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Cecil Park Records

Junior A&R (Part-Time)

Part time

Onsite • Culver City, CA, USA

USD 18.00+

Salary: USD 18.00+ hourly

Category: Artist/Label Services

Cecil Park Records is a boutique record label in Culver City. We keep a small roster and stay close to every artist on it, from the first conversation through the release. Our A&R runs on our own listening and our own research, not on what is already loud.
We're hiring a part-time Junior A&R to work the front of that process.
THE ROLE
You find artists and you reach out to them. Every day you work through a list of unsigned artists our research turns up, listen to them, check each one by hand, and make contact. The artists you find get passed up for deal sizing and offers. Some of them get signed.
WHAT YOU'LL DO
• Work through the daily lists and pull the artists worth a second look
• Check each one by hand: label status, release cadence, distribution, playlist activity, social signal
• Write and send outreach to artists and their managers, then follow up until you get an answer
• Book calls for senior A&R
• Log every artist and every touch in our system, same day
• Bring us artists you found yourself, off-list, because you were listening
HOW THE JOB IS MEASURED
The work is steady and we keep track of it. You'll have a weekly outreach target and a short Monday summary of what moved. We set the target with you in week one and raise it as you get faster.
WHAT WE'RE LOOKING FOR
• You listen to a lot of music and you have opinions you can defend
• You can be told no and send the next email anyway
• You write clearly and fast
• You are organized enough that nothing falls out of the pipeline
• Comfortable in spreadsheets and databases
• Available in Culver City on a set weekly schedule

No industry experience required. We'll teach you the system. We can't teach you the hunger or the taste.

WHAT YOU GET
• $17.00/hour, 15 to 20 hours a week, scheduled around your classes
• A real look at how deals get sourced, sized and closed
• Credit for what you find. Artists you source are tracked to you and growth can be quick.
• Academic credit if your program allows it

TO APPLY
Email info@cecilparkrecords.com with your resume and answers to these three questions:
• Name 3 unsigned artists under 100,000 monthly listeners you think are going to break. One sentence each on why.
• Where do you find new music that most people aren't looking?
• What's your weekly availability in Culver City?
Applications without the questions answered won't be reviewed.

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