# Director, Label Management - Los Angeles, 90028 at…

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# Director, Label Management - Los Angeles, 90028

Universal Music Group 

** Los Angeles, United States ** Full Time ** Executive Jobs ** United States ** New

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## Job Description

## Director, Label Management - Los Angeles, 90028, United States of America

**How We LEAD:**

Virgin Music Group (VMG) is seeking a Director-level Label Manager to lead relationships with distributed K-Pop labels and artists, offering strategic, tactical, and technical guidance to help them develop artists and monetize music and video catalogs. This role oversees day-to-day label repertoire management while driving commercial strategy and operational excellence across VMGs global infrastructure.

The successful candidate will have deep experience across the U.S. and Korean music markets, a strong understanding of commercial opportunities, excellent relationship-building and communication skills, proven organizational discipline, hands-on knowledge of music distribution, and genuine enthusiasm for the intersection of music, pop culture, and technology.

**How You'll CREATE:**

- Serve as the primary representative and strategic partner for Virgin Music Groups K-Pop partners
- Act as the central communication bridge, ensuring alignment across teams and territories
- Advise labels on distribution strategy, commercial opportunities, and evolving market dynamics
- Provide expert guidance on leveraging Virgins platforms, services, and global infrastructure

- Lead priority release planning and execution from inception through post-campaign analysis
- Partner cross-functionally with Commercial Strategy, Marketing, Catalog, Video, Platform Operations, Insights & Analytics, Sync, Finance, and Legal to ensure seamless execution
- Implement best practices across release campaigns to optimize performance globally
- Translate internal and external data into insights and actionable growth strategies for artists, labels, and managers

- Oversee digital and physical product logistics to ensure timely and accurate delivery through VMG systems
- Ensure metadata integrity and operational excellence across all releases
- Collaborate with Commercial Marketing to develop compelling narratives and strategies that drive DSP engagement and visibility
- Maintain accountability for timelines, deliverables, and campaign performance

**Bring Your VIBE:**

- 5+ years of experience in music distribution, label services, record label, management, or related music industry environment
- Direct experience and an understanding of K-Pop music and fan culture
- Deep understanding of digital distribution, DSP ecosystems, marketing strategy, operations, and metadata requirements
- Strong commercial acumen with the ability to identify market opportunities and growth levers
- Data-driven mindset with confidence interpreting analytics and presenting insights to stakeholders
- Exceptional cross-cultural communication and presentation skills, both written and verbal
- Proven ability to manage multiple high-priority projects in a fast-paced environment
- Strong relationship builder with a collaborative, service-oriented approach
- Calm under pressure, highly organized, and solutions-focused
- Passion for music, culture, and the intersection of technology and entertainment
- Korean language proficiency is highly preferred

Posted August 15, 2026