Create Music Group

Director, A&R

Create Music Group

full-time

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Location Type: Remote

Location: California • United States

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Salary

💰 $90,000 - $120,000 per year

Job Level

Lead

About the role

  • Source, evaluate, and close a range of opportunities across artist deals, distribution partnerships, publishing and/or catalog
  • Identify culturally relevant and commercially promising talent, rights, and partner opportunities across global and contemporary genres, including Afrobeats, Amapiano, Latin Jazz, Latin Trap, Rock, Country, and other modern music categories
  • Present and pitch potential artist deals and acquisitions to VP, SVP, CFO and CEO
  • Build and maintain a strong pipeline of artist, rights, and business development opportunities aligned with company growth priorities
  • Develop relationships with artists, managers, attorneys, producers, publishers, entrepreneurs, rights holders, and strategic partners
  • Support deal strategy, business case development, and internal recommendations around signings, partnerships, and acquisitions
  • Partner with Legal, Finance, Marketing, Distribution, Sync, and executive leadership to help structure and advance opportunities through the deal lifecycle
  • Take ownership of opportunities from early sourcing through negotiation, onboarding, and ongoing business development support
  • Monitor market shifts, genre movements, and emerging business opportunities to inform growth strategy and roster direction
  • Represent the company externally at industry events and artist shows

Requirements

  • 5+ years of experience in A&R, artist deals, business development, label partnerships, publishing, distribution, catalog, or related music industry roles
  • Strong track record of identifying, sourcing, negotiating, and/or supporting commercially sound music deals
  • Deep understanding of today’s music business, including artist services, distribution, publishing, rights, and growth-oriented partnerships
  • Strong network across artists, managers, attorneys, publishers, entrepreneurs, and other music industry stakeholders
  • Broad musical fluency and enthusiasm for a diverse range of global and contemporary genres
  • Strong commercial instincts and ability to assess opportunity, strategic fit, and long-term upside
  • Entrepreneurial mindset with strong ownership and follow-through
  • Strong communication and relationship management skills, with the ability to operate effectively across creative and business settings
  • Proficiency in Google Workplace (Docs, Slides, Sheets)
  • Strong fluency with platform-native analytics tools such as Spotify for Artists, Spotify Charts, Apple Music for Artists, YouTube Analytics / YouTube Studio, TikTok analytics, and Instagram / Meta Insights, with the ability to interpret fan behavior and audience signals beyond third-party dashboards.
  • Familiarity with rights, publishing, and diligence resources including ASCAP, BMI, SESAC, Songview, The MLC, and internal royalty, rights, and catalog systems to support informed deal evaluation and ownership analysis.
  • Strong fluency with modern music analytics, rights, and market intelligence tools — including platforms such as Chartmetric, Soundcharts, Luminate, Viberate, and native DSP/social analytics — is strongly preferred.
  • Must be Fluent in English, Spanish an asset.
Benefits
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Hard Skills & Tools
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Soft Skills
relationship managementcommunicationentrepreneurial mindsetstrategic thinkingcommercial instinctsownershipfollow-throughnetworkingcreativitycollaboration