Assistant, Music (Festivals)

Wasserman • New York City, NY

4d

About The Position

THE·TEAM’s music department represents prominent music artists across all genres for live performance, touring, brand partnerships, and more. They act as long-term career development strategists, helping artists expand their reach and impact globally. THE·TEAM provides representation and marketing services in over 28 countries and 70 cities worldwide, driven by the belief in the unifying power of sports, music, and entertainment. The festival department specifically focuses on selling MUSIC·TEAM acts to fairs, festivals, city events, concert series, and soft-ticket public events globally. This is achieved by building relationships with talent buyers worldwide and collaborating with MUSIC·TEAM artist teams to curate multi-act events of all sizes and genres. This role is ideal for someone seeking a long-term career in festival booking, live events, or talent representation, and who wants an inside understanding of the festival business.

Requirements

• Base salary: $47,500, plus bonus potential if applicable for role.
• Actual base salary is dependent on several factors including but not limited to; market dynamics, location and region, experience, specialized skills/training (education), level of responsibility, budgetary considerations, tenure at the company (for current employees), etc.
• The salary range listed is just one component of the total compensation package for employees.
• Compensation decisions are dependent on circumstances of each role.

Responsibilities

• Maintain accuracy of deal memos in booking system.
• Assist in building and tracking festival grids.
• Enter offers and related show details into the booking system.
• Liaise with relevant teams to complete fest-related administration.
• Issue contracts for confirmed performances.
• Track unreturned contracts.
• Flag/review/address contract markups.
• Organize information and assets for festival announces and on sales.
• Create and send invoices for show-related payments (deposits, balances, etc).
• Track unpaid deposits and balances; liaise with accounting team to ensure funds are received and allocated on time.
• Set and confirm meetings; maintain agent calendar.
• Manage inbound phone calls on behalf of agent.
• Book agent business travel as necessary.
• Submit agent expense reports.
• Support festival guest list requests.
• Track festival artwork approvals.
• Take on additional tasks and responsibilities as assigned.

Benefits

• THE·TEAM does not discriminate on the basis of race, sex, color, religion, age, national origin, marital status, disability, veteran status, genetic information, sexual orientation, gender identity or any other reason prohibited by law in provision of employment opportunities and benefits.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Entry Level
• Education Level: No Education Listed