
Responsibilities
About the Team: SoundOn is a platform powered by ByteDance to help new and independent music creators distribute their music globally. Our Artist Sales/BD team looks after our relationships with Artists & Labels. Our goal is to inspire creativity and foster long-lasting relationships with our partners by providing music distribution white-glove service, in-depth content strategy, elevation opportunities, and accessibility to all that ByteDance has to offer. SoundOn Distribution Service makes sure music from artists is available on all music platforms, allowing them to reach global audiences. In addition, we also oversee strategy and implementation of an artist-centric value proposition at ByteDance, which includes elevation opportunities, establishing a series of artist education initiatives, driving artist communications plans, and building and growing niche communities within the artist ecosystem through programs and events. - Identify artists and labels to sign with the SoundOn distribution service to make sure we can build a solid and positive revenue-generating music catalog. - Develop and manage a portfolio of Latin artists, driving strategic initiatives, platform optimization and best practices, and bolstering engagement and product activation. - Provide strategic and operational support for artists on ByteDance platforms while delivering excellent service to artists. - Design, develop, and launch strategic music initiatives to bring Latin artists to ByteDance platforms at scale. Responsibilities: - Negotiation of musical catalogs and frontline for acquisition. - Execute SoundOn content supply strategy, including but not limited to signing new labels & artists for their catalogs & new releases. - Focused on data analysis to understand artists & track performance, market opportunities, and business forecasting based on market share impact. - Manage business objectives, such as labels & artists onboarding, number of new releases, number of catalogue migration, stream…etc. - Work with cross-functional teams, including but not limited to product, content strategy, and promo…etc to ensure success of labels & artists on all digital platforms. - Grow and maintain a growing trustful relationship between artists/lables and the platform. - Strong network connections and relations in the music scenario. - Develop a close-on relationship with artists/lables' teams (marketing, promo, artistic) to develop artists' growth and song performance.
Qualifications
Minimum Qualifications: - 5 years of experience in an operational, sales, A&R, or supply chain role at a content or music distribution company - Familiarity with third-party content management systems and programs including Spotify For Artists, TikTok For Artists, and YouTube CMS, Chartmetric. -Strong proficiency in Excel -Strong negotiation skills. - Strong problem-solving ability and technical understanding - Excellent written and communication skills with clients and colleagues -Strong Music Industry Network Preferred Qualifications: - Familiarity with DDEX, XML, and other metadata standards preferred
Job Information
About Us
Founded in 2012, ByteDance's mission is to inspire creativity and enrich life. With a suite of more than a dozen products, including TikTok, Lemon8, CapCut and Pico as well as platforms specific to the China market, including Toutiao, Douyin, and Xigua, ByteDance has made it easier and more fun for people to connect with, consume, and create content.
Why Join ByteDance
Inspiring creativity is at the core of ByteDance's mission. Our innovative products are built to help people authentically express themselves, discover and connect – and our global, diverse teams make that possible. Together, we create value for our communities, inspire creativity and enrich life - a mission we work towards every day.
As ByteDancers, we strive to do great things with great people. We lead with curiosity, humility, and a desire to make impact in a rapidly growing tech company. By constantly iterating and fostering an "Always Day 1" mindset, we achieve meaningful breakthroughs for ourselves, our Company, and our users. When we create and grow together, the possibilities are limitless. Join us.
Diversity & Inclusion
ByteDance is committed to creating an inclusive space where employees are valued for their skills, experiences, and unique perspectives. Our platform connects people from across the globe and so does our workplace. At ByteDance, our mission is to inspire creativity and enrich life. To achieve that goal, we are committed to celebrating our diverse voices and to creating an environment that reflects the many communities we reach. We are passionate about this and hope you are too.
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