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Senior Artist Services Director, UK
April 2021 - Present

Artist Services Director, UK
May 2017 - April 2021

 
  • Created and run the UK Artist Services Team for The Orchard

  • Facilitating & implementing artist campaigns with Jorja Smith, Skepta, The Cribs, Black Honey, dodie and more.

  • Personally involved with signings of global marquee signings, such as Jorja Smith, Black Honey, dodie and more.

  • Manage a team of six product & marketing managers covering a variety of genres from Jazz to Contemporary Pop and a wide variety musically in between.

  • Product managed and marketed BRIT winning, Mercury and Grammy nominated “Lost & Found” by Jorja Smith

  • Built up relations with managers, producers and artists in the UK community, as well as at key industry events like The Great Escape, SXSW & Reeperbahn.

  • Sit on the SLT of the UK Business.

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Senior Manager, Music & Talent
April 2013 - May 2017

 
  • Managed the Talent & Music team within the wider Content and Programming department

  • Maintained business & label relationships with labels such as Virgin EMI, Island, Roadrunner,

    Parlophone, [PIAS], Domino, Beggars, Kobalt. Providing best practice to record labels

    ensuring maximum marketing, revenue and promo opportunities for artists.

    • Implemented business relationships with a host of UK independent labels, including Warner

    Music, Domino, Warp, Ministry of Sound, Believe Digital & more.

    • Devised Vevo’s first UK CRM & Social strategy, growing profiles from inception to over half a

    million combined followers.

    • Onboarded key UK artists onto the platform, including Wolf Alice, The 1975, MNEK, Arctic

    Monkeys, Lapsley, Jamie XX & Jack Garratt.

    • Working on original content initiatives to create engaging content with both artists and brands.

    These brands include: ASOS, Lucozade, Schwarzkopf & Sony Mobile

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Social Media Manager

(May 2011 – April 2013)

 
  • Maintained Social Media and Online presence for a host of artists ranging from the launch

  • stage through to heritage acts. Acts included London Grammar, The Charlatans, La Roux, Klaxons.

  • Worked with web design teams to create sites ready for new campaigns.

  • Created digital plots for artists, ensuring the campaign had a good depth of content for an album cycle.

  • Commissioned content with specific timeframes and budgets

  • Worked with D2C, Merchandising & Sales teams to maximise revenue form digital platforms

  • Crisis management for artists on social media.

  • Reported to all project stakeholders on social activity.

  • Wrote copy for artist announcements, including official statements.

  • Ran and maintained the Big Life Management site.