Classical Label Manager – [Integral] UK

About the job

[Integral] UK is appointing a Classical Label Manager, to join the Label Services team. With a great passion for Classical Music, we are looking to appoint a Classical enthusiast who also has strong digital awareness and experience (preferably, but not essentially, with additional knowledge of wider [PIAS] labels and catalogue).

As Label Manager, working in a close team with The Head of Classical, The Digital Commercial Manager and The Classical Press and Promo Manager, you will have a roster of labels across our in house [PIAS] Label Group and with our National and International Distributed Label Partners, with whom you will be the primary point of contact, working day to day in all matters relating to the release of their music physically and digitally, with input across the overall campaign strategy for their music. You will be liaising with our sales, manufacturing, digital production and distribution teams and generally advising the label as required.

Key responsibilities will include:

• Working in tandem with labels and sales teams to ensure effective scheduling of
• releases
• Close involvement with labels, throughout the whole release campaign, to offer best
• practice on digital sales strategy across all DSPs including streaming services and
• YouTube
• Ensuring timely parts submission to hit release deadlines.
• Overseeing new release process / product campaigns from start to finish.
• Working in tandem with label and [Integral] sales team to provide best advice on
• release formatting
• Providing advice as required, to labels and liaison with [PIAS] production on release
• manufacturing
• Pricing / campaigns – demonstrating good market knowledge to provide best advice
• on pricing for new release and back catalogue
• Retail marketing – working in conjunction with sales and label to provide best
• possible retail profile
• Stock management – where required managing stock levels for labels and providing
• manufacturing quantities
• Making best use of [Integral] Portal, for analytics and across B2B platforms to
• provide market leading analysis for all labels and internal [Integral] staff
• Advising on general marketing, and campaign strategy across all label releases

Skills and Experience

• A strong knowledge of the overall UK digital landscape, with particular reference to

Classical

• A passion and knowledge of Classical Music is essential for this role.
• A good understanding of the overall music market is preferred
• Must have a strong understanding of release planning and forecasting
• Ability to analyze the music market and relevant data
• Needs to be productive, organized and problem solution orientated, demonstrating
• good decision-making skills
• Active interest in the area of business development
• Working knowledge of Microsoft Outlook, Word and Excel

Personal attributes

• Gravitas and integrity, taking initiative and capitalising on opportunities
• Works to build up credibility and rapport across all levels of the business
• Takes personal accountability for achieving individual and shared goals
• Adaptable within a dynamic, changing environment
• Organised, efficient and effective
• Passionate about Classical Music
• Languages would be real advantage

[PIAS] / [Integral Music] is an equal opportunities employer. We embrace diversity and are

committed to a working environment where no one will be treated less favourably on

grounds of their sex, race, disability, sexual orientation, religion, belief or age.