JOB POSTING
Assistant Producer
About Me
I am a music producer and composer and I am developing my capacity in the areas of music production, distribution, event production (shows and exhibitions), and promotions. I run a series called “A Night of Death and Doom” that hosts approximately 8-12 bands per year, and I also organize a series of experimental music events and shows, including Vancouver Noise Fest which will celebrate its 10th year at an event this December. My work is dedicated to knowledge sharing, building space for heavy, extreme, experimental and outsider art, and to the contribution of the development of my local music communities by making connections between local and international collaborators. While I am dedicated to this work, I have a very active music, composing, and art practice which has caused some scheduling conflicts impacting my producing commitments. I am looking for support to run events while I might be on tour or busy working on artistic projects and/or commissions so that I can follow through and support artists and musicians respectfully when I am producing their events and shows.
About the Role
The Assistant Producer (AP) will support me with company growth, brand development, and formalizing the company’s role as a producing company in Vancouver. The AP will be a highly organized, analytic thinker who enjoys working with numbers, official forms and documents, and who has strong skills with spreadsheets and databases, but who is also interested in deepening relationships between industries, partners, and agencies in the music industry. The AP will work closely with artists, bands, booking agents, publicists, and venues to support company work. The AP will also be a key contributor to the company brand development project with exciting and creative opportunities to help contextualize and situate the company in the music community. This includes finalizing a company name. The AP will also work in the studio and ensure that visiting artists who are working in the studio with me are supported as needed.
The position will report to the company Director and Producer Anju Singh.
Responsibilities for the position include:
- Industry Relationships and Awareness
- Support the development of the company brand, name, and logo
- Getting to know key players in the music industries related to the company’s work including film, music, theatre, opera, and contemporary classical music
- Working with the Director to understand company’s position in larger music industry, especially in BC
- Engaging in marketing as needed and as interest shows
- Studio/Artist Support
- Develop, manage, and file contracts
- Support for artists as needed for bookings
- Supporting the development and maintenance of communications
- Budgeting
- Receive and code invoices, receipts, and payments for Bookkeeper as needed
- Learn and maintain project budgets as needed
- Analysis for contract offers
- Developing an understanding of costing and quoting for projects
- Grant Writing and Administration Support
- Support grant strategy and planning
- Support with grant applications as needed
- Other tasks as needed
YOU ARE:
- A highly organized person who loves planning and developing systems for producing purposes
- You care about artists, fair pay for artists, and this next note is very important to me – good hospitality for visiting artists and musicians and/or artists we book and engage!
- Detail oriented with an eye for specifics, especially numbers in financial items and budgets
- A direct communicator with a critical lens to ensure that the company is aware of gaps that you may notice (please don’t stay silent!)
- Comfortable with math and numbers so that you may manage budgets and numbers in spreadsheets
- A strong and clear communicator (verbal and written)
- Reliable, highly communicative, and realistic about your workload and ability to meet mutually agreed upon deadlines
- Able to lead, take direction, and delegate and to know when each are necessary
- A strong writer and copy editor, especially for grant administration support
- French is an asset, as some of the activities are reaching into French Canada
YOU HAVE THE FOLLOWING:
- Good writing skills in English (& French is an asset!)
- Excellent knowledge of spreadsheets – both Excel and Google Sheets
- Some knowledge of the music industry in Vancouver, or even better, in BC, or even better than that in Canada/Internationally
- Excellent handle of math, budgets, and formulas in spreadsheets
- Proficient in the use of digital and collaboration tools including:
- G-Suite
- Asana
- Slack
- Zoom
WHAT I CAN OFFER:
- $25.88/hour for 13 hours a week
- Contract period: 12 weeks between June and August with possibility of extension dependent on funding
- A flexible schedule
- Some remote work is possible, but also must be on-site for events and some meetings
- Mentorship and training in music producing in Vancouver
- A very open-minded environment
TO APPLY:
Please submit a cover letter describing why you are interested in and a good fit for this position along with your resume and 2 references that I may call to: Anju Singh at info@anjusingh.com by midnight April 22nd 2024. I will be conducting online interviews through video conferencing.
A note that I am out of the country on a tour before April 22nd and as such I cannot answer emails or questions about the position.
Please include one writing sample of 100 words to describe a show for any of the upcoming events from the A Night of Death and Doom series to show your writing skills (examples of upcoming shows include OSSUARY and PHRENELITH).
This position is open to all qualified candidates. We strongly encourage candidates from Indigenous, Black, and People from the Global Majority IBPGM) communities to apply, including those with intersections in LGBTQ2S, disability, and neurodiverse communities. Candidates are invited to self-identify in their applications.
Supported by Music BC. Creative BC and the Province of British Columbia.