Internship Position in the field of Latin Music Administration with MusicAmador, Latin music agency based in North Cambridge, MA

Starting: ONGOING
Hours:   Flexible, typically 8-30 hrs/week
Pay:       $0
Contact:  Kellie Lin Knott, Assistant Manager
Tel./fax  (617) 492-1515
e-mail:  kellie@musicamador.com

Skills required:
Person must be an excellent communicator, self-motivated, independent, organized, detail-oriented, preferably bilingual (Spanish and English). Must have good phone manner. Experience with a Macintosh computers is a plus, especially in word processing (MS Word, WordPerfect),  database programs (FileMaker Pro) as well as contact manager software.

Job description:
You will work closely with company director and assistant director in booking duties and public relations duties for MusicAmador to include a wide variety of projects, such as assembly and updating of promotional packets, communication with arts presenters via phone and email, researching prospects on internet;  marketing duties, such as preparing flyers, press releases, completing press mailings and mailings to presenters,  fielding phone, fax and mail performance requests, updating mailing list and media databases, and filling CD and cassette mail orders; contacting record labels for promotional materials; communicating with various artist's managers; office management tasks- including keeping office materials stocked. The primary language used in our business in English, with occasional incomiing calls and emails in Spanish.

What you can expect:
Learn all aspects of booking and management of several professional touring companies. You will learn to pursue, contract and service bookings. Skills you will be practically applying and/or learning include those necessary for: sales, public relations, promotion, booking and marketing. This job puts you in constant contact with the field, from record companies to presenters (organizations who present latin music, including fine arts centers, universities, folk organizations, festivals, schools and multicultural special event organizers to individuals) to ticket-buyers for concerts.  Work in a comfortable, friendly home office in North Cambridge. If you wish, you may attend concerts of artists we represent for free, particularly in exchange for assisting the artists with their merchandise sales.

Other Perks:
Plentiful great coffee and an informal, friendly office atmosphere where humor is encouraged!