Music Publishing Manager (Bilingual)

OCP; Lake Oswego (OR); On-site; USD 70,000 - 95,000; Full time

Job summary

OCP, a Catholic publishing company, seeks a Music Publishing Manager (Bilingual) to lead development of new Spanish and bilingual repertoire and to coordinate with composers for the publishing catalog and sales goals.

The role requires transcription, editing, and arranging of music for choir and instruments, ensuring theological accuracy and high publishing standards. Portland metro area-based, full-time position.

Qualifications

• Experience transcribing and arranging music for choir and instruments.
• Strong Spanish-language capabilities and bilingual repertoire knowledge.
• Familiarity with Catholic liturgical music and theology in texts.

Responsibilities

• Assesses publishing worthiness of submitted music with the team.
• Ensures theological soundness, suitability for liturgical use, and musical quality with composers.
• Transcribes, edits, arranges, and notates music to professional standards for various ensembles.
• Collaborates with the Director of MPC to plan music publishing schedules for prominent works.
• Applies knowledge of Catholic choirs, instrumentalists, and congregations to publishing efforts.
• Expands the roster of composers, especially for Spanish-language works.
• Maintains relationships with composers and serves as primary contact for engagement with OCP.
• Reviews new music for publication and coordinates music review activities.

Skills

Transcription

Music editing

Music arranging

Spanish language proficiency

Linguistic expertise

Liturgical music knowledge

Job description

Job Type Full-time

Description NOTE: A candidate based in the Portland metro area is strongly preferred for this role. This full-time position will have a standard Monday-Friday working schedule.

Who We Are

OCP is a self-supporting, not-for-profit Catholic publishing company striving to help people encounter God and His love through music and liturgical resources. At OCP, we value Empathy, Humility, and Passion in our teammates. We also support our employees with great benefits and opportunities for growth. We think it's a great place to be a part of, and we think you will, too. If you align with our mission and have the experiences described below, we would love to hear from you.

Primary Purpose

The Music Publishing Manager (Bilingual) manages the development of new Spanish and bilingual music that is integral to OCP's music publishing catalog, also assisting with English repertoire. The MPMB interfaces with composers in the onboarding and development of music that meets Music Publishing Creative's needs and aligns with the company's strategic plans and sales goals. This role is responsible for transcribing, editing and arranging music, ensuring alignment with OCP's high publishing standards. The MPMB also serves as a subject matter expert and advocate for new Spanish-language and bilingual music, interfacing with and supporting the Products and Label verticals of OCP as needed. As OCP's Spanish-language and bilingual repertoire continues to expand in volume, complexity, and strategic importance, this role requires advanced creative, technical, and linguistic expertise to meet organizational standards and growth objectives.

Essential Duties And Responsibilities

• Works with a team to evaluate publishing worthiness of music submissions.
• Works with composers whose music is accepted to ensure theological soundness of texts, suitability for liturgical use, artistic quality of music, accessibility and usability for target audience.
• Transcribes, edits, arranges, and notates music from composers and songwriters with a professional level of competency, including ability to arrange for choir, keyboard, and other instruments, ensuring alignment with OCP's high publishing standards.
• In conjunction with Director of MPC and other departmental staff, creates a schedule of music publishing for composers whose works are prominent in our various programs.
• Uses knowledge and experience of composition, Catholic choirs, instrumentalists and congregations to ensure the music we publish is successful in multiple settings: Parishes, Licensing/Sync, Label.
• Expand the roster of composers in order to provide sufficient high-quality repertoire for publishing needs, especially for Spanish-language publications.
• Develops and maintains relationships with OCP composers, acting as a primary contact for all facets of their engagement with OCP, including mentoring as appropriate.
• Reviews new music for publication.
• Organizes, coordinates and documents music review activities, and e