Kevin Is Ready for His Next Music Ops Role

Kevin Kertes - Professional Profile

Introduction

Kevin Is Ready for His Next Music Ops Role

28-year digital music operator, built global metadata pipelines and boosted partner sales 37%.

Woodland Hills, CA

About

I make complex catalogs clean, deliverable, and profitable across every platform.

I have always been the person who calms the chaos behind the scenes, the missing metadata, the broken handoffs, the quiet revenue leaks no one notices until it is too late. I have done it in entertainment, in music distribution, and in partner ecosystems where accuracy and trust are the product. Now I am looking to bring that same operator mindset to teams that need scale without sloppiness.

I build the operational plumbing that lets creative work travel, and get paid, at scale. At Warner and WaterTower I helped run a digital pipeline from delivery to global accounts, and increased release capacity 20% by standardizing templates and tightening cross-team scheduling.

I am equally comfortable in partner rooms and in spreadsheets. I have led DSP relationships and business reviews that drove a 37% sales lift with key partners, while also digging into the details to surface metadata issues and potential lost revenue before they turn into reputational or financial problems.

I have also built from zero. Through Gardener Recordings I helped monetize untapped catalog assets, shaped packaging and release strategy, and grew a roster of roughly 80 scores. That mix, enterprise rigor plus entrepreneurial scrappiness, is what I bring to teams navigating change.

If you know a leader in content ops, rights, or revenue integrity who is scaling a catalog or fixing a pipeline, I would value an introduction or a quick LinkedIn share. I am especially interested in teams where metadata quality and partner trust directly drive revenue.

Target roles: Head of Music or Content Operations, Director of Metadata and Catalog Governance, Revenue Operations or Rights Operations Lead

Get in Touch

Hi, I'm Kevin. I help capable men navigate pivotal life decisions and lead with intention. Would love to chat if you're working in the music industry or creative coaching.

Kevin Kertes linkedin.com/in/kevinkertes/

Kevin Kertes uniquely blends deep expertise in music operations with transformative coaching skills, helping individuals and organizations thrive in the ever-evolving creative landscape.