Music Label Assistant

This is a Full Time Job


Job Title: Assistant, 300 Entertainment/Atlantic Hip Hop

A little bit about our team:

300 Entertainment and Atlantic Records have always been and continue to be A&R driven record labels. The A&R Department operates as the primary source of talent scouting and record making within 300 and Atlantic. Our A&Rs allow us to identify and sign new talent and continue making records for currently signed artists on the roster.

Your role:

You would be supporting the Co-President of 300 Entertainment and Hip Hop, R&B and Global Music at Atlantic Records, in our New York office. Your work would be to support and fulfill all of their A&R and administrative duties. In this role you will have the opportunity to learn all aspects of the A&R process.

Here you'll get to:
• Manage and schedule meetings, showcases, and calendars
• Coordinate sessions for artist clients with producers and songwriters
• Handle travel and itineraries for A&Rs and artist clients, in addition to executives.
• Act as a liaison between the label, artists, and management companies
• Work closely with all departments including marketing, publicity, sales, product management, finance and legal
• Provide all levels of support including phones, scheduling, expense reports, artist meetings, travel, studio bookings, and more
• Liaise between artists and manager teams on behalf of the executive
• Organize meetings with all departments at 300 including A&R, marketing, publicity, sales, product management, finance and legal
• Attend weekly and bi-weekly staff and breakout meetings, staying up to date on each all artists on the 300 roster
• Liaise with different departments within the company, learning how each interact with each other
• Scout and research new artist, songwriter, and producer talent
• Review demo submissions and cover shows
• Provide creative ideas and support on team and brainstorming ideas of potential artists and present artists on the label
• Assist and have the opportunity to participate in coordination of song creation and record production. Work with songwriters, publishers, mixing and mastering engineers, studio managers, and artists throughout the process
• Maintain and develop relationships directly with artists
• Assist with Event Planning for the department and label as a whole
• Work with the A&R research team and help to compile weekly reports
• Cover studio sessions for the A&R's artist roster
• Attend all weekly A&R meeting and departmental song sessions

About you:
• Self-motivated and a great communicator
• Assistant or administrative experience
• Detail oriented and organized
• An amazing ear and hunger for new music discovery
• A vast knowledge and understanding of music across all genres
• Ability to maintain relationships and evaluate talent
• Proactive, passionate and driven to learn about all aspects of A&R

We'd love it if you also had:
• Previous music industry experience
• Experience using industry tools such as Sodatone, Mediabase, etc.
• Proficiency in Microsoft and Google suites


We're taking our time to review all resumes, and to find the best people for WMG.

This position requires a minimum of four days per week in the office. We value in-office collaboration and believe it's essential for talent development and fostering strong working relationships.