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ASTHMATIC KITTY RECORDS (AKR) is looking for a full-time position Marketing and project manager.

Description:

Asthmatic Kitty Records (AKR) is looking for a Marketing and Project Manager. This person helps plan album releases and projects, oversees project management at the label, and helps develop marketing plans for those projects. This is a remote location.

JOB DESCRIPTION:

• Work closely with the Label Director to plan, develop, schedule, and execute artist releases.
• Work with the AKR team, artists and their representatives to define marketing goals and timelines.
• Regular reports to artists and project teams on the project status.
• Help create and implement a marketing plan with a focus on audience engagement
• Help manage, interpret, and report on the performance of campaign initiatives, including; Retail, direct customers (Bandcamp, Shopify), DSPs and social media
• Help coordinate assets across campaigns including music videos, remixes, live sessions, photo shoots, digital assets, and more.
• Provide creative insight and planning for all elements of artist marketing, including retail marketing, advertising, social media, live and virtual events, and more.
• Identify creative marketing, advertising, and retail opportunities for artists on behalf of the label.
• Strategy and management of social media for labels and artists.
• Support with label customer service.

COMPETENCIES:

• Excellent project management and organization skills and training.
• Competence with digital project management, communication and e-commerce tools. These can include Mailchimp, Sendinblue, Basecamp, Trello, Notion, Todoist, among others.
• Excellent communication and writing skills.
• Creative thinking for marketing plans and ideas.
• Excellent problem solving and analysis skills.
• A strong sense of independence and DIY entrepreneurship. This person should be able to manage their time and tasks without direct guidance and be willing to take initiative.
• 2-4 years or more marketing experience.
• Hands-on experience in marketing, including digital advertising, data strategy, social strategy, and new technology.
• Website maintenance including WordPress, template pages like Squarespace, and basic HTML.
• Expertise with social media planning tools like Hootsuite, Later.com.
• Convenience with word processing such as Pages or Word and spreadsheet software such as Sheets or Excel
• Optional but helpful: Expertise with graphic design tools such as the Adobe Creative Cloud Suite.

SALARY: Negotiable based on experience.

All applicants will be considered for employment regardless of disability, protected veteran status, age, race, belief, skin color, religion, gender, marital status, affectionate or sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, race, nationality or national origin.

Please upload your cover letter, curriculum vitae and certificates to:

https://forms.gle/rsRHC7uxrDi6isaD9

Please include in your cover letter an example of a time in which you developed and implemented a marketing and / or communication plan. Also include examples of an approach that you think contributed to the success of the project and new things you learned from it. We are happy to hear from them!

AKR is a boutique record label that has released albums by Sufjan Stevens, Angelo De Augustine, My Brightest Diamond, Helado Negro, Linda Perhacs, Julianna Barwick, and others. It prides itself on working with creative and self-sufficient artists who are deeply involved in planning and releasing their own music.