification signing decisions song evaluation and promotion strategy
Conduct research to evaluate new music and improve the organizations understanding of new music metrics
Own the creation of key data sets that drive existing and future internal reporting tools within MCA
Provide practical and creative data solutions on large sets of data
Support the Data & Research Team on data initiatives pertaining to A&R ensuring optimal data delivery for all projects
Liaison with Corporate Data team to stay informed and up to date on latest data and analytic tools available internally and externally
Communicate closely with analytics and A&R teams in the gathering and application of music insights
Collect prepare and explore a variety of music data and construct new methods to draw insights from this data
Develop and implement new analytical processes and/or technologies
Attend new artist shows
Other duties and responsibilities as required

Bring Your VIBE:

Skills/Abilities:

Proficiency with R or Python and SQL as well as expertise with Excel
Strong analytical and problem-solving skills

A direct background and/or current position with a heavy use of data analytics
Conduct research to evaluate new music and improve the organizations understanding of new music metrics
A passion for data especially for creating efficient and scalable models
A rabid desire to acquire knowledge from anywhere whether related parallel industries to highly unlikely sources and apply it to our situation with constant trial and error
Research and development of complex data models algorithms and techniques
A relaxed and confident approach to all business relationships internally and externally
Passionate about new music

Experience:

A minimum of 1-2 years of experience using databases and analytic tools to build business solutions

Education:

Undergraduate or technical degree with highly relevant background required.

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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Job Category:

Data Analytics & Business Intelligence

Required Experience:

Manager