Manager, A&R

At Warner Music Group, we’re a global collective of music makers and music lovers, tech innovators and inspired entrepreneurs, game-changing creatives and passionate team members. Here, we turn dreams into stardom and audiences into fans. We are guided by three core values that underpin everything we do across all our diverse businesses: 

• Curiosity: We do our best work when we’re immersing ourselves in culture and breaking through barriers. Curiosity is the driving force behind creativity and ingenuity. It fuels innovation, and innovation is the key to our future. 

• Collaboration: Making music and bringing it to the world is all about the power of originality amplified by teamwork. A great idea, like a great song, travels globally. We ignite passions and build connections across our diverse community of artists, songwriters, partners, and fans.

• Commitment: We pursue excellence for our team and our talent. Everything in music starts with a leap into the unknown, and we’re committed to keeping the faith, acting with integrity, and delivering on our promises.

WMG is home to a wide range of artists, musicians, and songwriters that fuel our success. That is why we are committed to creating a work environment that actively values, appreciates, and respects everyone.  We encourage applications from people with a wide variety of backgrounds and experiences.

Consider a career at WMG and get the best of both worlds – an innovative global music company that retains the creative spirit of a nimble independent.
 

Job Title:  Manager, A&R Mexican Music

A little bit about our team:

The Mexican Music team at Warner Music Group works passionately to sign new talent in one of the fastest-growing musical genres of recent years, always aiming to generate a massive reach across new audiences. We collaborate with incredible talents and artists within the genre, applying both a creative and strategic approach to everything we do. We thrive on mutual respect, constantly learning and trying out new things as a collaborative team.

Your role:

As the Manager of A&R for Mexican Music, you will be at the forefront of identifying and shaping the future of our roster and catalog. You will have the opportunity to grow alongside our incredible artists, guiding their artistic journey from the very first demo to a fully realized launch. We will rely on you to align these creative visions with our broader company goals. If you are a forward thinker who is passionate about Mexican music and loves to collaborate across teams, this is the perfect place for you!

Here you’ll get to:

• You will search, negotiate, and sign the most promising new talents and content in the Mexican music scene.

• You will accompany new artists in the creation of fresh content, including songwriting sessions, production, and video recordings.

• You will generate, maintain, and strengthen relationships with industry creatives—producers, songwriters, engineers, and editors—to facilitate amazing creative output.

• You will supervise the quality and relevance of the content delivered by our artists, ensuring it perfectly aligns with our marketing strategy.

• You will proudly present new artists and their content to other areas across the company!

• You will maintain a fluid and clear relationship with artist managers in the marketing department to ensure both strategies are aligned.

About you:

• You have 3 to 5 years of experience in A&R or similar roles within the music industry, specifically focused on Mexican music.

• You are fluent in both English and Spanish, allowing you to easily collaborate with internal stakeholders, artists, and management.

• You have a deep understanding of the Mexican music landscape and a passion for discovering new talent.

• You are a forward thinker who embraces a growth mindset, always eager to learn and develop new skills.

• You enjoy working collaboratively to solve problems and drive successful project outcomes.

We’d love it if you also had:

• A Bachelor’s degree in Music, Music Production, Sound Engineering, or Music Business

As the home to 10K Projects, Asylum, Atlantic Music Group, East West, FFRR, Fueled by Ramen, Nonesuch, Parlophone, Rhino, Roadrunner, Sire, Warner Records, Warner Classics, and several other of the world’s premier recording labels, Warner Music Group champions emerging artists and global superstars alike. And our renowned publishing company, Warner Chappell Music, represents genre-spanning songwriters and producers through a catalog of more than one million copyrights worldwide. Warner Music Group is also home to ADA, which supports the independent community, as well as artist services division WMX. In addition, WMG counts film and television storytelling powerhouse Warner Music Entertainment among its many brands.

Together, we are Warner Music Group: Independent Minds. Major Sound.

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Thanks for your interest in working for WMG. We love it here, and think you will, too.
 

WMG is committed to inclusion and diversity in all aspects of our business. We are proud to be an equal opportunity workplace and will evaluate qualified applicants without regard to race, religion or belief, age, sex, sexual orientation, gender, gender identity or gender reassignment, marital or civil partnership status, disability, pregnancy, childbirth or any other characteristic protected by law.