Head of Creative, peermusic Sweden

Location: Stockholm

Who we are:

Peermusic was founded over 90 years ago by renowned visionary Ralph S. Peer and is the largest independent music publisher in the world, with 39 offices in 32 countries. These offices today represent songwriters, composers and copyrights from all over the globe.

Overview

We are seeking a creative leader to drive writer development, creative strategy, and A&R activity across our publishing roster in Sweden, and with our offices across the globe. This role sits at the intersection of taste, relationships, and execution, with the expectation of driving income growth for peermusic Sweden.

You will be a key creative voice internally and a trusted partner externally—working closely with writers, managers, artists, labels, and internal teams to create meaningful opportunities and commercially impactful music.

Key Responsibilities

Creative Leadership & Strategy

Set and execute creative strategy for the publishing roster across priority genres and markets
Provide advice on song quality, direction, and market fit
Identify trends, emerging writers, and cultural shifts relevant to the catalog
A&R & Writer Development

Discover, sign, and develop songwriters and producer talent (level of signing authority aligned with experience)
Build and maintain high-level relationships with writers, managers, agents, and artists
Guide long-term creative development
Creative Execution

Drive meaningful collaborations, writing sessions, and artist/writer connections
Oversee pitching strategy and creative positioning of works
Partner with sync and licensing teams to maximize creative and commercial outcomes
External Representation

Represent the company creatively in the marketplace
Serve as a credible, respected creative partner to industry stakeholders
Strengthen the company’s reputation as a destination for top-tier writers
Team & Internal Collaboration

Work cross-functionally with admin and sync to support writers efficiently
Contribute to broader company creative and strategic discussions
Ideal Background

10 years of experience in A&R in publishing or label activities
Proven track record of writer development, placements, and successful signings
Deep relationships across the music ecosystem in Sweden and the Nordics
Strong knowledge and contact base in Asia, especially Korea and Japan
Strong creative taste paired with commercial awareness
Comfortable operating autonomously
Peermusic is proud to be an equal opportunity workplace. Incoming applications are only evaluated for their professional qualifications, regardless of race, skin color, religion, gender, sexual identity, nationality, severe disability or age.