Some of the Australian music world’s biggest names often leave doors of opportunity ajar, just waiting for the right kind of professional music fan to come knocking.
Our regular Music Jobs column is the place where we’ll help you grab the proverbial handle and walk on through, as we take the pain out of scrolling through endless (and sometimes shady) job listings to provide you a selection of killer career opps in the music world.
No free work or internships here, just authentic chances to break into the music industry. So update your CV, brush up your cover letter writing chops, stop dreaming, and start doing what you love for a living.
PR & Media Manager At Universal
The world’s leading music and entertainment organisation Universal is on the hunt for a PR and Media Manager to work in their classics and jazz sector. It’s an exciting brand new opportunity for pro Media Manager to manage national media exposure of Universal Classical and Jazz products and services. The successful candidate will be responsible for working closely with marketing to plan and execute creative promotional strategies to achieve maximum representation of allocated projects. The key duties include Building and maintaining excellent relationships with business partners and relevant online, radio, TV and print media platforms and proactively seek new relationships and opportunities, driving growth in exposure of Universal Classical and Jazz artists across relevant websites, blogs and other specialist digital media, keeping abreast of trends and new places for potential exposure and planning of all artist promotional strategies and clear communication of media targets to Marketing team.
If you’re a classic fan and media pro visit the Universal Music HR page.
Manager Strategic Communications At ABC Radio
ABC Radio is seeking a highly motivated individual with exceptional skills for the newly created position of Manager Strategic Communications. Reporting to the Head Editorial Quality and Governance in the Radio Division, this senior role will be responsible for the delivery of a wide variety of internal & external communications and stakeholder engagement strategies. The successful applicant will be required to advise Executive Managers with strong alignment to ABC Radio’s strategic goals as well as provide direct assistance to Director Radio in the preparation of speeches and presentations. They’ll also have extensive experience in communications planning and writing; communicating change-management initiatives; well-developed research and analytical skills; and must have the ability to both embrace and drive change while dealing with varied and competing priorities.
If this sounds like you apply at the ABC Careers page.
Senior Publicist At Secret Service
The Secret Service PR team are on the lookout for an exceptional Senior Publicist to join their Sydney team. If successful you’ll be working primarily across labels Dew Process, whose roster includes Mumford and Sons, London Grammar, James Vincent McMorrow, Kingswood, Tkay Maidza, Ecca Vandal, Circa Waves, Last Dinosaurs, Little May and many more. And Create/Control, home of labels like Mute, Downtown, We are Golden, acts like The Grates, Oisima, Fishing and more. You will be an integral part of the SSPR team, whose wider roster includes events like The Falls Music and Arts Festivals, Southbound Festival, The Peninsula Picnic, as well as The Drones, Augie March, The Jezabels, The Waifs, and many more. Minimum 4 years experience in a similar role in the music industry required.
If this sounds like your type of gig pop by The Loop to apply.
Marketing Manager At Inertia
Inertia, Australia’s leading independent music company is seeking a Marketing Manager to work with local and international labels including Cartell Music, Elefant Traks, Fat Possum, Jagjaguwar, Kobalt, Mistletone, Ninja Tune, Pieater, Secretly Canadian, Stones Throw, Sub Pop, The Beggars Group, Remote Control, Rice Is Nice, Stop Start, Warp and XL Recordings, as well as its own Inertia Recordings, POD and Midnight Feature labels. Reporting to Marketing and Promotions Director, the purpose of this Sydney-based role is to increase the profile and sales of some of Inertia’s most dynamic artists, releases and labels, managing marketing and publicity campaigns, retail strategies and production. The role has a strong digital focus, with the right candidate possessing experience in social media marketing and an intimate understanding of the current digital sales and streaming landscape.
To apply, email your C.V. and a brief cover letter to Inertia HR <[email protected]>, presenting your experience and telling them about a publicity/marketing campaign that drove you to discover a new artist in the past year.
Social Media Producer At Triple J’s Hack
Are you a sharp online content maker, active on social media and ready to work with triple j’s daily youth affairs program, Hack? Are you a digital producer, able to edit video, cut audio, manipulate images and publish online quickly and cleverly? This is your chance to work with the best team of young journalists in the country and lead the online conversation for young people across Australia. The js are looking for a talented content maker to join the Sydney team and take the reins of Hack’s social media platforms. You’ll be using ABC and triple j content to produce short form video, graphics, images and copy for Instagram, Twitter, Facebook, Snapchat and more. You’ll use your quick wit and writing skills to engage the audience around Hack content and moderate their discussions online.
Pretty sick gig, apply at the ABC Careers page if you’re keen.
