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California, United States

Remote

Spearhead strategic partnerships with external partners such as ESPN, The Washington Post, KQED, Bandcamp, Empire Records and Radiotopia to execute program expansion goals by identifying key opportunities for collaboration spanning from licensing our folder of original compositions to co-hosted events and panels. Create and oversee initiatives to obtain program funding which include receiving a total of over $2 million from donors such as Chan Zuckerberg Initiative, Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation, and McKenzie Scott Foundation. Build and maintain strong relationships with 10+ key donors by regularly sharing program updates and participant developments in order to include them in the impact of their funding and ensure continued support.Collaborate with the development team to draft grant proposals, fulfill grant requests and manage budgets for grants received from foundations such as The National Endowment of the Arts and The MacArthur Foundation.

Remote

Designed and ran a music internship program that has engaged 100+ participants in music production, audio engineering, sound design and music business training by developing original curriculum, building efficient project management systems, securing funding, and driving strategic relationships with community and industry partners.Collaborated closely with the internal development team and other internal stakeholders to communicate program updates and growth opportunities by establishing monthly check in meetings.

Multiple Cities

Planned and managed a 14 city European concert tour and multiple US city tours by creating organized systems to track all tour details, maintained strong communication with on-site venue personnel, booking agents and promotion partners.Executed 20+ brand partnership initiatives to support the label’s marketing strategy for Duckwrth by setting up meetings in each city with key brand representatives. Led strong and consistent communication with Duckwrth’s US label throughout the tour to optimize marketing and promotional strategies for Duckwrth by planning and executing radio and press interviews to support their international PR goals.

Greater Los Angeles Area

Oversaw day to day recording logistics and timely roll out of 50+ music releases including for platinum-selling artists Ariana Grande, Kid Cudi and Grammy-winning artist The Weeknd by designing efficient project management systems and organized timelines for each release to meet high stakes deadlines.Established outstanding relationships with artists, producers, songwriters, publishers and external label partners by planning regular meetings and providing consistent updates about internal projects and releases.Fostered strong relationships with artists’ managers by maintaining consistent communication to ensure artists’ creative and recording needs were met and deadlines were on track for established release dates.Prioritized cross-functional collaboration (commerce, marketing, production and promotion teams) by setting up weekly check in meetings to communicate updates, share timelines and align release and promotional strategies.Streamlined the delivery of all assets (music files, publishing splits, invoices, legal paperwork) to necessary partners to meet scheduled release dates by implementing organization systems to track all assets and utilizing A&R Project Management tool Studio Hub.Drafted and managed artists’ recording budgets of up to $10 Million by tracking contracts and invoices, ensuring payments were made on time via Uniport, and facilitating monthly budget reviews to optimize budget efficiency.

Los Angeles, California, United States

Los Angeles, California, United States

Los Angeles, California, United States

Bachelor Of Arts - Ba, World Arts And Cultures

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