Festivals Administrator

ROSTR, Inc.; Nashville, Northern (TN, KY); Hybrid; USD 42,000 - 64,000; Full time

Job summary

Ground Control Touring in Nashville, Brooklyn, or Chicago is seeking a Festivals Administrator to coordinate administrative and operational aspects of festival bookings. You will report to the Head of Festivals and support festival outreach, offers, and settlements.

The ideal candidate has 2+ years in a music-related administrative role, strong organizational and project management skills, and a keen interest in live music and festival culture.

Qualifications

• 2+ years of administrative experience in a music-related role.
• Strong organizational and project management skills.
• Experience with festival bookings or CRM is a plus.
• Knowledge of the festival ecosystem is strongly preferred.
• Familiarity with Opus database is a plus.

Responsibilities

• Maintain and update internal festival tracking documents and databases for organization of outreach, offers, dates, confirmations and settlements.
• Build festivals pitch desks, utilizing agency-designed tools.
• Collaborate on artist interest and availability with agents, managers, and festival buyers.
• Maintain detailed call notes and assist in project managing action items.
• Provide feedback and festival target ideas for agent teams.

Skills

Music admin

CRM software

Festival knowledge

Project management

Tools

Opus database

Job description

Ground Control Touring is looking for a Festivals Administrator to join our team in either Nashville, Brooklyn or Chicago. They will perform a wide range of duties directly for our Head ofFestivals, coordinating administrative and operational aspects of festival bookings. Successfulcandidates will possess 2+ years of experience in a music-related administrative role, withexposure to the festival booking process preferred but not mandatory.

Responsibilities:

• Maintain and update internal festivals tracking documents and databases fororganization of outreach, offers, dates, confirmations and settlements
• Build festivals pitch desks, utilizing agency-designed tools
• Collaborate on artist interest and availability with agents, managers, and festivalbuyers
• Maintain detailed call notes and assist in project managing action items
• Provide feedback and festival target ideas for agent teams

Qualifications:

• 2+ years of administrative experience in a music-related role, preferably with exposure tothe festivals booking process
• Strong organizational and project management skills, with an ability to handle a largevolume of data management
• Excitement over Ground Control Touring’s roster and passionate live music fandom
• Ability to quickly learn and utilize new technology
• Experience with booking CRM or music industry software is a plus
• Knowledge of the festival ecosystem is strongly preferred
• Familiarity with Opus database a plus

Ground Control Touring is an independent booking agency, founded in 2000 with offices in Brooklyn,Los Angeles, Chicago, Nashville, Austin, and Portland. We represent a large, genre-spanningroster of artists including Ani DiFranco, Belle & Sebastian, Boy Harsher, MIKE, Waxahatchee,Bright Eyes, Gregory Alan Isakov, Men I Trust, MJ Lenderman, Japanese Breakfast, and manyothers. We strive for the long-term success of our artists by providing the wide range ofservices of a larger agency, with the agility and personalization of an independent. We’re passionateabout supporting artists, building long-term careers, and working collaboratively across themusic community with our promoter partners.