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A&R Coordinator

Alternate Titles: A & R Representative, A & R Rep, Artist and Repertoire Coordinator, A & R Staffer, Talent Acquisition Representative

Job Description: Searches to find new artists or bands that fit well within a label's genre and framework, and sets them up to sign a record deal with the record label.
Salary: $29,000 to $150,000+

A&R Administrator

Alternate Titles: Artist and Repertoire Administrator, A&R Administration Representative

Job Description: Develop and adhere to the budget for artists and bands signed to the label, while working with accounting and legal personnel within the A&R Department.

Salary: $28,000 to $67,000+

Promotion Manager

Alternate Titles: Promotion Director, Director of Promotions

Job Description: Develops, implements and directs promotional campaigns for the record label and its artists. They work to get radio airplay and more.

Salary: $31,000 to $97,000+

Promotion Staffer

Alternate Titles: Promotions Man, Regional Staff Promotion Person, Local Promotion Person, Record Promoter, And Promotional Representative

Job Description: Is representation on behalf of record labels and artists at radio stations. They establish airplay for artists and bands.
Salary:
$29,000 to $65,000+

Director of Publicity

Alternate Titles: P.R. Director, Publicity Director, Director of Publicity and Press Relations

Job Description: Oversees the Publicity Department at record labels and is responsible for formulating and managing publicity campaigns.

Salary: $36,000 to $100,000+

Staff Publicist

Alternate Titles: Press Agent, Flack Agent

Job Description: Work to make sure artists and record labels are represented positively to the general public. Also arrange press kits, campaigns, and more.

Salary: $24,000 to $82,000+

Artist Relations and Development Representative

Alternate Titles: Artist Relations and Development Staffer

Job Description: Serves as coordinator and liaison between the record label, artist management, and signed artists in order to grow its impressions.

Salary: $28,000 to $72,000+

Marketing Representative

Alternate Titles: Marketer, Marketing Staffer

Job Description: Implements surveys to specific markets, briefs radio stations and trade magazines on record sales and more.

Salary: $28,000 to $55,000+

Consumer Researcher

Alternate Titles: Market Analyst, Market Researcher

Job Description: Survey consumer methods of purchasing, while analyzing and formulating consumer purchasing strategies.

Salary: $24,000 to $49,000+

Regional Sales Manager

Alternate Titles: Regional Director of Sales, District Sales Manager

Job Description: Oversee album sales to wholesalers and retailers; implement sales campaigns and protocol, manage regional departments.

Salary: $42,000 to $96,000+

Record Industry Advertising Account Executive

Alternate Titles: Account Representative

Job Description: Implement record label advertising campaigns.

Salary: $31,000 to $65,000+

Salesperson

Alternate Titles: Sales Representative

Job Description: work to sell the label's albums and merchandise.
Salary:
$32,000 to $52,000+

Field Merchandiser

Alternate Titles: Merchandising Representative, Field Representative

Job Description: Distribute merchandise and promotions to retailers and wholesale departments.

Salary: $27,000 to $42,000+

Intern

Alternate Titles: Trainee

Job Description: Perform a wide range of tasks within the record company, learn through hands-on experience and get a foot in the door.

Salary: $0 to $3,000+ (College Credits are Offered in Lieu of Salary)

Campus Representative

Alternate Titles: Student Representative, Label Representative, College Representative, Campus Rep

Job Description: Promote albums, merchandise, and events in and/or around the college campus.

Salary: $1,500 to $9,000+

Arranger

Alternate Titles: Market Adapter, Transcriber, Transcript

Job Description: Arrange track/album tempo, vocals, harmony, rhythm etc. Stay up to date on industry trends and maintain musician's style.

Salary: $28,000 to $200,000+

Record Producer

Alternate Titles: Producer

Job Description: Create albums/tracks for artists, manage and direct albums, and oversee recording sessions.

Salary: $27,000 to $1,000,000+

Recording Engineer

Alternate Titles: Mixer, Recording Assistant, Audio Engineer

Job Description: Manage sound boards and equipment during studio recording sessions.

Salary: $29,000 to $160,000+

Assistant Engineer

Alternate Titles: Recording Assistant, Recording Studio Setup Worker

Job Description: Setup recording booth and electronics before a recording session begins; fix and replace equipment as necessary.

Salary: $19,000 to $28,000+

Orchestrator

Alternate Titles: None

Job Description: Transpose music from one instrument or voice to another in order to accommodate a particular musician or group; write scores for an orchestra, band, choral group, individual instrumentalist, or vocalist.

Salary: N/A

Copyist

Alternate Titles: None

Job Description: Transcribe musical elements from score to staff paper.

Salary: N/A

Webmaster

Alternate Titles: Website Administrator, Web Designer, Web Developer, Web Admin

Job Description: Design, develop, implement and maintain an internet presence for record label and artists.

Salary: $32,000 to $150,000+

Website Marketing Manager

Alternate Titles: Internet Marketing Director, Website Marketer, Internet Advertising Representative

Job Description: Establish a presence on the internet, market and promote the label and its artists, maintain and develop web campaigns, create partnerships on the web, maintain publicity and press.

Salary: $27,000 to $65,000+

Website Content Producer

Alternate Titles: Website Content Editor, Website Copywriter

Job Description: Produce content for the record label and artist's website, write articles and update site events.

Salary: $29,000 to $85,000+