Senior A&R / Creative Manager

Baggpipe Studios team

Description

Baggpipe is an expanding independent boutique music company within publishing, production, management and recording currently looking for a Senior A&R / Creative Manager to take over the publishing responsibilities during a parental leave. Our goal is that the job will lead to a permanent employment within our team.
Baggpipe, former EMI Studio (Abbey Road Stockholm), is a legendary spot in Skärmarbrink, that has hosted the likes of One Direction, Lady Gaga, Loreen, Swedish House Mafia, Roxette, Wyclef Jean, Halsey, Mutt Lange and RedOne just to name a few.
The studio is also the home of a roster of great writers and producers who have worked with artists such as DJ Khaled, Cardi B, Jenifer Lopez, Louis Tomlinson, Chris Brown, Icona Pop, Molly Sandén, Astrid S, Winona Oak and many many more.

JOB SUMMARY

Your main role as a creative leader includes being hands on the creative process and in charge of running our roster of writers and producers. Your main focus is creating new and exciting opportunities for the roster and the catalogue, striving at all times to build relations with interesting partners and maximize sessions with artists resulting in cuts and releases. You are always up to date with the hottest producers and writers to ensure that we keep building our roster with the most talented creators.

OVERALL RESPONSIBILITIES:

  • Day-to-day running of our roster. Providing our creators with exciting and fruitful sessions with both established artists, writers and producers. Mainly in Stockholm, but also where our creators travel and operate.)
  • Responsible for artists relations, project- and production management.
  • Accomplishing agreed financial targets, budget responsibilities and result-oriented strategies
  • Secure cuts, supervise production agreement negotiations and oversee releases
  • Pitching songs from our catalogue to artists, music supervisors, production companies, sync companies etc
  • Talent scouting - Identifying and signing the best of the best
  • Expanding Baggpipe’s network and CRM system with relevant relationships for our different values. Represent Baggpipe at relevant events and industry conferences. Regularly attending gigs, showcases and current music events.
  • Feedbacking music and supervising the writing/creating/producing process for the creators when necessary
  • Keep track of changes and opportunities within the wider music industry, new music trends, music business developments and strategies, products and challenges. When possible keep in mind the companies possibilities to expand the business within master rights and nurture the network and structures around, DSP:s, the PR-process and traditional label operations.
  • Work full time and have the ability to work under hours when work is desired and to travel and attend to business events when needed.
  • As a Senior A&R / Creative Manager you report directly to our CEO but also make sure that the interests for the company and the efficiency around the processes concerns everyone in the team.

Requirements

SKILLS/ABILITIES

  • Strong network within the music industry on both national and international level
  • Experience in working with songwriters
  • Interested in people and great social skills
  • Excellent organizational & project management skills
  • Ability to handle multiple projects and operate effectively in a high pressured environment
  • Ability to learn and adapt quickly to changing market landscapes
  • Fluent in Swedish and English (verbal and written)
  • Pro-active, team player & independent

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION

Send your application and CV in Swedish to johanna@baggpipe.com We are looking for someone who can start immediately and we will move forward with applicants as soon as we find the right candidate.

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Baggpipe Studios

We are a creative collective mainly focusing on publishing, studio recordings and management. To name a few, our roster has worked with both Swedish and international artists like: Madonna, J.LO, Celine Dion, Anastacia, Little Mix, DJ Khaled, Cardi B, David Bisbal, Danny Saucedo, Alice Cooper, Molly Sandén. Baggpipe took over the old Abbey Road / EMI studios in Stockholm, a legendary spot that has hosted the likes of One Direction, Lady Gaga, ABBA, Britney Spears, Swedish House Mafia, Wyclef Jean, Mutt Lange and RedOne to name just a few. Originally built in 1939 as a 460- seat movie theatre called ”Kaza”, it rebuilt into a studio in the late 1960’s and have since been developed into a spacious, modern set up. We can deliver anything regardless if you need a vocal, topline, song, or a fully produced album.

Job Details

Posted on Apr 22

Stockholm, Sweden

Full time

Senior