Management
Box Office Manager
The box office manager interacts with artists, labels or management to organize events and ticketing processes. The job requires experience in sales, customer service, communication and computer skills.
Venue Manager
A venue manager supervises employees to ensure cleanliness and efficiency of a venue and is responsible for maintaining a full calendar while staying within budget.
Personal Manager
Acting as the artist’s representative, the personal manager has maximum interaction with a musician and guides all aspects of their career. The personal manager oversees all business and creative decisions.
Retail Sales Manager
A retail sales manager uses experience in sales, customer service, communication and computers to coordinate the distribution and promotion of records in retail stores.
Business Consultant
A business consultant provides advice and aids in the construction of an artist’s business strategy in their career.
Business Manager
The business manager acts as the artist’s accountant, balancing income and finances. The manager makes payments for the artist and advises them financially.
Road/Tour Manager
The road manager organizes logistics while the artist is on tour; supervising equipment setup, sound at the venue, and lighting personnel.
Production Manager
Found on larger tours, production managers work closely with road managers, coordinating all personnel of the touring company.
Technical Manager/Director
The technical manager or director oversees set design, construction, and control during an artist’s performance.
Label
Entertainment Attorney
An entertainment attorney specializes in artist contracts, copyright law and production agreements.
Music Supervisor
A music supervisor licenses and acquires music to accompany a visual medium.
A&R Coordinator
The Artist and Repertoire coordinator acts as a scout, searching for new talent, attending concerts and listening to demos of undiscovered artists. The coordinator is essentially the liaison between the artist(s) and record label.
A&R Administrator
The Artist and Repertoire administrator works alongside the A&R coordinator, planning budgets and projecting future expenses.
Advertising Account Executive
The advertising account executive creates advertising campaigns that promote the label and the label’s artists.
Salesperson
A salesperson negotiates with retail stores in an effort to sell and promote the record label's products and merchandise.
Regional Sales Manager
A regional sales manager tracks and analyzes sales revenue generated in a specific region.
Marketing Representative
The marketing representative analyzes record sales regarding trade publications and radio stations in order to develop and adjust future marketing plans.
Field Merchandiser
A field merchandiser distributes merchandise and coordinates promotions (with the marketing team) to parties selling the record label's products.
Consumer Researcher
A consumer researcher observes and records the buying trends of consumers for marketing research.
College Representative
The college representative promotes music by organizing listening events, interacting with local record stores and other shops in the community, and remaining highly active online. College Reps must maintain a high profile on campus and around the area in order to market the label’s music successfully. A college representative must be a student enrolled in college near the area specified by the record label.
Production
Entertainment Attorney
An entertainment attorney specializes in artist contracts, copyright law and production agreements.
Songwriter
Someone who writes the lyrics and/or composes music. A writer can choose to own or sell the copyright of the song to another party.
Artist
The artist(s) is the entity being marketed as performing the song(s) or piece.
Producer
A producer aids in creating the artist’s sound by leading the recording session and overseeing the entire production process of the song(s).
A&R Coordinator
The Artist and Repertoire coordinator acts as a scout, searching for new talent, attending concerts and listening to demos of undiscovered artists. The coordinator is essentially the liaison between the artist(s) and record label.
Studio Owner
Studio owners rent the space, technology, and gear necessary for artists to develop and record their music.
Distributor
The distributor supplies products (mostly recorded albums) to retailers who then sell the products directly to consumers.
Touring
Coordinator
A tour coordinator is in charge of budgeting the expenses such as lodging, travel arrangements, and other various services necessary for a tour.
Road/Tour Manager
The road manager organizes logistics while the artist is on tour; supervising equipment setup, sound at the venue, and lighting personnel.
Tour Publicist
The tour publicist is responsible for promotion through various media outlets. These include press releases, press conferences, and other special promotions.
Advance Person
The advance person arrives at the venue prior to an event to ensure accurate preparation of the scheduled concert. They also deliver promotional press packages and album copies to the press and promoters at every venue.
Sound Tech
The sound technician is responsible for sound checks and quality control of amplified music produced during the performance.
Concert Promoter
The promoter organizes, advertises, presents, and finances tour performances. A concert promoter must create and adhere to a budget in order to have a profitable event.
Box Office Manager
The box office manager interacts with artists, labels or management to organize events and ticketing processes. The job requires experience in sales, customer service, communication and computer skills.
Venue Manager
A venue manager supervises employees to ensure cleanliness and efficiency of a venue and is responsible for maintaining a full calendar while staying within budget.
Gaming
Music Supervisor
A music supervisor licenses and acquires music to accompany a visual medium.
Re-Recording Mixer
Part of a post-production sound team, the re-recording mixer works specifically with dialog, music, and sound effects to create the final soundtrack for a production.
Radio
Independent Radio Promoter
An IRP is generally hired by a label, artist, or manager to increase the airplay of certain songs. The IRP will create strong relations with the program director and meet frequently to introduce and promote new music.
Program Director
The program director markets the station by targeting specific demographics with the most effective content and advertisements. The director also schedules programming, genres, playlists and commercials.
Music Director
The music director coordinates with IRPs and labels to select which new music to air.