Hipgnosis – Global Synch Expansion (UK/US)

January 17, 2022

Company:	Hipgnosis Songs Group
Location:	London, New York, Los Angeles
Salary:	Competitive
Closing Date:	March 31, 2022
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Hipgnosis is expanding its Global Sync Team and have the following opportunities open in the USA and London.

Vice President of Synchronization – Advertising

Hipgnosis Songs Group (LA/NYC)

Essential Duties and Responsibilities including, but not limited to, the following:

Proactively pitch our catalog with a primary concentration on Advertisements
Bring in meaningful opportunities and help drive revenue growth for the department
Source relevant music and deliver playlists to clients based on creative briefs in a timely manner
Service signings/releases/writers to our network of synch contacts
Procure writing opportunities for our roster of writers and clients
Identify marketing opportunities for new or existing clients
Keep up with new developments, rates and trends in advertising market
Help prepare and implement marketing initiatives for catalog
Seek out and build new relationships with key industry contacts as well as maintain existing relationships in the ad
space
Keep up with new signings/releases and have a good working knowledge of the current roster and the back catalogue
Attend internal meetings with A&R/writers/managers
Arrange and attend external client meetings
Present activity report in monthly meeting
Interact with/source music for our various sub-publishing partners when they need music for international ads

What we’re looking for:

Minimum of seven to ten years of experience in advertising music
An established industry contact list
A respect/appreciation for music of all genres
A love of popular culture and arts
Exceptional interpersonal skills, confident, organized self-starter, and enthusiastic team player
The ability to excel under pressure in a very busy work environment
Ability and willingness to travel
Understanding that deals might be done outside normal office hours

This is a full-time position with competitive salary and benefits in our Los Angeles or New York City offices. Position available immediately.

To apply, please submit a cover letter and resume to [email protected].

DIRECTOR OF CREATIVE, ADVERTISING [London]

THE ROLE

Running the London-based creative pitching of Hipgnosis’ songs, with a particular focus on Advertising.
Delivering on the creative strategy of Hipgnosis’ in-house, pro-active synch pitching team.
Providing support on a creative level to all of Hipgnosis’ international offices and our network of Synch agents around the world.
Managing the workflow of advertising-focused music briefs, providing top level service to music supervisors, creatives, producers, agencies and directors alike.
Generate & secure a broad range of opportunities for Hipgnosis’ songs, with a primary focus on Advertising.
Collaborate with Hipgnosis’ various publishing partners, to ensure that they are all fully-equipped on a creative level with the songs that we share.
Contribute to the ongoing creative curation of Hipgnosis’ catalogue, from a Synch perspective.
Drive the advertising-focused Synch marketing & servicing of Hipgnosis’ catalogue of songs.
Support Hipgnosis’ music team in the creation of new repertoire & re-working of songs from across our catalogue.

THE REQUIREMENTS

Strong existing network within the Advertising & Music Supervision industries.
Detailed understanding of the global Synch market – on both a creative and a commercial level.
Collaborative team player.
Considerable experience in the pitching of songs for Film / TV / Advertising / Games.
Comprehensive understanding of Disco and other Synch-focused creative platforms.
Endless passion for – and extensive knowledge of – the history of recorded music.

Position available immediately with a competitive salary and benefits in our London office. To apply, please submit a cover letter and resume to [email protected].

DIRECTOR OF CREATIVE, FILM & TV [London]