Content Commissioner

Music is Universal

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Polydor Label Group (PLG) unites three legendary UK music labels—Polydor, Capitol, and 0207 Def Jam—creating a powerhouse for the world’s most iconic artists. We work in close collaboration with our Universal Music partners in the US, including Interscope Capitol Label Group, and Republic Corps.

The PLG roster boasts an extraordinary lineup of talent, featuring Sam Fender, Lana Del Rey, Florence + The Machine, Olivia Dean, Sam Smith, Stormzy, The Rolling Stones, Ellie Goulding, Michael Kiwanuka, The Cure, and many more.

Additionally, we’re proud to represent a stellar array of US and international superstars, including Lady Gaga, Kendrick Lamar, Eminem, Billie Eilish, Olivia Rodrigo, Gracie Abrams, Sabrina Carpenter, and Dr. Dre.

The Content Commissioner will bring their own individualistic creativity, flair, and a passion for music and culture to curating contemporary content at Polydor Label Group. This is a fantastic opportunity to commission, shoot and edit highly engaging pieces of content across multiple platforms for an incredible, diverse roster of recording artists.

The successful Content Commissioner will:

Be Creative

• Commission 360 creative content: engaging short and long-form content, including music videos, bespoke content, clips for social media, graphics, stills and artwork.

• Commission eye catching live music / tour content, content series, visualisers, lyrical and subtitled content, interviews, teasers, vinyl and merch.

• Work closely with artists and managers to define and realise the creative content output for individual campaigns

• Work closely with the marketing, social and digital teams to ensure content is faithful to the artist or project vision

• Tell compelling stories through content that is highly shareable

• Push boundaries that set our artists apart from the rest of the pack

Be Collaborative

• Be a team player; keeping internal collaborators and relevant partners updated on progress, maintaining a collaborative approach across all projects

• Good artist liaison skills; a creative communicator, confident in the presentation and discussion of creative concepts and ideas

• A people person; being present, available, and approachable on set

• Always aware of the artists vision and able to check in and communicate clearly when needed

Be Digital

• Maximise ‘online moments’ by turning round captured content within quick timeframes

• Be trend aware to maximise opportunities online.

• Have excellent deck design and copywriting skills

• Some technical understanding of the processes behind making video / photo, understanding of production elements, aware of APA guidelines and rates

Be Administrative

• Be a detail-oriented creative when it comes to approving work with overall accountability

• Have a good understanding of production costs/budgets and feeling comfortable negotiating and ensuring projects represent good value for the artist and label

• Create detailed budgets, call sheets and schedules

• A Passionate creative thinker, used to assisting with commissioning cultural content moments

• Experience managing creatives and multiple projects simultaneously

• Positive, professional, fun, and collaborative approach to people and projects

• Aware of current visual trends and styles

• A love of music is a must; electronic music taste could be an asset in this role

• Developing a wide network of creatives, existing relationships with photographers, directors, designers, stylists

• Confident on shoots, overseeing creative and production

• A people person, being present and available on set

• Some level of understanding of production budgets and experience reviewing treatments / concepts

• Some level of experience managing timelines for commissioning both pre-production and post-production

• Used to managing timelines across a project

• Can cope with a fast-paced environment; being nimble and reactive as well as proactive

• Creatively flexible

Just So You Know…

The company presents this job description as a guide to the major areas and duties for which the jobholder is accountable. However, the business operates in an environment that demands change and the jobholder's specific responsibilities and activities will vary and develop. Therefore, the job description should be seen as indicative and not as a permanent, definitive, and exhaustive statement.