A&R Analyst – Sony Music Nashville

About Sony Music Entertainment

At Sony Music Entertainment, we fuel the creative journey. We've played a pioneering role in music history, from the first-ever music label to the invention of the flat disc record. We've nurtured some of music's most iconic artists and produced some of the most influential recordings of all time.

Today, we work in more than 70 countries, supporting a diverse roster of international superstars, developing and independent artists, and visionary creators. From our position at the intersection of music, entertainment, and technology, we bring imagination and expertise to the newest products and platforms, embrace new business models, employ breakthrough tools, and provide powerful insights that help our artists push creative boundaries and reach new audiences.

The Role

As an A&R Analyst with Sony Music Nashville, you will have a central role in supporting our A&R team by providing important insights and data-driven evaluations on both rostered and undiscovered artists. You'll implement and manage data-driven methods to discover new artists, run daily reports to aid in artist discovery and analysis, construct statistical insights and predictive metrics, and conduct research on artists and new music – both signed and unsigned.

What You'll Do

• Conduct research to evaluate new music and improve the A&R team's understanding of music metrics, including social networking sites, data and analytics
• Extract, prepare, analyze and present relevant music and social activity data to identify new potential talent while monitoring the marketplace
• Develop and implement new analytical processes, technologies and tools for use by the A&R team and other departments
• Generate weekly reports and lead meetings to brief team on artists of interest
• Create artist-specific reports detailing audience growth and consumption relative to similar artists
• Compile and monitor stream count and social media metrics for unsigned, undiscovered artists
• Work with internal teams to create and troubleshoot queries, dashboards and identification tools
• Identify and interpret relevant data in the context of the current music landscape
• Assess and summarize consumption tendencies across genres and subgenres
• Proactively identify additional areas for analysis and artist identification
• Deliver and present large data sets in useful and meaningful ways

Salary Disclosure: This listing displays an editorial market estimate of $85,000–$130,000 USD annually, based on industry benchmarks for this role and location. This is not an employer-provided figure and may vary significantly based on experience, qualifications, and geographic factors. Please contact Sony Music Entertainment for actual compensation details.