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.
Digital Manager At Inertia
Australia’s leading independent music company, Inertia Music is seeking a music mad, digital creative to join their team as Digital Manager. Inertia work with 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 their own Inertia Recordings, Pod and Midnight Feature Labels. This new role will take the lead to enhance their roster of independent artists and labels in the digital arena. Reporting to the Managing Director, you’ll look after a number of facets of the company from account management to working with partners, campaigns to new initiatives, budget achievement to art creation.
To apply, please email your C.V. and a brief cover letter presenting your experience and telling them what is your most inspiring release this year and why to Inertia’s HR team at [email protected].
Commercial Insight & Strategy Manager At Universal
Are you interested in working for the music industry? Do you like analyzing why and what? Does the prospect of mining and analysing millions of data points to discover hidden insights about the way we all love, listen, and interact with music get you pumped? Then Universal may have the gig for you. They’re looking for a Commercial Insight and Strategy Manager to help provide insights to the business and drive key learnings and recommendations using collected and public data. This position will be working directly under the Director of Commercial Insight and Strategy to help ensure the business is informed of trends and insights, on a monthly basis and more regular where applicable. The successful candidate will also help provide data-driven insights, combining socials, sales, spends and consumer insights to the marketing and sales teams and senior executives.
If you’re a data fiend, pop by the Universal jobs page to apply.
Assistant Accountant At Chugg Entertainment
Love numbers as much as you love music? Well it’s your lucky day, Chugg Entertainment – one of Australia’s leading promoters of local and international touring artists is looking for a bright and enthusiastic Assistant Accountant to join their Finance Team. The successful candidate will be a motivated self-starter with excellent communication skills.
A background in entertainment or a similar industry is favourable. Some of the duties will include reconciliations, general ledger posting and reporting, assisting with preparation of monthly financial accounts, corporate reporting, payroll reconciliations and statutory reporting, preparing tax documents for lodgement and ssisting with the preparations of tour settlements.
If you know what all that means, please send your resume to [email protected] by 11 Sept 2015.
Music Promo & Production Coordinator At Foxtel
Iconic entrainment brand Foxtel is on the hunt for an enthusiastic individual to assist the Production Manager and team with the efficient and cost effective coordination of all Music Channel productions as required. This 6 month role will see you working in an exciting action-packed industry where everything’s always moving and changing, so the successful candidate must have a real passion for Music and be able to work under pressure in a fast paced environment.
To apply hit up the Pedestrian.tv job listing.
Digital Account Manager At Mushroom
ushroom is Australia’s largest and most successful independent music and entertainment group – incorporating international and domestic touring, booking agencies, record labels, merchandising, music publishing, creative and marketing services, venues, event production, film and television production. An exciting opportunity currently exists for an experienced and highly motivated Digital Account Manager to join the Marketing and Advertising department. The role is full time, and based in Mushroom’s Sydney office (Wolloomooloo). The Digital Account Manager will work with the touring and label businesses on strategy, planning and execution of highly effective marketing campaigns. The Digital Account Manager will live and breathe all things digital. As well as devising strategy, this is a hands on role, with the Manager also responsible for executing campaigns, and post analysis.
If you love music and everything digital send your CV plus a cover letter addressing why you are the ideal candidate to: [email protected]
Office Administrator At JB Hi Fi
JB Hi Fi are currently on the hunt for a part time (30 Hours) Office Administrator to work in our Cairns Stockland store. This Varied Role Involves General Office Administration, As well as daily cash count and balancing, preparation of daily bank deposit and review of weekly timesheets for payroll processing. The successful applicant will be able to demonstrate a good understanding of the office administration/finance function (including debtors, creditors and petty cash) and be comfortable working with MS Word, Excel and Outlook. Other important skills include excellent time management, strong communication and your previous experience in a similar role. In return, we will reward you with a competitive salary package, generous staff discounts, and the opportunity to further develop your professional skills.
All applications are strictly confidential. Please apply via the Jobs section of the JB website: www.jbhifi.com.au
Music Producer, ABC Classic FM – Adelaide & Hobart
Do you love classical music? Would you like to be a part of sharing it with a broad radio audience? Well there are two fantastic opportunities exist for musically savvy radio producers in Adelaide and Hobart to work with Australia’s only national classical music broadcaster, ABC Classic FM. In this role, you will: Produce concerts and music recordings,create audio features and online content to meet ABC Classic FM’s program briefs and network objectives, program music for radio and online dissemination as required as well as keep up to date with Australian and international classical music activities to inform network content and actively promote the ABC values and apply all relevant policies and guidelines including Editorial Policies, Equity and Diversity and Work Health and Safety.
Audition material must be submitted with your application online (include examples, links to websites or attach audio/video files up to 5MB). Applicants must address the selection criteria. For more information on how to apply visit the ABC jobs listing.
