Specialist, Creative and Marketing

This is a Full Time Job

Specialist, Creative and Marketing (Essential Music Publishing)

About Us

Provident Entertainment, a division of Sony Music Entertainment, is home to Provident Label Group, RCA Inspiration, Essential Worship, and Essential Music Publishing, along with Provident Films. It is home to an astounding artist roster that includes Casting Crowns, Donald Lawrence, Zach Williams, Koryn Hawthorne, Kirk Franklin, Matt Maher, CAIN, Matthew West, DOE, Ryan Ellis, Donnie McClurkin, and more.

Across all divisions of Provident Entertainment, we work with a team of over 75 amazing people based in our Franklin, TN office and we're continuing to grow. That's where you come in. If you feel like ever evolving and always rewarding environment of our rapidly growing company is for you - share your story! Apply today and tell us why you are the best addition to our successful team.

About the Role

Are you a worship music enthusiast with a passion for evaluating projects through a creative lens and bringing them to life?

As a Specialist, Creative and Marketing for the Essential Music Publishing team, you will provide key administrative, creative and marketing services to our songwriters and publishing team. We are looking for an independent thinker and creative driver with a passion for organization and detail. This role offers a unique opportunity to actively participate in creative strategy, social media management, event coordination, song marketing and overall brand development.

What you'll do:
• Assist Creative Manager in overall social media strategy and implementation, including design, weekly new release updates and various posting
• Participate in songwriter cowriting strategy with EMP staff writers and A&R teams
• Provide input and feedback on song submissions and pitches
• Develop new strategies for pitch tools and song catalog development
• Coordinate marketing opportunities around key publishing releases in partnership with DSP accounts and other available platforms
• Update and provide creative guidance of EMP website and songwriter pages
• Plan various publishing and songwriter events – including event conception, design, and coordination
• Gather weekly chart data for writer report updates
• Coordinate travel for Essential Publishing team and writers
• Process expense reports for select department staff
• Organize submission and payment of department POs/Invoices
• Manage master calendar for Essential Music Publishing staff writers and cowrites

Who you are:
• A music aficionado with a working knowledge of the music industry (generally gained through 2 or more years of related experience)
• A self-starter with experience implementing marketing plans or providing administrative support in a music, lifestyle, entertainment or creative industry
• A creative team member with demonstrated experience and understanding of the current marketing landscape and digital platforms
• A focused team player with strong organizational and communication skills
• A highly detail-oriented individual with experience in an administrative function coordinating multiple projects at a time, organizing and leveraging data, and managing a deadline-heavy calendar
• A growth-oriented professional able to exhibit a professional manner and maintain constructive working relationships with others, including superiors, colleagues, and individuals inside and outside the company
• A deadline focused worker with the ability to balance multiple priority tasks simultaneously and ability to maintain composure and effectiveness under pressure and changing conditions

What we give you:
• You join an inclusive, collaborative and global community where you have the opportunity to fuel the creative journey
• A modern office environment designed to foster productivity, creativity, and teamwork
• Our Hybrid with Flexibility approach combines the flexibility of remote working with the benefits of in-person collaboration whenever we need to come together to do our best work. Managers will partner with their teams and employees to establish work arrangements that meet the business, team, and individual needs.
• 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
• We invest in your professional growth & development
• Time off for a winter recess