Artist Management Associate

space | colonel; Toronto; On-site; CAD 60,000 - 70,000; Full time

Job summary

A prominent artist management company in Toronto is seeking a dedicated professional to manage various aspects of artist logistics and marketing. The role requires advanced Excel skills, meticulous attention to detail, and strong communications abilities. The ideal candidate will oversee tour planning, liaise with various stakeholders, and manage social media. This position offers a competitive salary and benefits, including vacation and health coverage.

Benefits

Health and dental benefits

3 weeks vacation plus holidays

Half day Fridays in summer

Qualifications

• You have experience as a musician, tour manager, promoter, or production manager.
• Strong leadership and project management skills are essential.
• Ability to work to deadline and juggle multiple tasks.

Responsibilities

• Prepare touring budgets and make recommendations.
• Liaise with booking agents and oversee tour logistics.
• Manage artist website updates and monitor social media accounts.

Skills

Advanced knowledge of Excel

Excellent written and verbal communications

Meticulous attention to detail

Experience using Mastertour

Job description

Six Shooter Inc. is an award-winning artist management company representing internationally acclaimed artists, with a roster that includes The Dead South, July Talk, Whitehorse, Tanya Tagaq, William Prince, Cadence Weapon and Nyssa. Our dynamic and passionate team is based primarily at our stunning multi-purpose office in Toronto. In business as meticulous and dedicated artist managers for twenty years, the core company values include excellence, leadership, integrity, respect, creativity, passion, positivity and collaboration & community. Read our full land acknowledgementhereand our Code of Practisehere.

ARE YOU THE RIGHT PERSON? APPLY IF:

First and foremost, you know the road. Your experience can be as a musician, tour manager, promoter or production manager at a festival. You have strong leadership and project management skills. You are inspired by fast-paced, detail-driven responsibilities, and you are able to juggle and complete a variety of tasks as they arise. You can work to deadline and you enjoy variety. You are a problem solver who is comfortable and efficient executing live logistics and solutions. You enjoy a community-minded environment and you are keen to work as part of a team.

ESSENTIAL SKILLS

• Advanced knowledge of Excel
• Excellent written and verbal communications
• Meticulous attention to detail
• Experience using Mastertour a strong advantage

The job description includes but is not limited to the following areas of responsibility:

RESPONSIBILITIES

LIVE

• Prepare touring budgets/alternate scenarios and be able to make recommendations.
• Liaise with booking agents, signing contracts, checking routings and tour details including announce plans and marketing.
• Oversee all tour logistics working with Tour Director or Tour Manager (and manager), including work visas, travel, tech and hospitality riders, advancing shows/events when required, stage set design and ordering gear/transportation and shipping logistics.
• Working and negotiating with production vendors, bus, truck and freight suppliers to ensure gear, transport and logistical needs are locked in well ahead of time and to budget.
• Hire, liaise, negotiate with, and communicate with artist band and crew (tech, musicians, etc).
• Ensure all songs and set lists are properly registered, working with admin department.

GENERAL MARKETING

• Share updates with label/marketing team, follow through on all projects, specifically execution of social media posting, monitoring and interaction.
• Attend all management and marketing meetings related to the artist and act as central communication hub including assisting with setting agendas and keeping projects on task.
• Manage artist website updates.
• Oversee accounts such as Patreon/discord/substack etc., where necessary.

TOUR MARKETING

• Ensure all tour marketing posts/announces/pre-sales/updates are diarised and executed correctly (including tags/hashtags) and in a timely manner.
• Liaise with promoters/manager on asset creation.
• Ensure all show marketing plans are delivered by promoters, advise where edits could be made and that activities take place at the correct time.
• Monitoring ticket sales and flagging areas of concern.
• Consider physical retail marketing in touring markets (local record store opportunities etc.)

SOCIAL MEDIA

• Work with artist to oversee and execute social media posts.
• Maintain a strategic social media calendar and gather and suggest assets and copy for approval.
• Bring forward creative ideas for social content.
• Maintain content files/folders for easy use.
• Monitor and maintain all social media accounts (for spam, reply to fans, shares etc.).
• Work with label marketing on the coordination/integration of label driven social media campaigns on artist social media platforms.

MERCHANDISE

• In consultation with manager and merch company/team, plan merch strategies for both touring and webstore sales. This includes product mix, co-ordinating designs and researching potential designers, sourcing product, planning quantities, soliciting quotes etc. in a timely manner.
• Planning and executing efficient shipping strategy for tour, including tracking responsibility.
• Liaise with merch fulfillment company, webstore operators and tour merch team to manage inventory and marketing graphics.
• Plan and execute a social media marketing plan for merch sales.

ADMINISTRATION AND PROJECT MANAGEMENT

• Provide production assistance & management to all photo & video shoots, live stream performances, interviews, recording sessions etc.
• Apply for and complete all grants (touring, recording, other projects) keeping track of upcoming deadlines and project managing the application process.
• Manage and maintain the artist calendar.
• Maintain admin/personal information files as well as portals and password maintenance.
• Manage/organize artist files in an easy to use and orderly fashion.
• Work with label/publisher on metadata and album artwork and credits.
• Work with business manager where relevant for payments and receipt maintenance.
• Special projects for artist, as required.
• Other duties as required.

Job Specs

Reporting to:President of Six Shooter Inc.

Hours:Monday-Friday 10:00AM – 6:00PM

Location:Toronto-based exclusively. This is an in-office position 5 days/week.

Compensation and benefits:$60,000-$70,000 annual salary. Health and dental benefits. 3 weeks vacation, plus the week between Christmas and New Year’s Day. Half day Fridays in the summer.

Start Date:As soon as possible, to be negotiated.

Deadline to apply:August 31, 2025. Applications will be reviewed on a rolling basis, and early submissions are encouraged.