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.
Publicity And Digital Marketing Coordinator At Live Nation
Worldwide touring and events company Live Nation are hiring. The role?
“To assist the digital and communications team in the smooth operation and implementation of all tour related publicity, promotional and advertising campaigns in Australia and New Zealand and maintain the integrity and detail of all internal systems utilised by the Digital Marketing, Promotions and Publicity functions.”
If this one’s for you, have a look at the listing on Pedestrian.
Radio Presenter At ABC
If Horsham sounds good to you, there’s an opening as a breakfast radio host with your name on it.
“ABC Regional in Horsham has a vacancy for a highly motivated content maker with the ability to thrive in a time critical environment. Working to the Chief of Staff, you must be able to create engaging cross-media content for the local audience. The successful applicant will initially present the Breakfast program but may be required to create content elsewhere”.
You can find out more over at ABC.
Marketing Coordinator, Contemporary Music At Sydney Opera House
Ever wanted to work in Australia’s most iconic (and spikiest) music venue? The Sydney Opera House is hiring.
“As Marketing Coordinator, you will assist the Campaign Manager in the delivery of innovative & effective marketing campaigns for programming at the Sydney Opera House, concentrating on contemporary music and others performance genres as required. ”
Check this one out on Grapevine.
Producer At Southern Cross Austereo
SCA are looking for someone to produce the stuff you hear between the music: the commercials.
“Working closely with the Production Director and creative writers, you will produce high quality commercials for the SCA network, this role will give you a lot of creative freedom as you develop innovative and relevant content that is targeted for the listener demographic, client and requirements of the station. You will ensure that all on air content meets relevant station guidelines and on air codes of practice before going live.”
Check out the full job listing at Grapevine.
Licensing Manager At Music Sales Creative
The team at Music Sales Creative are hiring a Licensing Manager to work in their Sydney offices.
“Do you know (& love) your music across all genre & decades, are big on administrative excellence and have a background in Music Licensing & Copyright?” Essential experience includes “Experience in Music licensing and Copyright within publishing company / record company / copyright society & a thorough understanding of rights administration”, among other things.
More info over at Pedestrian.
Production Editor At Triple J
triple j are looking for someone who knows the difference “between good content and great”.
“This is a newly created role that will work with all the triple j network stations – triple j, Double J and Unearthed – to drive and support the distribution of our digital content, as part of the broader ABC Radio digital strategy.”
Have a look over at Grapevine.
Marketing Analyst, APAC At Spotify
Got a mind for marketing and data, and a love of music? Stop dreaming, start streaming.
“We are looking for a Marketing Analyst to join the band and help drive a data-first culture across Spotify. As a Marketing Analyst, your mission is to turn terabytes of data into insights and provide the APAC Marketing teams with analytics that help them to plan and measure their marketing performance.”
Read up more on this one on LinkedIn.
Marketing and Communications Director At Queensland Music Festival
Keen to work your marketing and communications magic on a large-scale music festival?
“The role of Marketing & Communications Director is to devise and manage the implementation of a cohesive marketing, communications and public relations strategy for all activities of the Queensland Music Festival, including projects/events outside the ‘Festival’ period.”
Have more of a look over on LinkedIn.
