SUPERNATURE is an independent music and arts organisation from South London, empowering artists to take control of their careers and leave their unique mark on the world.
The music industry doesn’t work for artists, so we’re on a mission to fix it: providing bespoke management and development services rooted in freedom, control and ownership. Since 2017, we’ve partnered with AJ Tracey, Conducta & Kiwi Rekords, Dean Blunt & World Music, Eartheater, Iglooghost, Sammy Virji, Sega Bodega, Shygirl and many more.
We’re driving a new music industry that truly serves and protects artists, and we’re looking for passionate, likeminded people to join us on our mission.
Role summary
We’re looking for a seasoned Artist Manager to head up daily operations across the roster at SUPERNATURE. Reporting to the CEO and managing other Artist Managers, you’ll become the senior contact and key representative for our artists – driving execution of career plans and daily priorities, managing and coordinating client teams, negotiating and advocating for our roster, and overseeing all D2D support, to deliver long term success and the highest standard of service for our clients.
This is an ideal role for an established Artist Manager who is ready to take their experience into a leadership position within a collaborative, team environment – building close relationships with clients, managing and mentoring colleagues, and representing SUPERNATURE’s philosophy out in the world.
Key responsibilities
Client strategy & leadership
- Act as the senior point contact for artist management at SUPERNATURE
- Work with CEO and clients to clarify long-term career vision and goals, working with other departments to develop sustainable, long-term strategies to achieve them
- Proactively and diligently monitor all client activity to ensure alignment with their goals, monitor personal and business health, catch and resolve issues early, and spot new opportunities for growth
- Provide expert guidance and key decision making support on all matters relating to artist career development and management
Driving daily execution:
- Lead the daily execution of all client career plans – driving constant progress, assigning and delegating priorities on a daily basis, ensuring internal team alignment, accountability and transparency
- Engaging and managing external teams as needed, developing strong relationships and overseeing the work done by labels, publishers, agents, publicists etc.
- Directly handling complex project management and budgeting as needed, such as release campaigns, tour planning and management, brand partnerships etc.
Representation & negotiation
- Acting as the senior representative for our clients within the wider industry – leading partner meetings, accompanying at key events and generally advocating for our roster
- Assessing new opportunities for alignment with client career goals, advising on associated decision making as appropriate
- Negotiating and executing all commercial deals on behalf of our clients, considering client goals and ensuring CEO oversight on significant / long term partnerships
Oversee D2D operations:
- Maintain detailed oversight of all D2D work, including diary management, logistics and advancing, ad-hoc project / task work, and team communication flow, to ensure quality, clarity and efficiency
- Line manage Artist Manager(s), providing daily mentoring and guidance, conducting review processes and ensuring role specs are completely fulfilled
Department development
- Work with General Manager to assess and evolve our operational systems, including project management, comms channels, file and data storage, client workflows etc.
- Proactively monitor the wider industry and artist community, identifying new client opportunities, improvements and expansions to our service offerings, and other potential advancements.
Skills & experience
- At least 5 years’ experience in artist management, ideally in a team environment, with a proven track record of success with multiple artists
- Broad, in-depth knowledge of the music and entertainment industries, and all components of an artist’s career, with intimate understanding of records, publishing, live performance, commercial partnerships, music rights etc.
- Direct experience managing record release campaigns end-to-end, with solid understanding of all component parts, from A&R, budgeting, creative through rollout planning, marketing and commercial
- Up-to-date understanding of the cultural landscape, ability to spot trends and identify and leverage an artist’s position in the wider culture
- Good knowledge of SUPERNATURE’s clients and projects; strong alignment with our mission and values
Working here
We’re a small, close-knit team, solving difficult problems in a fast paced industry, so to succeed here you’ll have to be quick-witted, resilient and highly accountable. You’ll often need to work irregular hours, including evenings and weekends, and to travel for work, sometimes at short notice – so it’s crucial that you can be flexible.
We’re an equal opportunity employer. We believe a diverse workforce is critical for a more open, accessible music industry, so we encourage applicants from all cultures and backgrounds – particularly under represented communities.
If you care deeply about artists’ rights, and you’re ready to drive positive change with us, we’d love to hear from you.
How to apply
If you like the sound of this role, please fill out the application form here.
Don’t be discouraged if you don’t hear from us right away, but please note we will only contact successful applicants.
