Music Data Analytics Jobs in California (NOW HIRING)

At Warner Chappell Music (WCM) - the global music publishing arm of Warner Music Group (WMG) - we shape the culture of songwriting and champion songs that resonate for generations by creating transformational opportunities for songwriters everywhere. Our people and culture are at the epicenter of our company, and we are looking for team members who share our service-oriented mindset and have a passion for looking after our songwriters.
A little bit about our team:
The deals office drives the evaluation and structure of all recorded music and music publishing deals to enable long-term growth. We partner with closely with global business leaders to assess opportunities that balance creativity with commercial value strengthening our market position and shareholder value
Your role:
As an Analyst on the Deals Office's Reporting & Analysis team, you'll play a key role in delivering the insights and analysis that power our content investment decisions across Recorded Music and Music Publishing. This role requires a highly analytical mentality that's equally comfortable with high-level strategy and granular data analysis. The right candidate will be comfortable in a fast-paced, high-volume financial environment, with experience communicating results to senior collaborators and using AI tools to improve efficiency.
Here you'll get to:

• Query, transform, and analyze large financial datasets related to WMG's artists and songwriters, synthesizing insights and strategic recommendations for senior collaborators.
• Create reports, dashboards, and other intelligence tools to support financial decisions and deal valuation modeling.
• Maintain data standards in WMG's internal deal intelligence platform and give to analytics feature development.
• Monitor and manage WMG's global deal pipeline, ensuring compliance with all governance and due diligence requirements.
• Leverage generative and agentic AI to improve the speed and efficiency of our insights and reporting workflows.

About you:

• Bachelor's degree in Finance, Accounting, Sciences, or a related quantitative discipline.
• 3-5 years of experience in investment banking, consulting, analytics engineering, business intelligence, or a similar analytical role.
• Knowledge of artist and songwriter monetization channels, royalties, and other music industry financial processes is highly preferred.
• Advanced SQL skills with experience querying, transforming, and wrangling large financial datasets.
• Familiarity with data visualization and dashboarding tools (Tableau, Streamlit, Plotly Dash, etc); you know how to build a dashboard that recommends a solution instead of just describing the problem.
• Excellent strategic and business acumen, with the ability to communicate clear recommendations to stakeholders
• Experience leveraging generative and agentic AI tools to boost productivity in financial settings
• Advanced proficiency with spreadsheet (Excel / Google Sheets) and presentation (PowerPoint / Google Slides) tools.

We'd love it if you also had:

• Experience conducting data analysis with Python
• Knowledge of / experience with advanced statistical analysis (regression, hypothesis testing, causal inference, etc.)
• Passion for music and knowledge of industry trends

About Us:
Before the fans and fame, the soundtracks and syncs, there is the song. And before the song comes the songwriter - the heart of an art form that defines generations, and the soul of our business. Songwriters are our inspiration; we are their partners, collaborators, and crusaders. Songwriters shape culture; and here at Warner Chappell Music we help hone their craft, build their careers, and protect their legacies. We value curiosity, collaboration, and commitment - which helps set us apart and helps us in our commitment and global service to our songwriters. We are Warner Chappell Music - where songwriters are heard.
As part of the larger Warner Music Group, we're a global collective of music makers and music lovers, tech innovators and inspired entrepreneurs, game-changing creatives and passionate team members. Here, we turn dreams into stardom and audiences into fans. We are guided by three core values that underpin everything we do across all our diverse businesses:

• Curiosity: We do our best work when we're immersing ourselves in culture and breaking through barriers. Curiosity is the driving force behind creativity and ingenuity. It fuels innovation, and innovation is the key to our future.
• Collaboration: Making music and bringing it to the world is all about the power of originality amplified by teamwork. A great idea, like a great song, travels globally. We ignite passions and build connections across our diverse community of artists, songwriters, partners, and fans.
• Commitment: We pursue excellence for our team and our talent. Everything in music starts with a leap into the unknown, and we're committed to keeping the faith, acting with integrity, and delivering on our promises.

WMG is home to a wide range of artists, musicians, and songwriters that fuel our success. That is why we are committed to creating a work environment that actively values, appreciates, and respects everyone. We encourage applications from people with a wide variety of backgrounds and experiences.
Consider a career at WMG and get the best of both worlds - an innovative global music company that retains the creative spirit of a nimble independent.
As the home to 10K Projects, Asylum, Atlantic Music Group, East West, FFRR, Fueled by Ramen, Nonesuch, Parlophone, Rhino, Roadrunner, Sire, Warner Records, Warner Classics, and several other of the world's premier recording labels, Warner Music Group champions emerging artists and global superstars alike. And our renowned publishing company, Warner Chappell Music, represents genre-spanning songwriters and producers through a catalog of more than one million copyrights worldwide. Warner Music Group is also home to ADA, which supports the independent community, as well as artist services division WMX. In addition, WMG counts film and television storytelling powerhouse Warner Music Entertainment among its many brands.
Together, we are Warner Music Group: Independent Minds. Major Sound.
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Don't be discouraged if you don't hear from us right away. We're taking our time to review all resumes, and to find the best people for WMG.
Thanks for your interest in working for WMG. We love it here, and think you will, too.
This position requires a minimum of 4 days per week in the office. We value in-office collaboration, which is essential for talent development and strong working relationships. #LI-OnsiteSalary Range: $89,000 to $110,000 AnnuallySalary ranges are included for job postings where required by law. The actual base pay is dependent upon many factors, such as work experience and business needs. The pay range is subject to change at any time dependent on a variety of internal and external factors.
Warner Music Group is an Equal Opportunity Employer.
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