PT Music Researcher (Phoenix, AZ)

Broadcast Music, Inc. (BMI); Phoenix (AZ); On-site; USD 25,000 - 36,000; Part time

Job summary

Broadcast Music, Inc. (BMI) in Phoenix seeks a Part-Time Music Researcher to conduct on-site field research at bars, venues, and restaurants across the city. You’ll collect in-person data, observe music usage, and report findings to the Manager of Business Affairs.

This field role requires evenings and weekends, travel around the Phoenix area, and documenting performances with detailed reports and location photos to support BMI’s rights management.

Qualifications

• Must be at least 21 years of age.
• Availability to work late evenings and weekends.
• Strong interpersonal skills.
• Great written and verbal communication skills.
• Proficient in basic computer skills.
• Strong time management and organizational skills.
• Detail oriented.

Responsibilities

• Visit local establishments to conduct in-person research at assigned locations.
• Complete detailed reports of any music that’s being used.
• Recording of any music performance(s).
• Photographing both interior and exteriors of assigned locations.

Skills

Interpersonal skills

Written communication

Verbal communication

Computer skills

Time management

Detail orientation

Job description

BMI is looking for a Part-Time Music Researcher that will play a key role conducting music and market research and reporting back to our team. In this role, you'll occasionally be assigned to visit local bars, venues, and restaurants around the city and state during peak times, including evenings and weekends. This is a field role, reporting directly to the Manager, Business Affairs.

Responsibilities

• Visit local establishments to conduct in-person research at assigned locations
• Complete detailed reports of any music that’s being used
• Recording of any music performance(s)
• Photographing both interior and exteriors of assigned locations

What You’ll Need

• Must be at least 21 years of age
• Availability to work assignments during late evenings and weekends
• Strong interpersonal skills
• Great written and verbal communication skills
• Proficient in basic computer skillsStrong time management and organizational skills
• Detail orientated

Work Environment & Travel

This position is a field role that requires frequent travel to establishments around the posted city and state.

Why Join Us?

BMI is the nation’s largest performing rights organization, representing more than 1.4 million songwriters, composers and music publishers, and a repertoire of over 25 million musical works.

Broadcast Music, Inc. Is An Equal Opportunity Employer

All applicants will receive equal opportunity for employment without regard of race, color, sex, religion, nationality, age, sexual orientation, gender identity and/or expression, veteran’s or marital status, disability, or any other cultural factor.

Celebrating over 80 years of service to songwriters, composers, music publishers and businesses, BMI® is a global leader in music rights management, serving as an advocate for the value of music. BMI represents the public performance rights in over 25 million musical works created and owned by more than 1.4 million songwriters, composers, and music publishers. The Company negotiates music license agreements and distributes the fees it generates as royalties to its affiliated writers and publishers when their songs are performed in public. In 1939, BMI created a groundbreaking open-door policy becoming the only performing rights organization to welcome and represent the creators of blues, jazz, country, and American roots music. Today, the musical compositions in BMI’s repertoire, from chart toppers to perennial favorites, span all genres of music and are consistently among the most-performed hits of the year.