Category: Artist/Label Services

Ground Control Touring is looking for a Festivals Administrator to join our team in either Nashville, Brooklyn or Chicago. They will perform a wide range of duties directly for our Head of Festivals, coordinating administrative and operational aspects of festival bookings. Successful candidates will possess 2+ years of experience in a music-related administrative role, with exposure to the festival booking process preferred but not mandatory.  
**Responsibilities:  **
• Maintain and update internal festivals tracking documents and databases for organization of outreach, offers, dates, confirmations and settlements 
• Build festivals pitch desks, utilizing agency-designed tools  
• Collaborate on artist interest and availability with agents, managers, and festival buyers 
• Maintain detailed call notes and assist in project managing action items
• Provide feedback and festival target ideas for agent teams  
**Qualifications:  **
• 2+ years of administrative experience in a music-related role, preferably with exposure to the festivals booking process  
• Strong organizational and project management skills, with an ability to handle a large volume of data management  
• Excitement over Ground Control Touring’s roster and passionate live music fandom 
• Ability to quickly learn and utilize new technology  
• Experience with booking CRM or music industry software is a plus  
• Knowledge of the festival ecosystem is strongly preferred  
• Familiarity with Opus database a plus  
Ground Control Touring is an independent booking agency, founded in 2000 with offices in Brooklyn, Los Angeles, Chicago, Nashville, Austin, and Portland. We represent a large, genre-spanning roster of artists including Ani DiFranco, Belle & Sebastian, Boy Harsher, MIKE, Waxahatchee, Bright Eyes, Gregory Alan Isakov, Men I Trust, MJ Lenderman, Japanese Breakfast, and many others. We strive for the long-term success of our artists by providing the wide range of services of a larger agency, with the agility and personalization of an independent. We’re passionate about supporting artists, building long-term careers, and working collaboratively across the music community with our promoter partners.