Manager of Entertainment - Music
Virgin Voyages
Miami, FLThis was removed by the employer on 10/13/2018 9:06:00 PM PST
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Full Time Job
The Gig:
We're on a mission to create the world's most irresistible travel brand and are searching for a talented, cutting-edge, innovative, resourceful, land-based Manager of Entertainment - Music to help make our mission, a reality. Entertainment onboard our Lady Ships is one of the key elements to executing a brilliant sailor experience. Without music, life would B-flat!
As one of our rockstars in the office, the Manager of Entertainment - Music will take the lead in managing our music program including music partner contracts and relationships, musicians, DJs, background music/playlists, and all that jazz. You will also partner with other crew members to ensure our sonic identity is being executed in alignment with our brand and sailor experience goals.
What will excite us most is your inherent creativity and hunger for innovation, all while having a rockin' time. You only live once, after all! We're a scrappy start-up, which means there are no silos here. All of our Virgin crew members work together, and play many instruments, to ensure we create a truly Epic Sea Change For All. Inherent with the Virgin Brand, we're known to stand out and be smart disruptors. What makes you stand out and what drives you to disrupt? We can't wait to find out! Here's a little more about the gig:
What You'll Be Up To:
Oversee the recruiting, interviewing, contracting, processing, and scheduling of all musicians and DJs
Develop and maintain relationships with the music industry including agents, managers, labels, event planners, festival producers, promoters and other related resources to keep the company informed of trends, emerging talent and new opportunities
Develop a pipeline of musicians and DJs to ensure proper manning levels are maintained together with external and in-house partners
Maintain regular communication with the shipboard team to share information about upcoming musicians and DJs who will be joining the vessels as well as to receive feedback, recommendations and suggestions about musicians and DJs from the ship team
Maintain communication with musicians, DJs and their representatives, including following up on post onboard engagements to understand their experience for future improvements
Oversee delivery of background music (BGM) programming including keeping playlists updated. No playing it by ear!
Create and oversee budget for musicians, DJs, music licenses and other music related needs including contributing to the overall entertainment annual operating and capital expenditure budgets
Conduct visits to ships to review musicians and DJs, overall entertainment operation and provide direction and support
Review and obtain approval for all musician and DJ technical requirements with the Director, Entertainment Technical prior to offering a contract to make sure their needs can be accommodated onboard
Keep and update a database of all social media stats and followers for DJs and musicians
Ensure all musicians, DJs and related vendors invoices received are processed promptly
Organize audition and showcase events for musicians and DJs
Develop, implement and manage policies and procedures for related onboard Entertainment team members
Oversee and be the music liaison for the install/launch process
Craft operational guidelines for music with Hotel departments for Entertainment venues
Travel to meet with and seek out new music partners and resources
Attend industry festivals and events to help build a pipeline of musicians and DJs
Attend shipyard meetings/visits as determined by upper management
Assist in crafting onboard Entertainment department programming/activations
Assist in the design of overall ship flow for all venues
Assist in brand download and overall vessel concepts for meetings
Assist with special projects including ship deliveries/inaugurals/special events/charters
Super Powers Required:
A self-starter approach, who can roll up their sleeves and make ship happen with little supervision
Minimum 5 years as a musician and DJ agent and/or buyer
Highly organized leader
Skilled contract negotiator
You can juggle and drink water at the same time
Love of working with a wide variety of people and fun to work with
Great energy and attitude of optimism
Resilience for changing priorities and strong influencing skills
Knowledge and experience in using key business tools (Google Apps, Word, Excel, PPT, etc.)
Rock solid coordination, admin and organization skills
What Matters to Us:
At Virgin, your personality matters as much as how good you are at what you do. We shouldn't be surprised to hear that when people talk about you they say you are clever, on top of it, able to think ahead, intuitive, passionate and someone people respect and enjoy working with because you make things happen. Having an Agile background and knowledge of the cruising industry is how we will notice you. You should also bring your sea legs with you as the voyages may get rocky along the way. The one thing you can count on is this is a very busy role and that every day will be different. It's all hands-on deck and everyone has to step up to engage not only in the role assigned but contribute to the entire Virgin Voyages experience.
Virgin Voyages is an Equal Opportunity Employer.