• Job Description

  Req#: 263577

  Founded in 2008, BMG has become the fourth-largest music publisher worldwide. Our success and competitive edge are rooted in our founding values of fairness, transparency, and service. Our mission is clear: to empower artists and songwriters to maximize the potential of their songs and recordings in the digital era.

  We are looking for a motivated A&R Manager to join our team in Madrid. If you are a highly committed and proactive professional who likes to work in a team and is keen to be part of the world’s fastest growing music company, BMG, we would love to hear from you!

  Your Tasks

  • Be responsible for frontline and catalogue signings on publishing and master side
  • Constantly look for new songwriters and artists and consider them for a partnership with BMG
  • Build strong relationships with artist managers, artists, writers, and partners
  • Develop new and existing artists and songwriters
  • Proactively pitch and promote music to internal creative colleagues as well as external business partners

  
  Your Profile

  • A degree in business, music, media and/or professional experience in the music business
  • Comprehensive knowledge of our business and relevant/popular artists
  • Previous experience collaborating with international teams
  • Outstanding interpersonal skills and the ability to foster strong relationships with internal and external stakeholders
  • A team-oriented mindset, together with a positive can-do attitude
  • Highly organized talent, with the ability to multitask and manage multiple priorities and demanding timeframes
  • Flexibility and availability to attend and support live shows, creative actions, and scouting outside regular office hours
  • Fluent in Spanish and English (both spoken and written)

  What We Offer

  • Ongoing training opportunities on our internal platforms BMG Campus and Bertelsmann University
  • Long-term career opportunities for all employees
  • A collaborative work environment with an open, appreciative community of people who all share the same passion for working with artists and songwriters
  • Our unique corporate culture based on strong values and mutual support that make us a great team

  This is Us
  As the great Kurt Cobain* once said, “Come as you are.” BMG is committed to providing equal employment opportunities and we celebrate diversity in all forms. Equal opportunity runs deep in our core value of fairness, and we are determined to create a truly inclusive work environment, where everyone can flourish. If you’re good at what you do, come as you are.
  All applicants to BMG will receive equal treatment regardless of age, disability, gender identity or expression, marital or civil partner status, pregnancy or maternity, race, colour, nationality, ethnic or national origin, religion or belief, sex or sexual orientation.
  (BMG is the proud representative of Kurt Cobain’s publishing catalogue, including the 1992 single ‘Come As You Are’.)

  Company: BMG Rights Management and Administration (Spain), S.L.

  Country: Spain

  State/Region: Madrid

  City: Madrid

  Postal Code: 28009

  Job ID: 263577

• About the company

  Bertelsmann is a media, services and education company that operates in about 50 countries around the world. It includes the broadcaster RTL Group, the trade book publisher Penguin Random House, the magazine publisher Gruner + Jahr, the music company BMG, the service provider Arvato, the Bertelsmann Printing Group, the Bertelsmann Education Group and Bertelsmann Investments, an international network of funds.

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