UK Project Manager (Maternity Cover) // Stones Throw Records (London Hybrid)

Company: Stones Throw Records

Role: UK Project Manager (Maternity Cover)

The Company

Stones Throw Records is an independent record label founded in 1996 by DJ Peanut Butter Wolf with offices in Los Angeles and London. Known for its richly diverse roster, past touchstone releases include albums by Madvillain, J Dilla, Madlib, Mayer Hawthorne, Dam-Funk and Aloe Blacc. The current roster includes artists such as Sudan Archives, Knxwledge, Mndsgn, Benny Sings, NxWorries (Anderson. Paak & Knxwledge), Automatic, Jerry Paper, John Carroll Kirby, Sofie Royer, DJ Harrison, Pearl & the Oysters, and Los Retros.

Position Summary

Stones Throw Records is seeking a full-time Project Manager for 9-12 months maternity cover, based in our London office. The ideal candidate can hit the ground running and is a creative, self-motivated individual with minimum 3-5 years music business experience in marketing or project management. They should have a deep knowledge of the music industry landscape and demonstrable experience in breaking artists. Passion for music and familiarity with the label, our fan base and our artists’ music are essential.

The ability to stay organized, manage multiple projects simultaneously and prioritize a heavy workload independently in a busy work environment is a must. The ideal candidate should be able to identify the stories behind artists and campaigns and communicate them in a fluent, engaging manner. The candidate should be very familiar with the workings of an independent record label and have deep engagement with the current landscape, relevant and emerging social media networks, trends in the music industry, successful artist and record campaigns, digital platforms, media, and music culture.

Responsibilities

• Work with key staff members to develop, execute and implement ambitious, creative and effective marketing ideas, campaigns and timelines.
• Interface with artists, managers, publicists, digital agencies, booking agents, radio promotion and other 3rd party partners.
• Be the internal and external point of contact for an artist and oversee campaigns from the beginning to end.
• Oversee timelines and marketing budgets for artist campaigns.
• Create regular reports of all marketing work and updates on individual campaigns to be shared with Stones Throw staff and our partners at distribution, DSPs, external agencies and artist management.
• Work closely with rest of marketing team in the US and internationally.
• Create one sheets and sales updates and communicate with distribution to maximize sales.
• Prepare releases for digital and physical production with production manager, designers, and digital staff.
• Liaise with key staff members to tailor digital strategies to individual artists and campaigns.
• Pitch developing artists to booking agents and work closely with live agents and venues to incorporate live strategy into record campaigns.
• Some in-house pitching of artists to press, radio, and tastemakers.
• Develop and maintain contacts in the creative services (e.g. video directors, videographers, photographers, designers, etc.) and oversee creation of creative content including music videos, online campaigns, and other promotional marketing assets.
• Pitch and develop creative ideas for campaigns.
• Develop marketing partnerships to align label and artists with brands and their music programs.
• Develop and maintain relationships with partners outside of the traditional music retail sphere, including new media platforms, tastemakers, brands, and event spaces.
• Copywriting for bios, one sheets, blurbs, etc.
• Pay close attention to detail and ensure all work is done to a high standard.
• Attend label events and artist shows and represent the label in the music community.