Title: Promotions Manager, North America
Status: Full-time
Hours: 40/week, Monday-Friday, 9 am-6 pm
Location: Los Angeles, CA; Brooklyn, NY; Bloomington, IN
Reports to: Director of Promotions
Company Summary
Secretly is a collective of leading independently owned music companies comprised of three label groups, a music publishing company, a music distribution company, and affiliated support staff. Its major divisions include Secretly Group (record labels Dead Oceans, Jagjaguwar, Saddest Factory Records, and Secretly Canadian, and music publisher Secretly Publishing), All Flowers Group (record labels drink sum wtr and Ghostly International), and The Numero Group.
The Secretly affiliates each maintain a distinct artist roster but share a common ethos and staff who bring together an abundance of expertise, resources, insight, and scalability while upholding the creative sanctity of these storied independent labels and their catalogues.
Responsibilities
- Develop and execute unified publicity strategies at every level of a campaign across multiple label rosters
- Fulfill publicity duties for select North American release campaigns, including but not limited to:
- Crafting press plans & targets
- Writing press releases and external-facing promotional text
- Direct/advise on artist storytelling
- Servicing new music to journalists, tastemakers, & content creators
- Pitching for features, reviews, appearances, live sessions, podcasts, tour coverage, and other media avenues
- Maintain a publicity & promotions database, build personal contacts within the media landscape, and advise on third-party publicity budgets
- Coordinate the collection, organization, and distribution of press materials for internal teams as well as external artist teams
- Coordinate press-related artist travel when applicable
- Accompany team members and artists to press events (TV tapings, interviews, industry trade visits, award shows)
- Research trends in mainstream media to inform publicity strategies
- Manage external PR relations, aid in assigning projects, and oversee any project hand-offs
- Lead on artist promotion across all North American award campaigns (Grammy, Libera, BET Awards, American Music Awards, etc.)
The Ideal Candidate Demonstrates
- 3+ years of experience in music publicity, preferably in the independent record label sector
- Demonstrated ability to develop effective publicity strategies for artists
- Strong media relationships and networking skills
- Broad taste in music to reflect the wide-ranging genres and artists of the Secretly Affiliates
- Excellent organizational and administrative abilities
- Experience with database management and press material coordination
- Proven ability to work in fast-paced environments and adapt to changing situations
- Strong initiative and proactive problem-solving skills
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills
- Ability to manage confidential information with discretion
- Passion for music and understanding of current industry trends
- Willingness to work flexible hours, including some evenings and weekends for events
SG Services, Inc. Benefits
- Paid holidays, including end of the year closure
- Paid Time Off policy, which includes a separate Sick Days bank
- 401K with corporate matching
- 12 weeks for parental leave after birth or adoption, paid at 100% of salary
- Commuter Benefit
- Volunteer Hours Matching Policy
- Employee Assistance Program
- Medical Health insurance covered at 100% for employee-only medical premiums
- Dental & Vision insurance
All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to disability, protected veteran status, age, race, creed, color, religion, sex, marital status, affectional or sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, ancestry, nationality, or national origin.
