Job Description

Downtown Music Publishing operates in service of extraordinary songs, representing nearly 100 years of popular music. Downtown is the preferred music publishing partner for some of the world's most beloved songwriters, storied music catalogs and emerging artists at the forefront of pop culture, including John Lennon and Yoko Ono, Booker T. Jones, George Gershwin, Miles Davis, Mötley Crüe, Mos Def, The 1975, Tori Amos, Erroll Garner, Hans Zimmer, John Prine, Ryan Tedder, Benny Blanco, Jimmy Napes, Cautious Clay, Stella Donnelly and The War and Treaty, among others. 

Downtown Music Publishing is owned and operated by Downtown Music Holdings, the modern global music company committed to building a more equitable music industry. With operations across North America, Europe, South America, Africa, Asia, and Australia, Downtown brands help millions of creators, rights holders and their partners to manage their music as a business and get paid fairly for their work. 

Downtown's A&R team is looking for a spring intern for our first ever virtual internship program! The purpose of this internship is to support a busy A&R Research department while learning about the multi-faceted day­ to­ day operations of a rapidly growing publishing company. You will work alongside our VP of A&R Research and assist on an adhoc basis. 

WHAT YOU'LL BE DOING:

• Researching unsigned writers, bands, and producers
• Researching songwriter information including affiliations, contact info and potential cases that may be available 
• Assisting with weekly research reports focused on current charts, trends etc. including but not limited to sourcing through Shazam and Spotify data 
• Building databases for Research A&R
• Writer Outreach
• Collecting data from industry site Nielsen Connect

YOU ARE/HAVE:

• Comfortable and skilled in both written and verbal communication
• Someone who has an interest and basic understanding of music publishing 
• Knowledgeable of the domestic and international artists
• Skilled in Microsoft Excel/Google Sheets, and experienced in collecting, organizing, and manipulating large pools of data
• Confident carrying out projects from start to finish and providing valuable results 
• Self-starter and diligent follow-up with supervisor 
• Coding experience is a plus!

WHY YOU WANT TO WORK HERE:

• Paid Internship
• An opportunity to work with some of the most talented professionals in the music industry in a casual and welcoming environment
• Weekly Q&A sessions with each department among a variety of our subsidiary brands
• A collaborative group project connecting the operations of multiple departments at Downtown

Ensuring a diverse and inclusive workplace where we learn from each other is core to Downtown's values. We welcome people of different backgrounds, experiences, abilities and perspectives and encourage all to apply.

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