Music Job Description
Music Duties & Responsibilities
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Music Qualifications
Qualifications for a job description may include education, certification, and experience.
Licensing or Certifications for Music
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Education for Music
Typically a job would require a certain level of education.
Employers hiring for the music job most commonly would prefer for their future employee to have a relevant degree such as Bachelor's and Master's Degree in Music, Music Therapy, Teaching, Graduate, Education, Faculty, Management, Music Education, Technology, Continuing Education
Skills for Music
Desired skills for music include:
Desired experience for music includes:
Music Examples
Music Job Description
- Managing, preparing, negotiating and reviewing licenses (master and sync)
- Building and maintaining strong relationships with third-party companies, labels, artists, studios, publishers, producers, various guilds and music/performance associations (e.g., SAG-AFTRA, AFM)
- Meeting with current and new music production houses, libraries, songwriters & producers and make recommendations for future opportunities
- Providing creative input for use of alternate songs when clearances are not available for the original request
- Following industry trends for new business/content opportunities
- Provides support to Music Executives and assistants as necessary
- Create, develop and maintain relationships with varying levels of executives at advertising agencies and brands music supervisors
- Consistently update assigned client base new clients on Sony's new releases, priorities, artists stats, tour dates
- Provide teaching and research-focused information services, including developing and conducting instruction programs focused on advanced resources for undergraduate and graduate level music students
- Work collaboratively to support implementation of discipline and course specific information literacy standards across the curriculum through instruction, workshops, and the creative use of technology
- Must have good spelling and grammatical skills
- Must be able to communicate effectively and tactfully with all industry personnel
- Knowledge of Microsoft Word, Microsoft Outlook and Adobe Acrobat
- Knowledge of personal computer/processing system required
- Responsible for assisting daily operations and overall business objectives in the Music Hall
- Knowledgeable with all music genres/styles
Music Job Description
- Provide in-person and virtual research consultation and instructional services to students and faculty within and beyond the Music Library, as assigned, including some weekends and evenings
- Liaise with and assess the information and service needs of research and teaching faculty and students within music, and other disciplines, as appropriate
- Stay current regarding emerging scholarly information trends and continuously assess their use for library services
- Updates and maintains registration databases and course evaluations for the 100 ensembles in the School’s program, in timely communication with appropriate offices and faculty members
- Supports students’ understanding of their responsibility in the chamber music process
- Hires and supervises up to five work-study students for general office assistance
- Utilizes technology to collaborate across departments on various projects and to solve problems in an innovative way
- Assists the Assistant Dean and Director of Chamber Music, as needed
- Schedule music logs for Red, White & Booze channel and other channels as assigned
- Work in close association with Sr
- Responsible Alcohol Service certification / CA Food Handlers / Serve Safe Certification / Guard-card certification
- Familiarity with scheduling employees
- Familiar with Bar Management/Bartending Procedures
- Knowledge of both Mac and PC operating systems required
- 2 years of additional experience that provides knowledge and exposure to fundamental theories, principals and concepts in lieu of degree
- Marketing experience targeted to a variety of different consumers with a strong understanding of sport and cultural trends is preferred
Music Job Description
- Manage weekly scheduling of on-air content
- Interface with promotion and engineering departments
- Ensure proper quality controls of music channels
- Ensure that music production and promotions all appeal to target audience for each channel
- Establish and maintain numerous labels and industry contacts within specific genres
- Secure live performances by artists
- Insert promos / tune in alerts / cross promos as directed
- Manage music conflicts between channels
- Carry out other programming related assignments as determined by the Sr
- Properly enter song information and non-music elements into music scheduling software maintaining required BMI/ASCAP and RIAA data, in addition to generating reports as required
- Must be willing to work in New York, New York and some travel may be required
- You must submit to a background investigation as part of the selection process
- Must have ability to work flexible hours due to the production schedule of the show
- Demonstrate consistent attendance
- 2-5 years managing security and Food & Beverage operations in a nightclub is a plus
- TIPS certified or equivalent
Music Job Description
- Load voice tracks into music automation system, monitor for quality control and delete completed tracks
- Pull listener requests and calls from email
- Ensure on-air hosts receive daily music logs and updated talent schedules generated from music scheduling software
- Reviews music supervisor packets for Director, Music Clearance for accuracy to ensure all elements are delivered properly as per their contractual obligations
- Ensure third party publishing information is accurately documented for Rapid Cue System (Performing Rights Societies)
- Preparation of Accounts Payable paperwork and the researching and providing of vendor payee information for all checks processed, handling of all stale-date check issues
- Negotiate review and prepare licensing agreements
- Oversee, update and review the clearance of commercial music for broadcasts
- Conducts ongoing quality control of series / seasonal thematic music packages
- Oversees the organization of theme and support music
- Familiarity with scheduling employees, managing costs and budgets
- Experience with using POS systems
- Must have the ability to work effectively in a team environment work independently
- Daytime & Evening availability
- A thorough knowledge of the various regional cultures and music market/style/consumption
- Ability to work cooperatively in a team environment, independently when needed
Music Job Description
- Contribute to General creative and clearance organization
- Review music supervisor packets for accuracy to ensure all elements are delivered properly as per their contractual obligation
- Each morning send out License follow-up letters
- Knowledge of Latin, Urban, Rhythm and Gospel
- Managing, drafting, negotiating, reviewing, redlining, tracking and administering licenses (master and synch, ) and establishing, negotiating and administering music license boilerplate forms with all licensors
- Managing and administering marketing music clearance needs and music rights management from start through review/negotiation to signature and payment, including securing music quotes, reviewing/negotiating all licenses, tracking territory, media and terms, and reviewing and maintaining all cue sheets
- Obtaining media buy schedules in order to pay talent fees, if necessary, for all spots and to provide to publisher’s/labels as required by licenses
- Create, maintain, and develop a sales pipeline through a combination of cold and warm calling, email campaigns, and industry knowledge and contacts
- Manage the end to end sales process through engagement of appropriate resources such as Account Management, Finance, Marketing, Executives
- Develop expertise in the music ticketing industry by identifying trends, market challenges, and competitive offerings in your territory
- Managing Security and Food & Beverage operations in a nightclub is a plus
- A minimum of five years music programming experience
- Fluency in music scheduling and playback software, Music Master, Prophet, and Dalet
- Must have working knowledge of basic music synchronization clearance and licensing procedures
- Ability to work late hours, SUNDAY NIGHTS ARE A MUST
- Experience of product management within the music industry