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The Hector O Sanchez Music Company-Internships Job Opening in santa barbara, California - The Hector O Sanchez Music Company-Internships The Hector O Sanchez Music Company UNPAID INTERNSHIPS Unpaid. benefit of learning to be a professional or assistant in the music industry job descriptions Personal Assistant/Assistant Artist Manager The attributes of a good PA: * efficient * self-motivated * organized * a good communicator * IT literate Personal Assistant positions demand competence and skill at performing the following duties: * reading, monitoring and responding to the company email, - answering calls and handling queries, - preparing correspondence on the President/CEO behalf, - commissioning work on the President/CEO behalf, - liaising with staff, clients, etc., - managing the President/CEO electronic diary, - booking meetings, - organizing travel and preparing complex travel itineraries, - writing minutes, - taking dictation, - planning, organizing and managing events, - managing a budget, - attending events/meetings as the President/CEO representative, - conducting research on the internet, - writing reports, executive summaries and newsletters, - preparing presentations, - preparing papers for meetings, - managing and reviewing filing and office systems, - updating websites, - typing documents, - sourcing and ordering stationery and office equipment, - managing projects, - managing an Assistant. Public Relations (PR) A good P.R. Rep. should have excellent writing skills, and must be creative enough to come up with a special campaign. To do this, the PR Rep. must have a good knowledge of the music business , and he or she must understand the complexities of the industry in order to be effective in the company's campaign. Responsible for creating an image the business they are representing. This process begins by evaluating the public's perception or image of the client. From this, the PR Rep. might find that the company is well known, but has a poor image among the general public. Or, if the company is just getting started in the business, the Public Relations Rep. must build the company's image literally from scratch. Must know how to write press releases, assemble press kits, and arrange press conferences; and to be successful with their campaigns, the representative must know how to find an interesting angle that the public will buy into. Marketing Work locally or regionally, and their prime responsibility is to come up with numerous ways and tactics to market the company. Locally, a Marketing Rep will oversee specific territorial markets (like a specific city); while the regional rep oversees entire regions (like a part of the country). Plan and implement strategies including delivering and setting up promotional displays in record stores, concocting radio station giveaway contests, and so on. A popular tactic involves a joint promotion between a radio station and record store, where artists make promotional appearances in record stores, which is combined with radio stations giving away that artist's album in conjunction. To start as an intern might be the best way into a position as a Marketing Rep, because he or she will gain hands-on, real world experience with the company. In terms of skills, the Marketing Rep must be very articulate and comfortable with math and numbers, and creativity is always a "nice to have." It is imperative that he or she has a general understanding of the music business, and a complete working knowledge of the record industry. A&R Scout Artist & Repertoire Scout/ Talent Scout A&R is responsible for scouting new talent, signing it to the Hector O Sanchez Music Company. Talent Scouts MUST get approval from Artist Manager before singing the new talent. The main job of an A&R Scout (also known as A&R Rep or Talent Scout), is keeping up with the new trends and new artists in the music industry as they emerge, and recommending them to A&R managers also known as the Artist Manager. They need an excellent understanding of the contemporary music scene. A large part of the job is reading trade papers, music magazines and websites. Blogs and social networking sites are a very important part of the process as they are the most organic source of information in spotting trends. The A&R Scout will also spend a lot of time listening to music and attending numerous gigs, visiting clubs, going to showcases, listening to tapes and demo recordings, and watching videotapes of acts performing. They may also be responsible for helping find songs for the artists signed with The Hector O Sanchez Music Company. PLEASE SEND RESUMES AND COVER LETTER TO INFO@ SUBJECT: INTERNSHIP POSITION (NAME OF POSITION) Please note that if we don't receive one of the two required items, we will not get back to you. Job descriptions courtesy of , and Website: santa barbara ca california
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