Recording manager at NMC
L'etichetta discografica inglese NMC cerca un amministratore a tempo pieno per la gestione dell'attività di produzione e registrazione.
Condizioni: full-time (5 days / 35 hours per week). Location: the office is based in Bethnal Green. NMC staff have adopted a hybrid way of working, dividing their time between office and homeworking. Salary: £28,000 - £33,500 p/a.
Chiusura delle candidature: 2 maggio 2023.
JOB DESCRIPTION
Artistic/Label Management
- Planning recording sessions and timely and secure booking of venues, musicians & engineers
- Drafting, issuing and following-up on contracts with artists and contractors
- Managing/overseeing recording sessions; attending concerts where NMC tracks are being recorded
- Inputting and maintaining contracts on the organisation’s royalty software and creating royalty runs twice a year Managing third-party labels’ release schedules and manufacturer requirements
- Liaising with CD manufacturer and distributor to produce required stock
- Liaising with the Creative Director to identify underlying rights within a recording that require clearing and ensure that licensing Agreements for NMC releases have been secured, signed and returned by licensors in good time
Post-Production
- Liaise with producers and artists to ensure delivery and approval of edits and masters
- Commission and collate sleeve notes, programme notes, label copy and funding credits
- Create the album booklet and all inlays, including design and typesetting (desirable). Working with the composer and NMC team for proofs and approvals
- Co-ordinate pricing and delivery of all aspects of print/pressing
- Compile metadata and register new releases with PPL/MCPS
- Upload new release audio, artwork and metadata to online distributor system
- Responsible for audio backup
Financial
- Responsible for managing project budgets, including through the Company’s financial management systems; inputting original budget items and tracking actuals against budget, alerting Executive & Creative Directors to any discrepancies.
- Coding invoices and submitting to Bookkeeper
- Manage liaison with PPL and MCPS
Person Specification
This opportunity would suit a highly organised and personable arts manager with keen interest in recordings and contemporary music production generally. Direct experience in a recording company is not essential, and we welcome applications from candidates with experience in music organisations, with transferable skills.
Candidates should have at least three years’ administrative and/or project management experience, ideally within contemporary classical music or related genres – eg. publishing, artist agents, recording or concert management. To find out more about the role, who we are looking for, and how to apply, please download the job application pack from our website via the button below.
About NMC Recordings
NMC Recordings is a multi-award-winning new music record label and charity. Founded by composer Colin Matthews OBE in 1988 with our first release in 1989, we are devoted to enriching cultural life by connecting listeners around the world with exceptional contemporary classical music by composers from Britain and Ireland. We believe new music is a dynamic and engaging art-form and seek to inspire and challenge audiences through the release and promotion of recordings, innovative artistic partnerships, and exciting education work for young people.
Over the last 34 years NMC has released over 300 recordings of high-quality performances featuring more than 600 major international artists and ensembles and works by over 400 composers. Our recordings are available worldwide, and in the last five years, have received circa 16 million downloads and streams in addition to more than 35,000 CD sales. Our non-deletion policy, combined with online access, means all our recordings are kept permanently accessible to the public, enabling us to become a national archive of British and Irish contemporary classical music.