Record label job files
- 1. Record Label Job Files CEO/President/Owner of a record label CEO’s of a record label manage their companies using a mix of skills specific to the music industry and then business skills. They determine the overall direction of the marketing, the distribution of music and other matters. The CEO must have a wide range on knowledge improving financial performance and communicating well with board members. Vice presidents There is normally more than one Vice President In a record label. Depending on the size of the label there can be ten or more. However they all tend to be vice presidents in charge over different departments i.e. marketing, art, legal... However they all have jobs in common and that’s to manage the daily oversight of their departments. Business Affairs/ Accounting They look after deals with the business side of things. They take care of employee’s payrolls, bookkeeping and general finances. Legal They are responsible for all the contracts between the label and outside businesses and the label and their artists. Any legal issues (like lawsuits between artists and the label) go through the department. A&R The A&R (artists and repertoire) is in charge of finding new talent to sign. The assist with song selection, choosing the people that will produce the album to deciding where the album will be recorded. This department work very closely with the musicians and are very hands on in there career. The people in this department are the link between the recording artists and all the other departments in the recording company. Artist Development This department plan the artist’s careers who are signed at the label. They promote and publicize the artists over the course of their career. Marketing This department produces the overall marketing plan for every album that the company releases. It helps coordinate the plans of the sales, publicity and promotion department.
- 2. Record Label Job Files Online/media This department deals with the newer aspects of the music business. Including producing music videos, making sure the artists have a strong presence on the internet. They deal with new technologies in which artists can stream their music and music videos through the internet. Art Department This department is in charge of the artwork that goes alongside the album that is being produced. This includes CD cover art, advertisement and displays in music stores. Publicity/Promotions These people are responsible for getting an artist’s music played on the radio, this is vital because then sales of their albums will go up and concerts will be sold out as more people will hear the artist making the artist more popular therefore everyone makes more money. Sales The sales department get the artist’s music in music stores so that they can be sold.