Music Career Project

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Checklist to Complete Assignment
Read the article
Complete From the Source Section #1

Complete In Your Own Words Section #2

Complete Your Final Job Description

Section #3

Complete Best Fact to Share Section #4

Complete Think About It Section #5
#6

Complete the Career Jump Activity Section

Is my work neat, in complete sentences, and

each section is completed.

Period: (example: 6A5)

Music Career Jump Grading
_____Individual Participation During Project
40-50 on task, involved all the time
30-39 on task, involved most of the
time
20-29 off task, wasting time, teacher
reminders to work needed
0-19 not on task, ignores teacher
reminders
_____Completed Project
40-50 all tasks complete, in detail,
neat, and thoughtful
30-39 all tasks complete, satisfactory
answers, and legible
20-29 most tasks complete, answers
are brief and not detailed, work is
sloppy
0-19 few tasks complete, answers are
incomplete, and little effort is shown

Fill out this information based on the information

on the Music Careers Website. Dont use

other sources!
#1 From the Source

#2 In Your Own Words

Job Title: Marketing Coordinator

Job Title: Marketing Coordinator

Career Overview: A Marketing Coordinator

handles tour, retail, and digital marketing
opportunities for a record label and its
artists.

Career Overview: The Marketing Coordinator

markets the song and gets the income.

About this Music Career (Career Description)

About this Music Career (Career Description)

1.tour marketing is a big role in the business.

1. It is hard to market being a Marketing

coordinator

2.(ticket holds our very helpful to fans and

famous people.

2.This is a great way for the job people to make

money

3. guest lists organize the special lists.

3. This is a huge factor because these people

our loyal paying always so you can count on
them.

4.finding promotional opportunities for our artists

in the markets they hit on tour)

4. Make sure the artists have a area to go and

sing.

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5.;digital marketing (creating assets for our
social media and website, tracking and
analyzing data)

5. Make money online and in the stores.

Salary

Salary

1. $46,000

1.

2 $38,725 to $61,000

2.

Employment

Employment

1.To get a job as a Marketing Coordinator,

Lyons says, the best thing you can do is get
meaningful internships in the music industry
under your belt and be actively involved in your
local music scene.

1. Have a back story around music.

2.the best thing you can do is get meaningful

internships in the music industry under your belt
and be actively involved in your local music
scene.

2. You need a resume to do this business.

Advancement

Advancement

1.The hierarchy of marketing department roles

will vary depending on the size of each record
label, but generally speaking, the path to
becoming a Marketing Coordinator would stem
from experience as a Music Intern, Marketing
Assistant or Music Marketing Representative.

1 Need to be a smart person and understand

what you have to do in this job.

2.From Marketing Coordinator, an individual

could advance to a role as Marketing Manager
or Director of Marketing.

2. You need to always be looking up land on

your back so you our looking up.

Education and Training

Education and Training

1 .Most Marketing Coordinators have at least an

undergraduate degree, which not only gives
them the requisite business-related knowledge,
but also access to internships that can boost
their likelihood of getting hired after college.

1 You should have an internship with music to

get into the game

2.The music industry is small, and having

2. You should love what you do and be willingly
people that can vouch for your passion and work to put it all out there.
ethic is whats ultimately going to get you a job,
especially at the entry level.
Experience, Skills, and Personality

Experience, Skills, and Personality

1.Industry experience is necessary for aspiring

1 You need to be fun and nice so the artist likes

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Marketing Coordinators.

you

2.She adds, In college, I spent most of my free

time putting on shows, festivals, and events via
clubs and part-time jobs, so that probably
showed I knew what I was getting into.

2. You have to love what you do

3.I landed my job after completing an internship

with an affiliated company; they referred me
when there was an opening at my label.

3.You need to be a happy upbeat person and as

always have fun with what you do.

Unions and Associations

Unions and Associations

1.Theres a Facebook group called the Music

industry Career networking group thats a great
resource, Lyons says.

1 Be able to work online not always in person.

2.There are no unions or professional

organizations specifically for record label
marketing department employees.

2. There really our no unions or professional

things you need.

Suggestions for Getting Started

Suggestions for Getting Started

1.To get on the path towards becoming a

Marketing Coordinator, Lyons suggests aspiring
record label employees:Get an internship.

1 Get an internship at a music store

2.The music industry is small, and having

2. Just try your best and work really hard.
people that can vouch for your passion and work
ethic is whats ultimately going to get you a job,
especially at the entry level.
#3 Your Final Job Description: Convince someone this is the best job in the music industry! Write in
complete thoughts and sentences IYOW). When you read this out loud, it should be about 30
seconds.
I know this job is the best one out there because you make a good amount of money. Also, it is so fun
to work in this industry and this job is awesome. Do not even get me started about how fun this job it
is it will blow you away trust you will not regret. 1 awesome thing about this job is you our working
with amazing and fun and awesome people. You will not regret it.

#4 Best Fact to Share: Write one sentence summarizing and highlighting the best part about this job.
It is so fun to market these unique music disks. `

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#5 Think About It
-List 3 school subjects that would be useful to know to perform this job.
1. Math
2. L.A
3. Stem
-Would this job be a good fit for you? Why or why not? Support your opinion in complete sentences.
It would be a good fit because I love marketing things to make money.

(THIS SECTION IS AN IN-CLASS ACTIVITY! DO NOT DO ANYTHING WITH THIS YET!)

#6 Career Jump Activity: Quickly write down the job title and one interesting thing about each job as
you rotate through the career jump.
1. Jordan plocker-music producer- making mixes.
2. Daniel Friedman- Business manager- Be with famous people.
3. Dax - Rocstar- make tons of money
4. Kyle -songwriter- Get to make songs
5. Owen lacey-Lighter technician-make lights6. Joseph Marshall-nightclub dJ-Make music
7. Jaime-Singer- Sing songs
8. Adam-tour bus driver-Meet famous people
9. Garvin-Sound technician- Matching the sound to the song
10. Breger-Nightclub manager- Makes millions
11. Saarva-Video game composer-Make Games
12. Rachael- Make a demos
13. Carly -dance with famous people
14. Skyler-dancer dance with famous people
15. Skyler- music producer
16. Katie Music photographer
17. Reese- Record coordinator
18. Anna Booking agent.
19. Leah Journalist-Journals a lot
20. Annabelle-personal manager
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Best Job:

Worst Job: