Hunter Gierhart

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US Marketing and Editorial Manager | Global Streaming Strategy at Warner Music Group

New York, New York, United States

Overview

Hunter is a data-driven Marketing Manager at Warner Music Group with a background at Sony Music. A graduate of the University of Texas Plan II Honors program with a Data Analytics certificate from Columbia, he specializes in leveraging data through Python and SQL to craft innovative streaming campaigns and drive audience growth for major artists.

Outside of his marketing career, Hunter is a passionate musician with roots in classical and jazz trombone, which he studied at the New Orleans Center for Creative Arts. He is an avid reader on music industry trends and economics, constantly evolving his perspective on the intersection of art and commerce. He also enjoys celebrating LGBTQ+ culture through music.

Unique fact: He is a classically trained trombonist and recipient of the Moses Hogan Outstanding Graduate Award in Classical Instrumental music.

Personality Overview

Demanding

Hard To Convince

Judgemental

They focus on objectivity in a pitch and pay little attention to bells and whistles.  They don’t always try to control the conversation but neither do they like yielding it fully. They can be nudged to make faster decisions by offering what they value.

Topics They Care About

Data-Driven Marketing
Uses Python, SQL, and Tableau to analyze streaming data and identify growth opportunities, directly shaping marketing campaigns for Warner's artist roster.
Music Streaming Strategy
Focuses on developing innovative campaigns to increase streaming performance and has written extensively on the economics of streaming models like Spotify's.
Organic Growth
He challenged himself to grow Spotify playlists organically with a zero-dollar budget, focusing purely on strategy over ad spend to drive results.

Media Appearances

Hunter has no verified media appearances

Work History

2-2025
US Marketing and Editorial Manager | Global Streaming Strategy at Warner Music Group
7-2024 - 12-2024
Partner Relations & Releases | Arista Records, Columbia Records, & Legacy Recordings at Sony Music Entertainment
1-2023 - 7-2024
Commercial Partnerships Coordinator | Streaming Account Analytics & Management at Sony Music Entertainment
4-2021 - 1-2023
Digital Marketing Coordinator | Social Media & Advertising at Mascot Label Group
7-2019 - 3-2021
Marketing Assistant | D2C & SEO Research at Ann Shippy MD

Education

2015 - 2019
Bachelor's degree from The University of Texas at Austin
4-2022 - 9-2022
Certificate from Columbia University

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Insights For Selling To Hunter

During A Call Or A Meeting

DO's

  • Be crisp while making the pitch
  • Make sure that you you respond to any queries from them quickly
  • Stress on the business value that your product offers

DONT's

  • Refrain from asking too many questions
  • Don't try too hard to get friendly, let it happen with time
  • Avoid repeating yourself or making generalizations

When Cold Calling

When Writing An Email

While Negotiating & Closing

    The secret to closing fast with Hunter is

  • Belief in the product plays an important role, followed by objective proof and testimonials.
  • Will you ever get a clear answer from Hunter

  • They may hesitate slightly, but if they are not convinced, they will say no.

Insights For Deal Planning

    How fast (or slow) will Hunter move?

  • They are neither the fastest decision makers nor the slowest.
  • Can Hunter take some risk or not?

  • They can take risks only after they have analyzed the advantages and disadvantages.

You And Hunter

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