Music Label and Merchandising Planning Specialist

This contract role manages the company’s game-music label activities and related merchandise planning. Responsibilities cover A&R, digital distribution, promotion, and the planning and production of character goods connected with music live events and intellectual property.

The role plans and manages production of soundtracks, arranged albums, and compilation releases. It coordinates meetings with composers and internal or external sound teams, oversees and attends recording and mastering, and directs package design. It also arranges distribution of music to platforms such as Spotify, Apple Music, and YouTube Music, manages distribution, plans digital-only albums, and develops playlist and platform initiatives.

Promotion duties include creating and executing strategies for titles and composers, operating official social-media accounts such as X and YouTube, planning web live programs, preparing press releases, and approaching media. Merchandise duties include planning and producing concert and orchestra-event goods such as light sticks and apparel, as well as general character goods including miscellaneous items and acrylic stands, with quality management.

The position manages schedules, costs, budgets, and income and expenditure for music and merchandise releases, promotional activities, and concerts. It also coordinates outsourcing contracts with arrangers, musicians, designers, and other external creators, and manages music-rights checks and processing involving matters such as JASRAC. Event responsibilities include operating company music lives and concerts, on-site merchandise sales, and promotional work. Administrative duties include invoice processing, sample management and shipping, and simple image creation for social media.

Required experience includes at least approximately three years in music-product A&R, production direction, digital-distribution management, or promotional work at a music label, record company, anime or game company, or similar organization. Practical experience operating official corporate or brand social-media accounts and in digital marketing or promotion is required, as is the ability to negotiate and coordinate while balancing quality with business results, costs, and profitability.

Preferred qualifications include practical knowledge of digital music distribution, experience planning and producing character, artist, or apparel goods, recording-studio direction or deep understanding of music-production workflows, practical knowledge of music business and music copyrights including master, copyright, and distribution rights, and basic image or video editing skills using Adobe Illustrator, Photoshop, or Premiere Pro.