Founded in Belgium in 1982 by Kenny Gates and Michel Lambot, [PIAS] is one of the world’s leading independent music companies with more than 280 employees over 16 offices in every major music market around the world. We champion and support artists from around the world across an unrivalled international network run by passionate music lovers.
This role will sit within [PIAS] Label Group, the Record Company Division. The labels under PLG are Play It Again Sam, Different, [PIAS] Électronique and harmonia mundi, as well as a roster of affiliated independent labels: Astral People, ATO Records, Crammed Discs, Blue Flowers, Don’t Sleep, Heavenly Recordings, Lower Third, Mute, Speedy Wunderground, Phantasy, Point of Departure, Spinefarm and Transgressive.
[PIAS] is seeking a Content Creation Manager in the Audience Development & Partnerships team for its [PIAS] Label Group (PLG) division specifically our Recordings team. The successful candidate will be the primary in-house resource for audio-visual content capture for the Label Group's artists, working closely with the Audience Development team as well as Marketing and other Label Group departments.
Filming, shooting, editing and publishing content for the [PIAS] Label Group's artists for publication on their social media channels, including but not limited to short-form vertical video (for TikTok, Instagram Reels, YouTube Shorts etc), longer-form video for channels like YouTube, and stills photography
Work closely with artists, managers, Audience Development Managers and Marketing to conceive and develop social content pillars and strategies designed to drive audience growth and ongoing engagement
Set up shoot days and accompany artists to a range of activities for content capture including promo engagements, live concerts, recording studios
Generate graphic design elements of content, utilising both in-app features as well as third-party platforms and software
Work across a range of audio-visual equipment ranging from iPhone to professional-grade camera equipment, microphones, etc
Play a collaborative role in the management and strategy of all artist channels
Formulate content output for devised strategies across platforms using insights, best practices and tapping into content trends
Generate social content for the [PIAS] in-house label brands
Be adaptable to different genres, aesthetics and audiences, and able to apply differing content strategies in line with the artists vision
Manage content creation budgets
Edit raw existing content (e.g. from artist's own camera roll) into formats suitable for publication
Repurpose campaign assets such as music videos into formats such as cutdowns for social media channels, GIFs, banners for mailouts, etc.
Deliver high volumes of content on deadline across multiple simultaneous active campaigns
What we expect:
In-depth understanding of the short-form video content ecosystem and the wider digital & social content space
Passion for music and contemporary culture, and how the two fuse in the social space
Literate in a wide range of trends, subcultures, slang terminology, memes and community identifiers
Experience of working directly with artists, translating their vision and generating high volumes of creative content on brief
Proficient in video, photo, and graphic design software i.e. Premiere, Photoshop, and Illustrator
Self starter able to work to deadlines and multi-task in a fast-paced environment
[PIAS] 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