Experience

Culture Villains

• United States
• Musicians
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Chief Executive Officer and Director of A&R

  • Jan 2017 - 7 years

  Baltimore, Maryland, United States A&R • Manage a team of music artists, and songwriters. • Form vision with artists and creatives and led full cycle executive production of music and visual projects. • Hired creative contractors, producers, songwriters, in order to aid in the production and direction of music projects. • Maintained a strong pulse on current music trends and forecasted future trends in order to maintain creative and commercial viability. Sales and Marketing • Created and implemented the label… Show more A&R • Manage a team of music artists, and songwriters. • Form vision with artists and creatives and led full cycle executive production of music and visual projects. • Hired creative contractors, producers, songwriters, in order to aid in the production and direction of music projects. • Maintained a strong pulse on current music trends and forecasted future trends in order to maintain creative and commercial viability. Sales and Marketing • Created and implemented the label release schedule and marketing kickoff meetings • Communicated with artists to develop marketing plans for various projects and implement actions to achieve targets. • Organized and communicated digital assets including listening links and one sheets • Constructed captivating pitches for artist releases • Initiated and led radio campaigns with stations within the Christian and Gospel markets. • Collaborated with various teams of editorial platforms and steaming services to secure coverage of upcoming releases and projects. • Implemented digital and direct marketing campaigns along with various advertising activities to promote projects. • Created and activated artist-branded merchandise apparel • Curated content for Youtube and other social media channels (Twitter, TikTok, Instagram, Facebook). • Led creative direction for various visual projects ranging from mini-documentaries to music videos Management • Handled negotiations and other business affairs on behalf of artists (including sponsorships, distribution deals, sync placements, and other agreements.) • Facilitated event bookings and curated short-run national tours (175 room capacity). • Utilized LabelEngine and Reprtoir to collect and administer revenues, fees, and other royalties generated by artists’ music catalog. Show less



Villains Culture Publishing

• Director of Licensing and Publishing Administration

  • Jan 2019 - 5 years

  Baltimore, Maryland, United States • Utilized Disco for the management, storage, and organization of digital catalog and coinciding metadata • Led the registration of owned copyrights and reconciled backlog • Prepared, reviewed and delivered bi-annual and quarterly royalty statements to all composers. • Interfaced with writer roster to assemble and organize lyrics, audio, and accurate publishing information and splits and enter/update information into database • Identify and sign songwriting and artist talent •… Show more • Utilized Disco for the management, storage, and organization of digital catalog and coinciding metadata • Led the registration of owned copyrights and reconciled backlog • Prepared, reviewed and delivered bi-annual and quarterly royalty statements to all composers. • Interfaced with writer roster to assemble and organize lyrics, audio, and accurate publishing information and splits and enter/update information into database • Identify and sign songwriting and artist talent • Create compilations/playlists for pitch purposes or internal distribution • Lead full cycle music projects and releases for sync distribution • Build and maintain strong relationships with music supervisors, ad agencies, and sync companies • Compile monthly newsletter to external partners providing updates on new releases. • Created compelling pitches to music supervision teams for new projects and releases Show less



Amazon

• United States
• Software Development
• 700 & Above Employee

• Amazon Logistics Onboarding Manager

  • Oct 2016 - Nov 2021

  Managed a team of 30+ employees and 3 Subject matter experts who were responsible for the on-boarding of contracted Amazon delivery drivers. • Established targets and performance goals for quality and process improvement initiatives o Implemented primary metrics such as AHT, Productivity, and Quality Metrics. Partnered with program team to create official goal while creating trainings and educational resources that provided guidance for agents to achieve target metric. • Completed… Show more Managed a team of 30+ employees and 3 Subject matter experts who were responsible for the on-boarding of contracted Amazon delivery drivers. • Established targets and performance goals for quality and process improvement initiatives o Implemented primary metrics such as AHT, Productivity, and Quality Metrics. Partnered with program team to create official goal while creating trainings and educational resources that provided guidance for agents to achieve target metric. • Completed executive summaries for Weekly Business Reviews. • Managed Service Levels and Occupancy while troubleshooting defects affecting compliance. • Utilized weekly data and reporting to identify opportunity and make decisions with scheduling and staff headcount. • Onboarded new team managers in department in order to create a seamless transition and positive working environment. • Partnered with program teams to create and update Standard Operating Procedures in order to improve performance o Completed analysis of systemic issues that hindered processes and create a poor internal/external customer experiences. • Identified opportunity through data, driver contacts, and metrics in order to partner with stakeholders to drive process improvement • Created innovative solutions for systemic issues that impact driver and agent experience with the onboarding process Show less



Bridging The Gap Urban Ministries

• Executive Director of Artist Development

  • Mar 2014 - May 2016

  Lynchburg, Virginia Area -Works on the Artist & Repertoire (A&R) initiative with the tools and opportunities needed to transition beginning music artists into the music industry -Conduct market research and bring new ideas, concepts, case-studies to the team. - Provide weekly updates on artist development and create action plans for roster - Identify and recruit new talent to the Artist and Development program - Taught curriculum aimed at teaching artists a 101, intro to the music industry course -… Show more -Works on the Artist & Repertoire (A&R) initiative with the tools and opportunities needed to transition beginning music artists into the music industry -Conduct market research and bring new ideas, concepts, case-studies to the team. - Provide weekly updates on artist development and create action plans for roster - Identify and recruit new talent to the Artist and Development program - Taught curriculum aimed at teaching artists a 101, intro to the music industry course - Provide label services to new artists (PRO registration, marketing plans, project development) -Oversee recruitment of Senior Staff -Implement any and all policies and procedures for organization -Maintain relationship between BTGUM and outside organization and businesses -Oversee all internal departments -Coordinate all Senior Staff meetings and evaluate each Staff member - Implement goals each term for individual departments and organization Show less