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Music Industry Job Board (November 12, 2018)

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The music industry is growing, and it needs people to helpm build the future of entertainment. If that describes you, our job board is waiting.

New openings:

Coordinator, Music and Talent Procurement (Live Nation – Beverly Hills, CA)

Founded in 2016, We Are Voices Entertainment (WAV/E) is a marketing agency working on behalf of Fortune 500 brands and private events with a focus on music strategy and talent negotiations. WAV/E is looking for a coordinator to focus on business development, talent procurement and live event bookings/management. Knowledge of music licensing a plus. This is an opportunity to grow within a young company and help continue to build our roster of corporate accounts to fulfill their talent needs, mainly within the music space.

Manager, Creative Music & Licensing Strategy (Viacom – NYC)

The Manager of Creative Music and Licensing Strategy will work with SVP and VP to manage the use of music within Viacom content from a creative and licensing Point of View, working closely with Production, Development, Brand Creative, Digital, Social, MML and Business Affairs.

The ideal candidate will have strong creative music supervision skills and a comprehensive knowledge of music, its history, genres, and styles, and must be up to date with current music. This position reports to the VP Music and Media Licensing.

Game Audio Music Production Assistant Intern (Sony – San Mateo, CA)

Assisting Music Supervisors in integrating music in video games and Music Editors in audio production work and integrating music in video games. Also requires the ability to effectively support key members of development teams, producers, composers and other disciplines while they work in the audio production facilities.

Music Journalist Intern (Red Roll – Chicago, IL)

We are looking for a dedicated journalist to write weekly articles for our website, as well as attend and write reviews of various music events around Chicago and the Midwest. Red Roll is a growing website, and we are looking for individuals that have a positive mindset and ideas to help grow our website into something substantial. This job isn’t for everyone, only those that see potential in our website.

Administrative Assistant (UMG – NYC)

UMG is looking for a dynamic Administrative Assistant to provide administrative support to the EVP, International Marketing and his Senior team. The ideal candidate is detail oriented, pro-active, a problem solver, with a “can do” attitude. Experience supporting more than one senior executive is ideal, but not required. Passion for music, constantly in the know with pop culture and trends, polished professional demeanor, and the ability to keep calm under pressure are essential.

Talent Relations Coordinator (C&C Entertainment Firm – Atlanta, GA)

We’re looking for an organized, proactive, and detail oriented person to join C&C Entertainment Firm as a Talent Relations Coordinator.

Manager, Music & Theater (eBay – San Francisco, CA)

StubHub is looking to add a collaborative and experienced member to its Music & Theatre genre. The Music / Theater Partnerships & Business Development team is tasked with working externally with the music and performing arts industries to cultivate meaningful relationships with artists, promoters, agencies, venues, and other stakeholders in the industry.

Instock Manager, US Entertainment Media (Amazon – Seattle, WA)

Are you interested in working with top Entertainment Media vendors to improve operations and generate Free Cash Flow. The Media Operations team looking to hire a talented, driven, and highly analytical Senior Instock Manager with a proven record of utilizing data to drive business improvements. The successful candidate will be skilled at gaining cross-functional support from internal and external teams to drive operational improvement initiatives. This position is responsible for working with Tier-1 vendors across our Video Games, Movies, Music, and Software businesses to optimize the end-to-end supply chain and improve inventory availability for customers. The position requires an individual who can work autonomously in a highly demanding and often ambiguous environment.

Administrative Assistant, Radio Promotion (Sony – Culver City, CA)

This position will provide administrative support to radio promotion executives, to ensure the efficient day-to-day operation of the West Coast Promotion department by successfully accomplishing assigned duties.

Licensing Administrator (ASCAP – Nashville, TN)

The Licensing Administrator opens and sorts incoming mail, processes new license agreements, debits accounts and closes cases that are assigned to them. They prepare deposits for the bank and submits to NY for posting. The Licensing Administrator also scans and indexes incoming report forms and correspondence and provides administrative support to the Licensing Managers.

Creative Strategist (BMF Media – NYC)

As a Creative Strategist, you will direct research and then develop, write RFPs that are original and clearly convey clients’ goals through both strategies and tactics

With the Creative team, you will work with the Director of Creative Strategy, helping to lead new business efforts, and drive organic growth of existing clients. This team works hand-in-hand with all departments across the company to develop client- and award-winning programs.

In short, we want someone who is inspired and in turn, wants to inspire others.

Department Assistant, Harmony and Jazz Composition (Berklee – Boston, MA)

Under the supervision of the Harmony and Jazz Composition Chair, the Department Assistant is responsible for the daily operations of the office, including the implementation of efficient departmental office systems for use by students, faculty, and staff. The Department Assistant performs regular office duties as needed by the department, supervises work/study students, and assists with general departmental business.

Manager, Business Affairs Administration (Sony – NYC)

The Manager, Business Affairs Administration will manage a variety of business affairs administration and licensing matters as part of a centralized core group on behalf of Sony Music Entertainment affiliated US labels (RCA Records, Epic Records, Columbia Records, etc.).

Special Events Administrator (Yamaha – Buena Park, CA)

Yamaha is looking for a Special Events Administrator to facilitate scheduling dealer events in Costco warehouses. This position is a long-term temporary role and length of assignment is contingent upon business needs.

Administrative Assistant, Festivals (AEG – Los Angeles, CA)

This Festival Administrative Assistant is responsible for facilitating communication between departments and putting systems in place within the company in order to optimize functionality. The incumbent will book venues for meetings and coordinate all necessary arrangements including sending out meeting requests, ordering catering and organizing meeting materials. This position will also interface with venders, building and developing any and all relationships.

Senior Manager, Global Royalty, Music Publishing Administration (UMG – Franklin, TN)

The Senior Manager has responsibility for UMPG’s global royalty processing and royalty administration systems. You will be experienced at leading a team and setting and meeting deadlines, measuring performance and reporting to senior management. The position reports to the Senior Director, Global Royalty.

Counsel, Music Catalogue Administration (Netflix – Los Angeles, CA)

Our growing global Music Group, part of the Business & Legal Affairs Team, is looking for a new member to join the team: a Counsel, Music Catalogue Administration who shares our passion for music and the entertainment industry to help support our expanding exploitation of our music catalogue. Someone who seeks out and thrives in an environment where freedom and responsibility are a tenet, and passion, innovation and curiosity are mandates (https://jobs.netflix.com/culture). A stunning and selfless colleague for whom no task is too small or insurmountable.

Specialist, Special Projects (UMG – Woodland Hills, CA)

UMG is currently seeking a Specialist, Special Projects in its Royalties & Copyright Department. The Specialist will assist Manager of Special Projects in conducting research, compiling analyses, and working with internal/external clients on various projects. The position requires focus, diligence, and accuracy, all accomplished in a fast-paced environment. Specialist must be agile and adaptable, organized and dependable – capable of work independently and showing care for all work produced. The role also requires ability to effectively collaborate with personnel from other groups or departments, as well as with other third parties.

Brand Manager & Multi-Media Personality (Townsquare Media – Illinois)

Townsquare Media Quad Cities is looking for a brand captain for at least one, maybe two, great brands in the Quad Cities. A Townsquare Media Brand Manager is the brand captain for their radio station. You will carry your radio station’s brand forward on air and in the digital world and be a leader for your Brand.

This position requires someone with strong leadership, programming, and promotions skills. You will collaborate extensively on brand and promotional strategies with the Operations Manager, Sales Manager, sales team, and Market President. You will be confident in leading your teams and executing the strategies set to advance the success of Townsquare Media Quad Cities.

Coordinator, Rights Management (Sony – NYC)

Reporting to the Manager, Rights Management, the full-time Coordinator will be responsible for quickly resolving rights issues pertaining to client content, while providing high-level, internal and external support. Specifically, we are looking for someone to work to resolve ownership conflicts on YouTube and other rights-related issues on audio fingerprinting platforms.

Music Director/Programming Assistant/On-Air Talent (Radio One – Indianapolis, IN)

To competently and professionally optimize all music elements; assist with administrative duties in the Programming Department. To competently* and professionally* provide continuity and surveillance information in a professional, knowledgeable and entertaining way and will be active in pre-show strategy and execution while staying within the negotiated job responsibilities at all times.

Administrative Assistant (Music Management Firm – Los Angeles, CA)

Top Music Agency is looking for an Administrative Assistant to support multiple managers within their firm. This is an amazing opportunity for a self-starting go-getter to get their foot in the door while working for a large industry player! Full-time employees of this firm are also exposed to great perks like an exceptional benefits package, access to exclusive industry events, and the chance to learn under world-class entertainment executives.

New Release Content Manager (WMG – Burbank, CA)

Your work will drive many areas like whether the correct song titles appear on the back of a CD to whether a user generated video of a WMG track is permitted to be uploaded to YouTube. You will be part of a team of professionals but will have responsibility for your own projects, handle multiple tasks and juggle various priorities.

Director of Content (Songtradr – Santa Monica, CA)

As the Director of Content, you will focus on driving growth and monetization of Songtradr’s music catalog globally. The successful candidate will have deep musical knowledge across genres and be passionate in pairing a data-driven approach to successful catalog marketing. You will lead the strategic and ongoing content acquisition, planning and implementation, leveraging data insights and leading the overall integrated content process for all marketing initiatives that drive revenue growth.

Content Programming Manager, Kids and Family (Spotify – NYC)

We are looking for a broadly experienced Music Programmer to join Spotify’s Shows – and Editorial team in New York. You will identify and curate first rate music playlist listening experiences for a multitude of our kids and family offering and demonstrate a passion for performance-oriented analytics. Above all, your work will impact the way the world experiences music.

Head of Hip-Hop Programming (Pandora – NYC)

We are seeking an individual with expertise, experience and deep passion for hip-hop and hip-hop culture; as well as a vision for hip-hop across all tiers of service. The person in this role will curate genre radio stations and on demand playlists, develop the hip-hop library, and create editorial content. The ideal candidate brings deep experience in digital programming, terrestrial radio, editorial and/or playlisting.

This Curation Programmer is responsible for hip-hop on Pandora. They will be responsible for creating new and innovative culturally relevant content programs, serving listeners across all tiers of service to fill programming gaps and fulfill all listener needs.

Head of Premium Partnership Marketing (Spotify – NYC)

We are seeking an exceptional leader to set strategies for marketing partnerships that help bring Spotify to the forefront of the music listening experience. The Director, Premium Marketing Partnerships will create beneficial relationships with industry and relevant cultural brands to extend our brand footprint in the mind of music lovers and drive the acquisition of new Spotify customers. Working with product marketing, subscription marketing, consumer marketing and business development they will aim to develop innovative and groundbreaking promotions This role will report into the VP Premium Brand & Marketing.

Social Media Manager (Country Music Foundation – Nashville, TN)

The Social Marketing Manager will oversee, develop, and execute integrated social and content marketing initiatives for the Country Music Hall of Fame and Museum, Hatch Show Print, RCA Studio B, and the CMA Theater. Reporting to the Senior Digital Marketing Manager, this position will be managing the implementation for social media plans and programs that support the mission and brand of the Country Music Hall of Fame and Museum and its other historic properties.

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Tired of losing your creative momentum? You need a When-Then Plan

There are few feelings better than the sensation you get when you’re about to explore a new idea. Creativity of any kind is a rush unlike any other, and far too many of us are forced to suppress original thinking throughout the majority of the day because our current careers do not fall in line with who or what we aspire to become. Most people find they need to set aside time outside their 9-5 to in order to try exploring any creative endeavor, but actually following through is a lot easier said than done. 

There is a great and frustrating old saying, “Life is what happens when you’re busy making other plans.” Maybe you hope to dedicate an hour a day to doing something creative, and maybe for the first few days or weeks that goal is fairly easy to meet. Inevitably, however, a day will come when something happens to break your newly established routine:

  • A late night out causes you to sleep in
  • A child, pet, or loved one falls ill and needs you to help care for them
  • Your job demands you spend more time at the office

  • A family event (birth, death, etc). unexpectedly occurs
  • That little voice inside that tells you there is no chance you will succeed convinces you to not take a day off
  • Your alarm doesn’t go off

There are countless reasons why our best made plans go awry, both big and small. When those things happen and our still relatively new routine of purposefully setting aside time to create is jeopardized it can be incredibly hard to get ourselves back on the right track. We tell ourselves that people meant to succeed would never allow themselves to slip so easily. We tell ourselves we cannot trust ourselves to chase our dreams. We tell ourselves we are not deserving of aspiring to or becoming something greater than what we war and we are wrong for doing so.

Everyone fails. Everyone has setbacks and unexpected turns that throw their lives into chaos. There is no perfect plan for dealing with life’s ability to spin out of control at any given moment and there never will be. What separates those who rise above the hurdles of existence and those who do not is actually something fairly simple: Those who succeed have a when-then plan.

What is a when-then plan? 

When-then plans are a system a checks and balances that ensures creative people do not lose focus when life throws them curveballs. Let me give you an example:

“WHEN I am unable to spend an hour writing in the morning (or any time at all), THEN I will spend five minutes reviewing my recent creative output in the evening and deciding how I’ll work the next day.”

Here’s another:

“WHEN I know I will be unable to spend anytime being creative in the more the morning of evening THEN I will take 10-minutes out of my lunch to write, draw, or otherwise express myself.”

When-then plans do not make up for the hour of time you lost, but it does keep you connected to your creativity and your goals when you do not have time to work on them. So much of the reasoning behind why we lose connection to our goals when we start becoming increasingly busy is that we allow ourselves to stop thinking about them. We push our future ambitions out of our mind to focus on an immediate need or problem, and in doing so we make it incredibly hard to pull those thoughts and ideas back into the realm of possibility.

The lost time is still a downer, but by having a then-when system in place you can still make personal progress on a daily basis. Taking a step back from your work before reviewing it can help your be more fairly critical of your efforts. These short sessions of review can help you readjust your focus and more precisely plan your future timeline, which will account for the time lost to the demands of the day/week/etc.

New habits are only good intentions until you have a when-then plan in place, and that plan is only good when you put it into use. Do not let life convince you that you will never be more than what you are right now because that is a lie. You can aspire to something greater, and there is a way to get there as long as you’re willing to put in the work.

James Shotwell is the Digital Markerting Coordinator for Haulix. He is also the Film Editor for Substream Magazine and host of the Inside Music Podcast. He asks that you follow him on Twitter, and he wouldn’t mind you sent him photos of your cats.

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One surefire way to overcome creative blocks in art and business

Anyone trying to make a living with their creativity, from music to marketing, will tell you there are few times in life more frustrating than those moments when you feel as if your inspiration has run dry. You know the feeling. It’s usually something that hits you settle into work on your passion project at night, or perhaps just after you have arrived at the office, and try as you might to get something meaningful accomplished you pretty much just spin your wheels until you feel comfortable excusing yourself in order to spend the rest of the day in a ball of self-loathing introversion on your living room floor, praying to any deity willing to listen that you have enough episode of The West Wing left to avoid you work for one more day. We’ve all been there, or at least those of us who have been working long enough to burn through the first 50 or 100 ideas that we had, and if you feel you’ve yet to reach that point then trust me – It’s on the horizon.

We don’t bring up those uncomfortable times in order to scare. We face the same thing on a fairly regular basis, and we like to refer to it as what author Steven Pressfield calls “Resistance.” That is, a universal force that works against human creativity on a daily basis. We all face it in our own ways, much like we all fight our own battles most the world never knows of. There are a million anecdotes and essays on overcoming Resistance, and we’ve offered several here on this blog. Whether or not it works for you can only be learned through application. Yes, good old fashioned trial and error.

The next time you’re confronted with a creative roadblock in your professional life, take time away from your forced search for inspiration and try losing yourself in an alternate path. Develop an alternative path for yourself, your music, your agency, your label, or that secret side business you always hope to one day attempt. These adventures can sometimes be the source of new real life paths, such is the case with many so-called ‘side projects’ in music. Artists from various genres take a break from their day-to-day career to pursue other creative avenues just like anyone else, and sometimes their efforts lead to new financial avenues that certainly don’t hurt their bottom line.

Developing alternative paths to success for yourself can allow your mind to relax and consider options you might not have been able to adequately access when attempting to force creativity. Let’s explore a few examples to better illustrate this point:

Musicians –

Let’s say you’re the lead guitarist and songwriter for an aspiring rock band. Your first demo went over well with local audiences, and the second was good enough to help you secure a few opening slots on national tours when they roll through your region’s bigger venues. You may have even been able to tour, albeit without the benefits of a bus or guaranteed sell out crowds. Still, you’re making progress and you can feel your dreams of stardom starting to come together.

As you find yourself beginning to thinking about your third release, which would probably be your first full length, you discover you have hit a creative wall. Writing riffs and lyrics was never something you found all the difficult before, but for whatever reason everything you’re coming up with at this current point in time is clearly not good enough to help you get you ahead.

To clear your head and relax your thoughts it might be wise to consider an alternative career in, say, top 40 radio pop. Ask yourself, “What would it take to make it in pop music today?” Think about the songs and artists topping the charts, the themes found in their music, and what it is about tracks like Bieber’s “What Do You Mean” or The Weeknd’s “I Can’t Feel My Face” that keeps people reaching for the repeat button again and again. Some answers will come fast, but others will take time. Think about what these artists do that you do not and ask yourself whether or not their approach to marketing or songwriting could aide your personal efforts. Heck, you may even try penning a song or two. Why not? Trial and error is part of any healthy exploration.

By the time you realize how lost in your pretend career you’ve become enough time should have passed for you to return to your real work with clear eyes and an open mind. Remember the things you learned about yourself and your peers during your brainstorming session and use it to influence your future work.

Industry professionals (label owners, site editors, publicists) –

Maybe you’re a label owner, struggling to keep your costs low while hustling around the clock to not only bring attention to the talent on your roster, but also to sell records. The grind required to keep a small business afloat, let alone build a new music empire, can be devastating on the mind of a creative person. One the one hand, your spirit and soul desire constant exercise and exploration. On the other hand, you need to find what works for your business and stick with it.

On those days when you cannot seem to focus on emails, accounting, marketing, or anything in between, it might be best to allow yourself to unwind with by exploring an alternate professional path. Just like the example for musicians above, you should stay within the realm of what you do (aka – running/building a business), but what it is your fake company does is entirely up to you.

For the sake of simplicity, let’s say your secret wish is to start a subscription box company that offers consumers the chance to receive 1 new album in the mail each month, along with an explanation for the record’s selection. The first thing you need for this business is a name. You decide ‘New Music Monthly’ is a good name and from there set to outlining what would be needed in order to get your business off the ground. You need a web host, a logo, and a cost estimate sheet. You know boxes can be bought in bulk, but you will have to contact the labels/artists you wish to work with in order to know if they would be willing to offer you a discount in order for buying X amount of records. You also need startup cash, which can be earned through launching pre-orders for your first box.

After the basic business details are ironed out, you should then turn your focus to understanding the type of customer who would want this product. Assume that your first few music shipments will be products from your own label, then outline what kind of music fan would be interested in whatever release you might choose. Be specific. Narrow down your fans to a specific age group (teens, young adults, adults 25-35, 35+, senior citizens, etc). Do (or did) these people go to secondary school? Do they attend a lot of concerts?

Once you figure this out you can begin to brainstorming how to accomplish the difficult task of targeting these consumers. Do they frequent Facebook? Twitter? Would placement in a magazine be a wise choice? Depending on which method of outreach you choose, how much will it cost? Can you advertise this way regularly, or do you only have the budget for a single campaign? Again, be specific.

Once you iron out your faux business plan you will not only have a potential new path to financial success, but you will have inadvertently developed marketing tools that could also be used for the real problems facing your actual business. The target market for your faux company will likely be the same, or close to the same, as your actual business. The plans you made to reach those made up customers can be applied in one way or another to the customers you are hoping to reach in with your label. You will have more or less done the work you needed to do in a way that tricked your mind into doing work it might not have wanted to do otherwise.

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There are a million potential paths through life available to all of us, but far too few ever make much, if any, effort to explore their options. We would never advise you to abandon your dream(s), but we do believe that exploring alternative career paths can lead to success in your current field. What matters most is that you keep an open mind and try as much as you are able without jeopardizing your current professional/financial situation. You can use the examples laid out in the post to get you started, but don’t hesitate to make up your own adventure whenever time allows.

James Shotwell is the Marketing Coordinator for Haulix. He is also a professional entertainment critic, covering both film and music, as well as the co-founder of Antique Records. Feel free to tell him you love or hate the article above by connecting with him on Twitter. Bonus points if you introduce yourself by sharing your favorite Simpsons character.

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