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Wasserman is hiring: Assistant, Music (Festivals) in New York

Wasserman, New York, NY, United States


Wasserman Music is a leading global agency representing prominent artists across all genres for live performance, touring, brand partnerships, and beyond. We are long-term career development strategists who work with artists to expand their reach and deepen their impact with audiences around the world.

Wasserman is part of Wasserman. Wasserman operates at the epicenter of sports, music and entertainment, serving talent, brands and properties on a global scale. Headquartered in Los Angeles, Wasserman's presence spans 28 countries and more than 70 cities, including New York, London, Nashville, Chicago, Abu Dhabi, Amsterdam, Hong Kong, Madrid, Mexico City, Toronto, Paris and Sydney. For more information, please visit www.teamwass.com.

The festival department focuses on selling all Wasserman Music acts to fairs, festivals, city events, concert series and soft-ticket public events around the world. We do so by building relationships with talent buyers globally and working with Wasserman artist teams to help curate multi-act events of every size across every musical genre.

This role is ideal for someone looking to build a long-term career in festival booking, live events, or talent representation, and who is eager to build upon their understanding of the festival business from the inside out.

Summary Description

An Assistant is responsible for performing a variety of administrative tasks to provide support to the agent in client and internal matters.

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.

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.

Wasserman 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.

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In Summary: An assistant is responsible for performing a variety of administrative tasks to provide support to the agent in client and internal matters . The festival department focuses on selling all Wasserman Music acts to fairs, festivals, city events, concert series and soft-ticket public events around the world .

En Español: Wasserman Music es una agencia global líder que representa a artistas destacados en todos los géneros para el rendimiento en vivo, giras, asociaciones de marcas y más. Somos estrategas de desarrollo profesional a largo plazo que trabajan con artistas para expandir su alcance y profundizar su impacto con audiencias alrededor del mundo. Wasserman forma parte de Wasserman. Construimos relaciones con compradores de talentos en todo el mundo y trabajamos con equipos de artistas Wasserman para ayudar a curar eventos multiacto de todos los tamaños en cada género musical. Este papel es ideal para alguien que busca construir una carrera a largo plazo en la reservación de festivales, eventos en vivo o representación de talento, y que está ansioso por desarrollar su comprensión del negocio del festival desde adentro hacia afuera. Resumen Descripción Un asistente es responsable de realizar una variedad de tareas administrativas para proporcionar apoyo al agente en asuntos internos y clientes. El rango salarial enumerado es solo un componente del paquete total de compensación para los empleados. Las decisiones sobre la indemnización dependen de las circunstancias de cada función. Wasserman no discrimina en base a raza, sexo, color, religión, edad, origen nacional, estado civil, discapacidad, estatus de veterano, información genética, orientación sexual, identidad de género o cualquier otra razón prohibida por ley en el suministro de oportunidades y beneficios laborales. #J-18808-Ljbffr