UnitedMasters | Translation
Sr. Product Manager - Artist Tools
UnitedMasters | Translation, New York, NY
Who We Are
UnitedMasters is building a marketplace that connects artists, brands and fans - empowering artists to earn and grow. UnitedMasters has taken the bold step of building a music distribution service that, radically, puts artists first - disrupting the legacy music business by letting up-and-coming artists distribute their music directly to fans through streaming services while maintaining ownership of their master recording rights and up to 100% of royalties. Through the combination of UnitedMasters' music distribution platform and its deep ties to brands, UnitedMasters enables independent artists and change-makers to grow and earn unlike any other platform.
The UnitedMasters team is made up of musicians, marketers, engineers, and storytellers with backgrounds from YouTube, SoundCloud, Pandora, Facebook, Uber, Dropbox, Complex, VICE, and more. We work hand in hand with the award-winning creative teams that forge those innovative partnerships at Translation (our in-house creative advertising agency).
We are looking for a Senior Product Manager - Artist Tools to join UnitedMasters! Please note that this role is a Hybrid role: two days in office and three days remote.
What You'll Do
UnitedMasters is looking for a Senior Product Manager with strong experience obsessing over the functional and emotional needs of independent artists at every stage of their growth.
In this role you will work closely with our engineering, marketing, design and operations teams to ensure we scale and retain independent music creators of all stripes:
UnitedMasters Inc. represents the creative solutions company, Translation, and the leading software and services platform for independent creators, UnitedMasters. UnitedMasters enables ownership, exposure, and new paths for financial return for independent creators, while Translation helps brands leverage the power of contemporary culture to achieve transformational growth. Combined, UnitedMasters, Inc. is the world's leading marketplace for cultural capital, connecting independent artists and brands to realize a future in which all creators own their future. Backed by Alphabet, Andreessen Horowitz, and Apple, UnitedMasters, Inc. is reimagining how brands and artists come together to tell their stories, build profitable growth, and push culture forward.
Salary Hiring Range: $160,000 - $200,000
Our salary ranges are based on paying competitively for our size and industry, and are one part of many compensation, benefits and other reward opportunities we provide (e.g. bonus, stock options, 401(k) match, etc.)
Individual pay rate decisions are based on a number of factors, including qualifications for the role, experience level, skillset, and balancing internal equity relative to peers at the company. We expect the majority of the candidates who are offered roles at our company to fall healthily throughout the range based on these factors.
The range above is for the expectations as laid out in the job description, however we are often open to a wide variety of profiles, and recognize that the person we hire may be less experienced (or more senior) than this job description as posted. If that ends up being the case, the updated salary range will be communicated with you as a candidate.
The salary range above is for the NY/CA. As a company, we have a location based strategy, which means the salary range could be lower or higher than this if the role is hired in another location.
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UnitedMasters is building a marketplace that connects artists, brands and fans - empowering artists to earn and grow. UnitedMasters has taken the bold step of building a music distribution service that, radically, puts artists first - disrupting the legacy music business by letting up-and-coming artists distribute their music directly to fans through streaming services while maintaining ownership of their master recording rights and up to 100% of royalties. Through the combination of UnitedMasters' music distribution platform and its deep ties to brands, UnitedMasters enables independent artists and change-makers to grow and earn unlike any other platform.
The UnitedMasters team is made up of musicians, marketers, engineers, and storytellers with backgrounds from YouTube, SoundCloud, Pandora, Facebook, Uber, Dropbox, Complex, VICE, and more. We work hand in hand with the award-winning creative teams that forge those innovative partnerships at Translation (our in-house creative advertising agency).
We are looking for a Senior Product Manager - Artist Tools to join UnitedMasters! Please note that this role is a Hybrid role: two days in office and three days remote.
What You'll Do
UnitedMasters is looking for a Senior Product Manager with strong experience obsessing over the functional and emotional needs of independent artists at every stage of their growth.
In this role you will work closely with our engineering, marketing, design and operations teams to ensure we scale and retain independent music creators of all stripes:
- Build and champion a roadmap of compelling and impactful product features and iterative improvements with laser-like focus on providing tools, creator education and career guidance to our highest potential artists on their career journey.
- Internalize the needs of our artists through research and partner closely with our product marketing team to ensure we deeply understand our creators' needs, and then meet those within our products, so we can supercharge growth within our target independent creator base.
- Live and breathe every inch of our product, from the moment artists create an account, through their first release submission and pay day, all the way to being signed as a UnitedMasters PARTNER artist.
- Partner closely with our internal teams (A&R, Artist Relations) that help run the music business and work with our artists daily, to bring their knowledge into our technology to serve artists at scale.
- Be a constant steward for the high bar of quality and artist delight we insist on to attract and retain independent artists on our mission to build a new sustainable class of creators earning from their passion.
- Deep understanding of tactics for scaling user growth among creator communities
- Proficiency in creating and optimizing user funnels, problem structuring and solving
- Proven ability to translate big, ambiguous problems with multiple stakeholders into clear plans.
- You know how to make tradeoffs between speed, scale, and cost.
- Expertise in translating customer and stakeholder needs into clear & concise product requirements, and managing workflow (ideally using JIRA/Confluence).
- 5+ years experience in product management, launching high-impact features from start to finish.
- At least 2 years specifically working in a top-tier product team, ideally with an independent creator-centric user base
- Customer obsession with driving user growth and a strong bias for action.
- Use quantitative and qualitative artist data to derive actionable insights
- Confident using workflow management tools, experience with JIRA/Confluence preferred.
- Comfortable digging into data, hands-on experience with tools like Amplitude, Sigma, Mode, Tableau, etc.
- You are a killer team player who loves music and tech.
- You are results oriented, yet possess deep appreciation and sensitivity towards people, culture, and values.
- You are "thick-skinned" and persistent, but at the same time diplomatic and politically aware.
- You are personable, smart, passionate, and optimistic. You possess a deeply pro-active, hands-on mentality.
- You are excited about exploring entirely new business lines and opportunities, bringing your customer-first mentality wherever you go.
- You hold yourself accountable and take great pride in your work - just like us.
UnitedMasters Inc. represents the creative solutions company, Translation, and the leading software and services platform for independent creators, UnitedMasters. UnitedMasters enables ownership, exposure, and new paths for financial return for independent creators, while Translation helps brands leverage the power of contemporary culture to achieve transformational growth. Combined, UnitedMasters, Inc. is the world's leading marketplace for cultural capital, connecting independent artists and brands to realize a future in which all creators own their future. Backed by Alphabet, Andreessen Horowitz, and Apple, UnitedMasters, Inc. is reimagining how brands and artists come together to tell their stories, build profitable growth, and push culture forward.
Salary Hiring Range: $160,000 - $200,000
Our salary ranges are based on paying competitively for our size and industry, and are one part of many compensation, benefits and other reward opportunities we provide (e.g. bonus, stock options, 401(k) match, etc.)
Individual pay rate decisions are based on a number of factors, including qualifications for the role, experience level, skillset, and balancing internal equity relative to peers at the company. We expect the majority of the candidates who are offered roles at our company to fall healthily throughout the range based on these factors.
The range above is for the expectations as laid out in the job description, however we are often open to a wide variety of profiles, and recognize that the person we hire may be less experienced (or more senior) than this job description as posted. If that ends up being the case, the updated salary range will be communicated with you as a candidate.
The salary range above is for the NY/CA. As a company, we have a location based strategy, which means the salary range could be lower or higher than this if the role is hired in another location.
#LI-HYBRID