Responsibilities:
- Manage and grow music supervision presence across APAC, overseeing execution for music strategies
- Act as a regional lead and day-to-day music partner to publishing teams across China, Japan, Korea, and Southeast Asia.
- Lead creative development and execution of original score, licensed music, and artist collaborations that reflect regional cultural context and player identity.
- Build, guide, and mentor a team of music supervision contributors (internal and external) in the region.
- Collaborate cross-functionally with audio, creative, marketing, and game teams to align music with campaign goals and player experience.
- Partner with project managers, team coordinators, and Business Affairs to ensure regional music workstreams align with operational standards for rights, budgeting, and production workflows.
- Track music KPIs in APAC markets and iterate on creative and partnership strategy based on performance insights.
- Cultivate and maintain a strong network of regional composers, artists, producers, and music agencies.
- Manage a small team of early career creatives, consultants and coordinators based in the APAC region, mentoring them both in the craft of music supervision and executive development
Required Qualifications:
- 5+ years of experience in music supervision, music production, or A&R across games, entertainment, or media, with at least 1-2 years in a team leadership or people management capacity.
- Strong understanding of music and culture in East and Southeast Asia, and demonstrated ability to lead music strategy for culturally diverse audiences.
- Experience leading or mentoring other music professionals or cross-functional project teams.
- Familiarity with music licensing, rights negotiation, and working with legal/business affairs stakeholders.
- Track record of managing multiple music campaigns or initiatives simultaneously.
- Excellent communication and collaboration skills across creative, technical, and executive audiences.
- Fluent in English and Mandarin (verbal & written). Korean or Japanese is a strong plus.
- Familiarity with Western workplace tools such as Google Workspace (Docs, Sheets, Slides), Slack, DISCO, and Airtable.