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.
Front Office Coordinator At Universal Music
The world’s leading music and entertainment organisation, Universal Music is currently looking for a Front Office Coordinator to join their team at the Sydney Head Office. This is not your typical Receptionist position, the successful applicant will love working in an incredible space and will be kept busy with a broad range of tasks to support our fast-paced and vibrant business. This is an exciting opening for either a recent graduate or receptionist looking to enter the world of music.
They’re committed to supporting career development and the Front Office Coordinator will relish opportunities to progress within the company. You’ll need someone who has a bright and enthusiastic personality, eagerness to take on a challenge, strong attention to detail and exceptional customer service skills. As well as excellent written and verbal communication skills, strong organisation, problem-solving and administrative skills and prior experience in a customer service focused role.
If you’d like to get your foot in the music industry’s door email [email protected].
Music Royalty Accounts Officer At White Sky
White Sky Music is the largest music bookkeeping and business management company in Australia. They handle the accounts for some of the country’s biggest entertainment names, both on stage and behind the scenes.
They’re currently on the hunt for someone to take on a new position in their Collingwood office; a vibrant, young, friendly working environment. The job will involve a wide variety of tasks including data entry and manipulation in Excel, reconciliation of income against royalty statements, summarising agreement information and noting and filing documents received. The position is part-time with a salary ranging between $45,000 and $55,000 depending on the applicant.
If you feel like this could be you, send your resume along with a cover letter telling us why you’re right for this position to [email protected].
Digital Campaign Manager At Southern Cross Austereo
One of Australia’s leading media companies Southern Cross Austereo needs a Digital Campaign Manager to join our National Digital Team based in Sydney. This is maternity leave cover role and available for 12 months. The role will see you responsible for assisting and supporting the sales team with digital campaign strategy to meet and exceed digital revenue goals.
You’ll also ensure the smooth operation and delivery of digital campaigns including inventory management, provision of digital ad recommendations, etc and assist in the development and maintenance of operational sales procedures in order to maintain and grow digital revenue and maximise yield. So if you have 3+ years’ experience in the digital media industry, a solid understanding and experience in online campaign management and reporting and working knowledge of the Australian media landscape with a particular digital focus this could be for you.
If you like the sound of this gig submit your resume via the Austereo site.
Licensing Coordinator At Universal Music
As well as a new Front of Office Coordinator, Universal are also looking for a Licensing Coordinator to join their busy Licensing team at our brand new Sydney offices. Reporting to the Licensing Director, this position will see you responsible for the coordination of Licensing projects and supporting the team with administrative requirements.
This position will suit someone with exceptional administrative and communication skills; you may be a recent graduate or more experienced, with broad music knowledge and the ability to present and sell. to be in the running for this gig you’ll need outstanding administration and time management skills with strong attention to detail, excellent communication and interpersonal skills with strong customer service focus, the ability to present and sell. Prior experience in Music Licensing may be advantageous (not mandatory), Marketing / Communications background also welcomed.
For more info and to apply, visit the Universal HR site.
Hack Producer At Triple J
Australia’s leading youth station (like we need to introduce Triple J seriously!) is looking for a producer to work with the Hack team. Hack, Triple J’s daily youth affairs show, is looking for an experienced, highly motivated and creative Producer to lead the next-generation of storytellers. This is a ten month role, focussing on radio content and integrating with new Hack projects in digital and TV.
They need a multi-skilled person with a proven ability in radio journalism and cross media production, and a willingness to go the extra distance necessary to view every story from every angle. You need to have strong editorial skills and be able to develop other people’s content, through feedback and direction. Advanced editorial skills and judgement with a detailed knowledge of key issues that are relevant to triple j’s 18 – 24 audience, and the capacity to initiate, research and produce highly complex program segments, and provide significant input into shaping program and station sound is a bonus.
Journos investigate the ABC careers site for more info on this exciting opportunity.
Assistant/Coordinator At ABC Classic FM
ABC Classic FM is looking for an admin star to support the management team and Network. You’ll need to be able to think on your feet, multi-task and prioritise and be comfortable dealing with people from management to listeners. In this role you’ll provide administrative assistance to management, and working as part of the admin team under routine direction of management, ensure the smooth running of the network. You’ll also have to coordinate the workflow of the area and the manager’s office, including diary management, bookings, wrangling, note and minute taking, drafting correspondence, coordinating approvals and filing.
Also where required, provide front of house liaison, receive visitors, deal with telephone queries and perform reception duties and be the first point of contact for listener enquiries, providing general information and assistance to ABC staff and the general public about programs on the radio network, and respond to routine listener correspondence and check and accurately input information into the roster plan and timesheet, ensuring the roster is authorised every fortnight.
If you think this could be you, visit the ABC careers page for more info and to apply.
Senior Publishing and Music Manager At Disney
From classic animated features and exhilarating theme park attractions to the hottest content on television and digital, The Walt Disney Company is the global leader in media and entertainment. The Senior Manager Publishing & Music will manage the Publishing business (Print, Digital and Stationery) and oversee the Music business within the Australian and New Zealand (ANZ) market.
As a Senior Manager Publishing & Music you will be responsible for: Direct responsibility for the Publishing ANZ budget (Print & Digital Books, Stationery), overseeing the publishing business to ensure maximization of licensee and retailer partnerships and internal resources. You also should be able to implement new business models to grow publishing categories and to introduce expanded opportunities, formulate growth strategies for the category and effectively translate strategy into specific priorities, objectives and action plans.
If you’re into this, visit the Disney Careers website for more info.
