Company: Envision Management & Production is a creative artist management and production company that works with boundary-breaking musical and multidisciplinary artists, projects and organizations. www.envisionmanagement.com
Purpose: Envision Management & Production is seeking a responsible, motivated and enterprising person to coordinate and follow through with outreach activities, while contributing to the international development of Envision's export-ready roster of artists and productions.
Position type: Contract (8 months or 34 weeks, 20 hours/week), salary range $20-$22/hour depending on experience.
Start date: June 14, 2021
Location: Montréal (Rosemont/Petite-Patrie)
Reports to: The President
Roles and Responsibilities:
- Meet and coordinate with the President to regularly review priorities, targets and address queries;
- Follow up on correspondence between the President and potential partners, accurately and professionally providing information as needed, in a timely fashion with the goal of establishing and nurturing new and existing partnerships and sponsorships, leading to increased activity and revenue;
- Identify opportunities upon which to act for Envision artists and productions, to strengthen visibility and capacity outside local markets;
- Conduct research in advance of various trips, trade missions and conferences to maximize the potential for new business for Envision’s artists and productions;
- Coordinate and schedule virtual and in-person meetings on behalf of the President at international conferences and events; - Work with Envision's established physical and digital systems to keep track of project goals, developments, relevant information and insights;
- Add new contacts, background information, details of exchanges, assignments to projects or 'cases' into Envision's communication systems, including Highrise, Hubspot, Basecamp, Google Workspace;
- Prepare and propose feedback on presentation and pitch materials, including onesheets, slide shows, and marketing materials (both digital and physical) in collaboration with other members of the team as needed;
- Maintain digital files for artists and productions to include updated presentation and pitch materials; - Evaluate and propose new methods for organizing Envision's existing information systems pertaining to the goals of this contract.
Qualifications:
- At least 3 years of experience in the areas of outreach coordination; communications; and artist management and/or marketing and business development in an international arts and culture context;
- Interest in the music industry, artist management and artistic production;
- Proven record of contributing to the growth of business revenues and professional networks;
- Excellent computer skills and proficiency in Excel/Sheets, Word/Docs, and project management and productivity tools (Basecamp, Highrise, Hubspot, Dropbox, Google Workspace, Zoom);
- Excellent interpersonal, time management, problem solving and organizational skills with the ability to multitask;
- Strong ability to work collaboratively as part of a team, with an openness to receiving direction, at the same time being able to self-direct and work independently with a commitment to see every task through to completion;
- Commitment to high professional ethical standards and a diverse workplace; - Strong work ethic and ability to work under pressure;
- Excellent communication skills both verbal and written in English and French;
- Knowledge of additional languages is an asset.
- Familiarity with Adobe Creative Suite (Photoshop, Illustrator, InDesign) an asset;
- Experience in project evaluation and budgeting an asset;
- Experience with a small international business and/or cultural enterprise an asset;
How to apply: Please send a CV and cover letter to natalia@envisionmanagement.com with the subject “Outreach and Partnership Coordinator” by May 31, 2021. Only successful applicants will be contacted.
Note: This position will be remote until further notice.
