A&R Analyst

About Sony Music Entertainment

At Sony Music Entertainment, we fuel the creative journey. We’ve played a pioneering role in music history, from the first-ever music label to the invention of the flat disc record. We’ve nurtured some of music’s most iconic artists and produced some of the most influential recordings of all time.

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.

Sony Music Entertainment is a member of the Sony family of global companies.

As an A&R Analyst with Sony Music Nashville, you will have a central role in supporting our A&R team by providing important insights and data-driven evaluations on both rostered and undiscovered artists. 

In this role, you will implement and manage data-driven methods to discover new artists, run daily reports to aid in artist discovery and analysis, construct statistical insights and predictive metrics, conduct research on artists and analyze new music – both signed and unsigned. This role is a unique opportunity to help the company discover our next superstars and help drive data-assisted decision making within the A&R team.

What you'll do:

• Conduct research to evaluate new music and improve the A&R team’s understanding of new music metrics including social networking sites, data and analytics
• Extract, prepare, analyze and present relevant music and social activity data to help identify new potential talent while also monitoring the marketplace and constructing new methods to draw insights from this data
• Develop and implement new analytical processes, technologies and tools for use by the A&R team and other departments in support of trend identification, etc.
• Regularly meet with A&R team to provide updates on activity and marketplace
• Generate weekly reports and lead meetings to brief team on artists of interest
• Work with internal teams as needed to create and troubleshoot queries, dashboards and other identification tools
• Create artist-specific reports detailing audience growth and consumption relative to similar artists
• Compile and monitor stream count and social media metrics for unsigned, undiscovered artists
• Identify and interpret relevant data in the context of the current music landscape
• Assess and summarize tendencies in consumption source across genres/subgenres
• Proactively identify additional areas for analysis and identification of new artists
• Deliver and present large data sets in a useful and meaningful way, by presenting key information across several methods and platforms to the broader Sony leadership team

Who you are:

• At least two years of music or entertainment industry experience, with a demonstrated track record of using data to find new and emerging talent
• A passionate new music listener with a strong knowledge of various genres of music with an emphasis on country format and ability to separate/identify commercially viable talent
• A team player with an understanding of current tastes and trends of the market, preferably with prior experience interacting with recording artists and an understanding of artist lifestyle
• A self-starter with exceptional communication skills, time management skills and an ability to prioritize and multi-task, work independently and with teammates
• An independent thinker with strong computer skills including MS Office (Word, Excel & Outlook) and proven internet and data analytics capabilities, as well as a working knowledge of digital music space and social media
• Available to attend evening showcases as well as ability to travel as needed
• Knowledge of music monitoring platforms such as Music Connect, Mediabase and Indify

 

What we give you:

• 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

Sony Music is committed to providing equal employment opportunity for all persons regardless of age, disability, national origin, race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender, gender identity or expression, pregnancy, veteran or military status, marital and civil partnership/union status, alienage or citizenship status, creed, genetic information or any other status protected by applicable federal, state, or local law.