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Ground Control Touring seeks Agency Associate in our Portland office

Posted 07/12/2022

Ground Control Touring is looking to hire an Agency Associate in our Portland office!

Interested applicants are encouraged to submit a cover letter & resume to jobs@groundcontroltouring.com

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The Agency Associate will perform a wide variety of duties in support of their Agent supervisor. These duties will include (but are not limited to) the following:
· Assisting Agent with all facets of tour booking.
· Coordinating and booking fill dates for Agent clients.
· Managing the flow of holds, offers, tour announcements, contracts, and deposits.
· Entering extensive event and deal information into our database.
· Interacting with client teams (managers, labels, publicists, touring crew).
· Monitoring ticket sales, evaluating tour marketing plans and executing promotional strategies in tandem with Agency tour marketing efforts.

Applicants should possess the following skills/experience:

· Bachelor’s degree preferred
· Prior office/administrative experience required
· 2-3 years music industry experience is required, ideally in a booking or live entertainment setting that involves familiarity with settlement sheets and complex artist deal structures.
· Strong excel and math proficiency
· Quickbooks familiarity a plus
· Strong (Mac) computer and Internet skills
· Exceptional written and verbal communication skills
· Strong organizational and analytic skills, and a passion for accuracy and proactive problem solving.

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The ideal candidate for these roles is someone who is professional and personable, able to multitask effectively (while prioritizing time-sensitive projects), attentive to details both large and small, and has a familiarity with our roster.

This is a fast-paced office. We run a tight ship, but are also avid show-goers and music fans. We hope the individuals who join us will be music lovers who are as committed as we are to the development of our artists’ careers.

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Ground Control Touring is a boutique booking agency with offices in Brooklyn, NY, Los Angeles, CA and Portland, OR. We represent a diverse roster of acts which includes Angel Olsen, Ani DiFranco, Bill Callahan, Big Thief, Conor Oberst, Deafheaven, Japanese Breakfast, Kikagaku Moyo, Kim Gordon, Kurt Vile, Parquet Courts, Shannon & The Clams, Surf Curse, Whitney and many others.