Job Description
About Sony Music Entertainment
At Sony Music Entertainment, we fuel the creative journey. We've played a pioneering role in music history, from the first-ever music label to the invention of the flat disc record. We've nurtured some of music's most iconic artists and produced some of the most influential recordings of all time.
Today, we work in more than 70 countries, supporting a diverse roster of international superstars, developing and independent artists, and visionary creators. From our position at the intersection of music, entertainment, and technology, we bring imagination and expertise to the newest products and platforms, embrace new business models, employ breakthrough tools, and provide powerful insights that help our artists push creative boundaries and reach new audiences. In everything we do, we're committed to artistic integrity, transparency, and entrepreneurship.
Sony Music Entertainment is a member of the Sony family of global companies.
As the Director of Tour Marketing for RCA:
What you'll do:
• Create, produce, and manage budgets for TV shows, promotional tours, artist special events, showcases and tour support.
• Negotiate vendor rates, set up studio rehearsals, vocal training, movement coaches, glam rates, advances & backend payments.
• Artist scheduling and promotional activities.
• Extensive travel planning, artist logistics and assisting with tour routing around promo actives for album release, week of release, single release, special projects, one off events and RCA lead initiatives and charities.
• Maintain multiple artist calendars and scheduling across all record label departments and artist teams.
• Oversee and purchase Covid tests, concierge testing and liaison with award shows on Covid compliance.
• Supervise and maintain vendor relationships, assist with hiring of staff, drivers, and promo reps in multiple markets.
• Budgeting: create the budget for promo tours, oversee tour budgets and approved 75/25 % splits for agreed upon tour support, and TV appearance budgets. Work closely with business managers, managers, and our Sony finance team so we stay within the approved budget.
• Invoicing & payment: The department handles all the invoicing and payments. Nora handles all follow up with vendors and clearing payments. Touring is responsible for building out PO's and vendor maintenance. Managing the vendors can be the most time consuming prosses. Working with finance to cover back-end payments and closing out budgets.
Who you are:
• 3-5 years experience in a similar function, preferable but not necessary
• Ability to interact with all levels of executives
• Passionate about music
• Discreet when dealing with Artists
• Excellent people skills
What we give you:
• You join an inclusive, collaborative and global community where you have the opportunity to channel your passion every day
• A modern office environment designed to foster productivity, creativity, and teamwork empowering you to bring your best
• An attractive and comprehensive benefits package including medical, dental, vision, life & disability coverage, and 401K + employer matching
• Voluntary benefits like company-paid identity theft protection and resources for pets, mental health and meditation resources, industry-leading fertility coverage, fully paid leave for childbirth or bonding, fully paid leave for caregivers, programs for loved ones with developmental disabilities and neurodiversity, subsidized back-up child and elder care, and reimbursement for adoption, surrogacy, tuition, and student loans
• Investment in your professional growth and development enabling you to thrive in our vibrant community.
• The space to accelerate progress, positively disrupt, and create what happens next
• Time off for a winter recess
The anticipated annual base salary does not include any other compensation components or other benefits that an individual may be eligible for. The actual base salary offered depends on a variety of factors, which may include as applicable, the qualifications of the individual applicant for the position, years of relevant experience, specific and unique skills, level of education attained, certifications or other professional licenses held, and the location in which the applicant lives and/or from which they will be performing the job.
California Pay Range
$90,000 - $100,000 USD
Jobcode: Reference SBJ-r0kq7m-18-118-19-4-42 in your application.