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Indianapolis, In, Us

Brentwood, Tennessee, United States

Equal parts client relations and customer success professional, a Label Manager in the music distribution world serves as the primary contact between record labels and their distributor. In this case, the latter is my employer, Naxos of America, the largest distributor of domestic and global independent classical music labels in the Americas.I convey information about record labels' upcoming releases to coworkers, with due emphasis on high-priority titles and associated sales and marketing campaigns. In turn, I keep labels informed about the policies and processes that help us deliver thousands of titles annually while maintaining high standards for quality and service. In some cases, I liaise between my department and music retailers.Monitoring industry trends, media coverage, and internal sales data, I advise both Naxos of America coworkers and labels on matters such as promotional strategy, sales and marketing campaign opportunities, artist merchandise signing opportunities at live shows, and more. When labels succeed, the distributor succeeds; my role is therefore to do everything I can to set labels' releases up for success in the ever-changing markets of the Americas.

Franklin, Tennessee, United States

When classical and jazz fans come to ArkivMusic.com or one of its social media channels, they should feel the excitement of receiving a new physical recording in advance—of having and holding their music, of hearing their playback device whir to life, of reading informative liner notes and using the album artwork as a decorative flourish and conversation-starter. There are some experiences with the music you love that a streaming music subscription can only supplement, and never replace.I generate product pages; market albums and album collections via twice- or thrice-weekly email newsletters and social posts; work with our graphics team to create visually engaging banners, videos, and logo variants; and curate, write, and edit a blog. In other words, I am the person who makes that possible for Naxos of America's in-house e-commerce channel. I also help facilitate the online experience for our physical catalog partner, HBDirect, and recently designed the email marketing funnel and social media presence for this retail channel's new website.More recently, I have supplemented this activity with B2B sales projects, ensuring that retail shops from indie to international; e-commerce partners; artists at their post-concert meet-and-greets; and your local symphony or opera gift shop all have access to the latest, greatest recordings from Naxos of America's vast distribution network.

Franklin, Tennessee, United States

I began my time at Naxos of America creating product pages for the ArkivMusic retail website, a task involving editing of label-provided ad copy; sourcing and/or correction of metadata; product database maintenance; and, shortly before a promotion, extensive collaboration with teammates to launch a new website that maintained existing standards, provided an all-new appearance and UX, and included a rich and informative blog. I took over the sourcing and creation of blog content in January 2022.

Wichita, Kansas Metropolitan Area

In this limited-term, sabbatical-replacement role, I taught classes near-daily using Zoom, including a required undergraduate intro course, a required graduate seminar, and an elective graduate seminar that was 100% self-designed and -implemented; planned, wrote, and recorded asynchronous lectures using Panopto and other A/V capture and editing tools; and mandated 2x semesterly 1:1 Zoom check-in meetings with every last one of my students across all these courses. Through these meetings as well as with online course management systems, I monitored student progress and mentored the leading music performers, administrators, advocates, and teachers of tomorrow, ensuring that students felt encouraged and empowered despite the global crisis that ultimately led to this position remaining fully remote throughout its ten-month duration. I served on the School of Music's Diversity, Equity, Inclusion, and Accessibility Committee for its inaugural year, helping colleagues brainstorm ways to make a fairly socioeconomically and regionally homogenous institution become more welcoming to students and staff from other backgrounds and parts of the world. And, given a contractual 70/20/10 split of teaching, research, and service, I was able to curate, edit, and publish a multi-author forum on a major livestreamed opera premiere, as well as research and write a major research article that subsequently appeared in the journal Opera Quarterly. Throughout my term, I maintained prompt, professional communication and went above and beyond in my mentorship of students, ultimately taking a self-planned and -funded trip to Wichita in 2021 during which I organized socially distanced outdoor meetings of my classes and met with my students and coworkers in-person.

Cleveland, Ohio, United States

Cleveland, Ohio, United States

Akron, Ohio, United States

Boston, Massachusetts, United States

Cleveland, Ohio, United States

Cleveland, Ohio, United States

Cleveland, Ohio, United States

In this seasonal role, I presented information and print marketing materials about Museum programs and policies to members of the public at outdoor concerts, markets, festivals, fairs, etc. My tasks ranged from sharing basic facts about the Museum (such as admission, events, collections, and ongoing/future special exhibitions) to adapting memorized PR and marketing points for individual community members on the fly. As needed, I also accompanied the staff of the Studio Go mobile art van in distributing free art supplies to kids and leading creative activities for visitors of all ages.

Doctor Of Philosophy - Phd, Musicology

Bachelor Of Arts - Ba, Music