CDD - CHEF.FE DE PROJET H/F

About Universal Music France

Universal Music France (UMF), a subsidiary of Universal Music Group, is a leader in music entertainment, with a range of activities from recorded music to music publishing, merchandising, partnerships, and audiovisual content. With the most comprehensive catalog of recordings and tracks across all musical genres, UMF discovers and develops artists, producing and distributing critically acclaimed music with international commercial success. Committed to artistic talent, innovation, and entrepreneurship, UMF encourages the development of services, platforms, and business models to broaden the artistic and commercial horizons of its artists and create new experiences for their fans. Within Universal Music France, we invite you to join our Label Decca to take on the role of:

PROJECT MANAGER - M/F

CDD 6 MONTHS – available immediately Paris 5th

About the Team

Within Universal Music France, we invite you to join our Decca Records label. We support artists from all backgrounds in their career development. We ensure a presence and activity in all areas of music and far beyond (repertoire creation, storytelling, audience building, community management, content creation and strategy, export, operational marketing, communication, e-commerce, endorsement, merchandising, tours...). Thanks to a dynamic team, we closely manage the various aspects of our talents' career development through strategies combining creativity and innovation. Diversity and commitment are the strength of Decca Records France. Together, let's build tomorrow's successes! Our French signings: Tony Ann, Thibault Cauvin, Gregory Porter, Alexandre Astier (Kaamelott), Camille Thomas… Our international signings: Ludovico Einaudi, Jeff Goldblum, Andrea Bocelli, Max Richter, Arooj Aftab, Jordan Rakei, Joel Sunny…

The Missions We Offer You

Reporting to the label's marketing director, your main mission will be to deploy the marketing strategy and manage artist projects for the label:

• Participate in the development and monitoring of the marketing strategy
• Define a global strategy around a project: positioning, audience, image, content, social networks, timeline, mood board, etc.
• Participate in the setup and monitoring of marketing budgets and initial expenses
• Establish and implement a marketing plan based on the defined budget / partnerships
• Conduct data analysis
• Select service providers in consultation with the artist (photographers, video directors, graphic designers, stylists, independent promotion, etc.)
• Launch and monitor the production of music videos, commercials, promotional items
• Book advertising space purchases through the Media & Development department
• Update marketing information in the information systems
• Project launch
• Coordinate information and communicate continuously with cross-functional departments such as brand services (A&R), export (UMFI), or sync/publishing so they are informed of the various updates from the department and your artists.
• International coordination: close collaboration with the central team based in London and affiliated labels internationally
• Communicate continuously with our various counterparts to report on artist results in our territory and optimize local strategy for projects.

Artist Relations

Participate in relations with the artist, their manager, their rights holders, and ensure compliance with contractual obligations (visuals, prior agreements, etc.). Establish tour schedules in coordination with the Artist and the Promoter. Organize travel (including Artists, Promoters, Media, etc.).

Artistic

Provide artistic support on local projects as needed by assisting artistic teams with choices, coordinating author searches with Publishing, suggesting duet ideas, and helping with logistics for recordings if the case arises. Coordination with the physical, digital, D2C, and merchandising sales department:

• Organize and coordinate artist-related operations
• Write memos, arguments, marketing notices, purchase orders, budgets, artist schedules
• Conceive or coordinate the development of various ranges of physical, digital, and derivative products
• Manage and track quantities to be manufactured and stocks
• Inform and motivate sales teams

Coordination with the Promotion Department:

• Organize and coordinate album and tour launches with the promotion department

Coordination with the Production Department:

• Coordinate the necessary elements for project launches with the production department
• Launch and monitor the production of new projects (stickers, covers, POS displays, etc.)

Artist Relations:

• Participate in relations with the artist, their manager, their rights holders, and ensure compliance with contractual obligations (visuals, prior agreements, etc.).
• Establish tour schedules in coordination with the Artist and the Promoter.
• Organize travel (including Artists, Promoters, Media, etc.).

The Profile We Are Looking For

• Minimum 3 years of experience as a label project manager
• Excellent written and oral English proficiency (Level B2/C1)
• Creativity is a paramount quality for this position (storytelling, content creation and strategy, viral marketing, influence...).
• Good knowledge of the Adobe suite (Photoshop & Premiere)
• Excellent oral and written communication skills and adaptability to build quality relationships with internal and external stakeholders (numerous interfaces)
• Ability to convince and gain buy-in for ideas and projects, as well as negotiation skills
• Organizational skills to successfully manage projects
• Passion for music

Thank you for submitting your CV and a portfolio with your application.

Joining Universal Music Also Means

• Joining an environment of passionate and open-minded collaborators, conducive to inclusion, innovation, and professional fulfillment
• Enjoying sharing and learning through everyone's experiences, integration meetings, collective and tailored training, knowledge meetings, coaching, mentoring for women, round tables, and this, throughout your professional life at Universal Music France
• Taking advantage of the Atelier Saint Jacques, a space for creation, sharing, and celebration with many events organized for collaborators
• Having up to 2 days of remote work per week
• Access to benefits that facilitate life: RTT days, a meal ticket card for Paris sites or a company restaurant in Massy, variable working hours, CESU vouchers, 1% housing, numerous offers with the CSE, partial reimbursement of your public transport or bike commute
• Benefiting from a profit-sharing and incentive agreement
• Access to psychological assistance if needed
• Benefiting from a subscription to an audio streaming platform

Like the diversity of our artists, we are open to all profiles. All our positions are open to people recognized as workers with disabilities. Inclusion is part of everyday life at Universal Music France, so we consider every application with the same attention. Together, let's build tomorrow's successes! The protection of your personal data is important to us. The information transmitted when applying for this offer will be processed by Universal Music Group ("UMG") for the sole purpose of processing and evaluating your application. UMG will retain this information for a period of 2 years from your last application. You can also consult the Universal Music Group privacy policy to learn more about your rights and access to your data by visiting our website www.universalmusic.fr.