Project Manager / Assistant

Role Description

This is a freelance contract role, in which you’ll be trained to take over the general project management, delivery and promotion of releases on Memorials of Distinction Records - recently releasing artists such as Truthpaste, Mildred, wing!, Glasshouse Red Spider Mite, Hitmen, foot foot, and many more. This is an exciting time of growth for the label, and the hope is that someone will grow into this role and help develop the label to its next stage.

You will be generally assisting Josh - MoD founder - who runs the label and a management company looking after caroline, Glasshouse Red Spider Mite, Grove, Jasper Llewellyn, Naima Bock and wing!

Fundamentally this is an admin job, suitable for a precise, detail-oriented person. There’s also a high level of logistical responsibility involved.

This is an early/entry level role in the music industry, previous assistants have gone on to get full time jobs elsewhere. 

You’ll learn about the nuts and bolts of many aspects of the music industry, and make good contacts across its many sub-sections. As a small label / management company we are dealing with artists, agents, promoters, accountants, lawyers, PRs, pluggers, other labels, publishers, PROs, etc. constantly, and learning just enough to be annoying to everyone. 

There will be lots of opportunities to go to great shows, festivals, and other fun events.

Tasks include

• Coordinating information with artists (normally on WhatsApp or email)

• Budgeting releases

• Managing release timelines, asset delivery

• Delivering releases to distributors

• Managing stock

• Updating the wider team

• In-house press, radio plugging, general promo

• Helping with creating or editing video/photos/etc. for social media/releases

• Royalty calculations

• Update and monitor calendar and touring itineraries

• Updating Songkick and artist websites with accurate tour dates

• Assisting with funding applications

• Assisting with visa and tax forms (SSN, A1 forms, etc.)

• Invoicing

• Registration of data on PRS, PPL and with publishers

• Attending shows

Personal description

• Ambitious to build a music industry career - this job is not a good side-job to earn a bit of money while developing another career (e.g. as an artist/musician). 

• You do not need ‘official’ music industry experience or contacts - I will be training you.

• Highly organised, detail oriented, very comfortable with maths and spreadsheets.

• Cool headed - able to juggle multiple tasks simultaneously with multiple deadlines.

• Problem solver - need to think of solutions quickly as we live in a chaotic hell.

• Independent worker - self motivated.

• Creative - good ideas of how to frame an artist, how to make things look right, etc.

• Strong idea of the current musical landscape - which bands are doing what, how different artists use social media, how fans discover new music, etc.

• Good communicator - need to understand other people’s needs, and communicate your own clearly and kindly.

• Ideally have some knowledge of at least some of the above tasks list.

• Good at using Google Docs and (especially) Google Sheets, and Gmail.

• Music lover - this role is probably only worthwhile if you love the music and want to support it.

• Nice person. It goes a long way.

Term

This will be a contract lasting up to 18 months, as it is supported through the Music Growth Package, funded by Arts Council England and the UK Government.

You will be able to take up to 18 days / 6 weeks of unpaid time off during the 18 months.

Hours

You will be contracted for three 8 hour days a week, or the equivalent 24 hours spread more evenly throughout the week. 

You’ll be able to decide how to structure it around the needs of the label / job / your personal situation.

Pay

£150 per day / £450 per week - paid via invoice to you as a self-employed contractor.

Location

I’m based in London (south east, Peckham).

Can work remotely much of the time, but some in person working will be necessary for training etc. And working in person is often more beneficial for general professional development.

Previously we have worked 1 day together in person (at my home/office, or somewhere central) a week and the rest done remotely.

To Apply

Deadline 1st December. 

People interviewed will have questions shared in advance.

Specific questions can be answered if you email contact@modrecords.co.uk but I won't have chats with candidates until interviewees are chosen.

Role starting in mid-January, exact timing to be discussed with the successful candidate.

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