Associate Director, Release Planning - RCA

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Today, we work in more than 70 countries, supporting a diverse roster of international superstars, developing and independent artists, and visionary creators. From our position at the intersection of music, entertainment, and technology, we bring imagination and expertise to the newest products and platforms, embrace new business models, employ breakthrough tools, and provide powerful insights that help our artists push creative boundaries and reach new audiences. In everything we do, we're committed to artistic integrity, transparency, and entrepreneurship.

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You will be the West Coast Lead for the Sony Music U.S. Release Planning team. You will join a team with responsibility for managing day-to-day release planning needs and deadlines across Sony's frontline labels, including RCA Records, Columbia Records and Epic Records, audio and video, digital and physical formats. Sony's U.S. Release Planning team collaborates and strategizes with a wide range of frontline label departments to ensure the timely and accurate onboarding and delivery of releases worldwide. While there are common threads running through all Sony Music releases, the granular details and requirements of each project are often unique; change is a constant, and you will play a critical role in helping shepherd a diverse and exciting range of recording projects across multiple genres through from artist-signing through to commercial release.

• You will collaborate across a wide range of label departments. These will include A&R Administration, Marketing, Commercial/Sales, A&R, Business Affairs, International and Finance to ensure the timely and accurate delivery of physical and digital releases. Your work will include the ingestion of Sony Music audio and video assets into our asset storage and digital delivery systems, resolving any necessary quality-control issues with relevant departments.
• You will help oversee delivery of RCA Records, Columbia Records and Epic Records digital releases, partnering with Sony Digital Operations and Media Production to ensure all are delivered accurately and on time. You will work closely with A&R Administration, Business Affairs and IPL (Copyright) to ensure all assets are cleared for release, properly vetted for sample review, side artist clearances as well as proper tagging and mapping on digital platforms.
• You will help strategize and plan multi-format physical releases. You will help enforce strict production deadlines for physical releases in collaboration with U.S. D2C/Commercial & International Supply Chain teams along with International Marketing to ensure all scheduling, production and budgetary elements for the end-to-end supply chain process are accurate and on time to meet necessary production deadlines and release dates.
• You will participate in a range of regularly scheduled collaborative cross-team, workability, product planning and strategy meetings, taking the initiative to further schedule and lead any breakout meetings throughout the workweek with internal teams as necessary.
• You will join and contribute to ongoing system development, enhancement and implementation meetings and steering committees.

• 5-7 years of music industry experience required. Major-label Release Planning/Project Management/Production experience is a plus.
• Highly organized, discreet and meticulously detail oriented, with a natural ability to multitask and prioritize.
• Able to execute seamlessly in stressful and demanding situations, interfacing with a wide range of personalities.
• Someone who exhibits grace under pressure: unflaggingly calm, positive and professional in a fast-paced and demanding environment.
• Self-confident and resourceful with the ability to anticipate potential snags and proactively work to put solutions in place.
• Forward-looking and tech-savvy, with the ability to both see where a job is today and where it could evolve to in the future.
• Sensitive and responsive to cultural differences.

• You join an inclusive, collaborative and global community where you have the opportunity to channel your passion every day
• A modern office environment designed to foster productivity, creativity, and teamwork empowering you to bring your best
• An attractive and comprehensive benefits package including medical, dental, vision, life & disability coverage, and 401K + employer matching
• Voluntary benefits like company-paid identity theft protection and resources for pets, mental health and meditation resources, industry-leading fertility coverage, fully paid leave for childbirth or bonding, fully paid leave for caregivers, programs for loved ones with developmental disabilities and neurodiversity, subsidized back-up child and elder care, and reimbursement for adoption, surrogacy, tuition, and student loans
• Investment in your professional growth and development enabling you to thrive in our vibrant community.
• The space to accelerate progress, positively disrupt, and create what happens next
• Time off for a winter recess

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