Project Manager (Latin)

Downtown Artist & Label services offers distribution, bespoke marketing solutions, and funding to entrepreneurial artists and their partners, ranging from emerging talent at the forefront of pop culture to the most storied managers and record labels. Downtown Music is owned and operated by Downtown Music Holdings. Downtown allows artists and their partners to achieve the same commercial success on digital sales and streaming platforms that they would expect of a major record label, without sacrificing any ownership in their works, control over their strategy, or their creative vision.

Downtown Artist & Label Services is looking for an enthusiastic Project Manager (Latin) to join our team. The ideal candidate is a bilingual creative, self-motivated individual with music business experience in marketing, project management and/or artist management with a deep knowledge of the Latin music industry landscape and demonstrable experience in breaking artists.

What you'll do: 

• Work with key staff members to develop, execute and implement ambitious and effective marketing ideas, campaigns and timelines
• Interface with artists, managers, publicists, 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 marketing budgets for artist campaigns
• Create regular reports of all marketing work and updates on individual campaigns to be shared with DMS staff and our partners at distribution, DSPs, external marketing agencies and artist management
• Co-manage junior project managers
• Create one sheets and sales updates
• Prepare releases for digital and physical production with production manager, creative director and digital staff
• Liaise with key staff members to tailor digital strategies to individual artists and campaigns
• 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, brand partnerships and lifestyle marketing
• Some copywriting for bios, one sheets, blurbs, etc
• Stay up to date with developments in the music industry
• Attend label events and artist shows

You are / have: 

• At least 6 - 8 years music business experience in marketing, project management and/or artist management with a deep knowledge of the music industry landscape and demonstrable experience in breaking artists
• At least 2 - 3 years of expertise and familiarity in musica mexicana genre (strong preference)
• Ability to stay organized, manage multiple projects simultaneously and prioritize a heavy workload independently in a busy work environment
• Bilingual (Spanish & English)
• Familiar with the workings of an independent distributor and have deep engagement with relevant and emerging social media networks, trends in the music industry, successful artist and record campaigns, digital platforms, media and music culture
• Prior experience in a product or project management or marketing role at a record label, music distributor, artist management firm or booking agency
• Demonstrated experience with hitting the ground running as a Project Manager in a new environment
• Experience leading projects through full album cycles for developing as well as established artists
• Strong communication, project management, budget, creative and pitching skills, honed in the music industry
• Resourceful at working within independent label budgets
• High level of integrity, work ethic, and collaboration skills

Why you want to work here: 

• Ample opportunities to work with leaders and employees across multiple Downtown brands
• Work​ ​in​ ​a​ ​collaborative environment​ ​full​ ​of​​ mission driven, innovative, and passionate people
• Be part of an open, welcoming, and inclusive culture 
• Rich benefit program (Medical, Dental, Vision), Life Insurance, 401k (with match)
• Paid Volunteer Hours

Downtown provides base salary ranges for all positions located in the United States at the time of posting. The hiring range for this position is $100,000 - $120,000 annually. As a candidate for this position, your salary and related elements of compensation will be contingent upon various factors including, but not limited to, work experience, geographic location and relevant skills. Downtown is committed to providing a comprehensive market-competitive total rewards program for its employees which includes medical, dental, and vision, life insurance, 401(k) match and generous paid time off. This range does not include any other variable compensation components.

Ensuring a diverse and inclusive workplace where we learn from each other is core to Downtown's values. We welcome and encourage all applicants of different backgrounds, experiences, abilities and perspectives to apply.