Jobs & Internships
Product Manager
New York
Job Description
As a Product Manager, you will serve as the main point-of-contact and internal advocate for a core group of Orchard digitally distributed artist and label clients. You will help drive and develop client best practices in order to maximize visibility and sales of music and video products. Primary responsibilities include building strong client relationships, driving production and marketing of audio/video releases, analyzing effectiveness of product sales and promotions, and advising clients on industry developments.
Qualifications
- 3+ years previous experience in an account management or client service capacity across music, video, or online properties
- Strong understanding of the developing digital music and video space – retail channels, discovery and recommendation, devices and applications – and a desire to build technical knowledge
- Proven track-record of driving and developing client best practices
- Superior project management and time management skills
- Verbal and written proficiency in second-language (French, German, or Spanish) is preferred
- Clear, concise, confident communicator with excellent interpersonal skills
- Deep knowledge of multiple musical genres
- Exceptional organizational skills, follow-through, and attention to detail
- Ability to anticipate problems and take corrective action
- Energetic, proactive professional who thrives in a fast-paced, collaborative, team environment, but also works well with minimal supervision
- Good to advanced knowledge of Microsoft Office Suite including Word, Excel, Outlook, and PowerPoint as well as general knowledge of CRM tools
- Bachelor’s degree
How To Apply
Send your cover letter and CV to jobs@theorchard.com and reference "Product Manager Position - New York" in the subject line. No calls, please.
Product Manager
London, UK
Job Description
As a Product Manager, you will serve as the main point-of-contact and internal advocate for a core group of Orchard digitally distributed artist and label clients. You will help drive and develop client best practices in order to maximize visibility and sales of music and video products. Primary responsibilities include building strong client relationships, driving production and marketing of audio/video releases, analyzing effectiveness of product sales and promotions, and advising clients on industry developments.
Qualifications
- 3+ years previous experience in an account management or client service capacity across music, video, or online properties
- Strong understanding of the developing digital music and video space – retail channels, discovery and recommendation, devices and applications – and a desire to build technical knowledge
- Proven track-record of driving and developing client best practices
- Superior project management and time management skills
- Verbal and written proficiency in second-language (French, German, or Spanish) is preferred
- Clear, concise, confident communicator with excellent interpersonal skills
- Deep knowledge of multiple musical genres
- Exceptional organizational skills, follow-through, and attention to detail
- Ability to anticipate problems and take corrective action
- Energetic, proactive professional who thrives in a fast-paced, collaborative, team environment, but also works well with minimal supervision
- Good to advanced knowledge of Microsoft Office Suite including Word, Excel, Outlook, and PowerPoint as well as general knowledge of CRM tools
- Bachelor’s degree
How To Apply
Send your cover letter and CV to jobs@theorchard.com and reference "Product Manager - Position London" in the subject line. No calls, please.
Now Seeking Interns in the NYC Area for Spring 2010
An Orchard internship offers applicants a unique hands-on experience in the exciting and fast-growing field of digital media distribution. We are currently seeking full and part-time interns willing to dedicate 15-40 hours a from January – May 2010.
Headquartered in New York and London with operations in 25 markets around the world, The Orchard (NASDAQ: ORCD) is a full service media company specializing in the distribution of music and video entertainment. Founded in 1997, the company is a global leader in digital marketing and distribution, driving sales across more than 730 digital storefronts and mobile carriers in 69 countries. Fostering creativity and independence, The Orchard enables labels, artists and rights holders to grow and monetize audiences globally. For further information please visit www.theorchard.com.
General Requirements
A genuine love for music, a great attitude, an open mind, an eagerness to learn and a willingness to take initiative, no matter the task. Experience with Microsoft Outlook, Word and Excel a must. Familiarity with digital music market a plus.
Interactive Marketing: Research web stats and social networking activity, assemble information for newsletters that are sent to writers and programmers; promo CD mailings; tracking and compiling screenshots of Orchard music features on websites; opportunity to contribute creative ideas for marketing campaigns, draft marketing plans and press releases. Must be an avid writer and music lover.
Retail Marketing: Assist the Retail Marketing team in tracking and analyzing promotional placements for The Orchard’s catalog across retail stores. To build and update structured formats for tracking such promotional placements, and assist in the communication process of placements across marketing and label relations teams. Updating The Orchard’s backend systems with relevant marketing information. Creation of playlists etc. from The Orchard’s catalog which support promotional opportunities at retail partners. Working knowledge of Microsoft Office is essential. Familiarity of Photoshop is a plus.
Artist/Label Relations: Work directly with Artists/Labels in the set-up of their releases and marketing campaigns! This hands-on department is where you’ll truly find out what the music business is all about, working with every department at The Orchard and thousands of artists and labels from across the globe! Process new releases, work with our mainframe computer system, listen to music, gather marketing materials.
Audio and Video Operations: Assisting with digital archive management of music and video catalog; quality control of assets and meta-data; encoding, processing, and delivery of audio and video to various digital retail outlets; assisting with special data projects. Must have knowledge of various audio and video formatting, encoding and compression technologies (mp3, wma, aac, etc), basic knowledge of windows file and directory structures, Excel and other Microsoft Office applications. Familiarity with ftp and SFTP protocols, and proficiency in Excel/Access a plus, but not necessary. Final Cut Pro experience a plus.
Licensing and Creative Services:
Daily duties will include: listening to catalog and tagging with qualitative data; researching label copy from catalog releases; reviewing industry trade publications; drafting approval forms for music buyers and artist/label clients for various media types; and helping to research, assemble and write newsletters that are sent to music supervisors and digital store programmers. Requirements include basic knowledge of the music publishing landscape; comfort with legal language and a passion for business; strong understanding of music trends and familiarity with music across all genres; good writing skills. Photoshop, Dreamweaver preferred but neither required.
Business Development: The internship will be for twenty hours per week and is an excellent opportunity to learn the inner workings of the burgeoning digital media industry. The intern will assist in the daily activities of the Business Development department which will include but is not limited to: evaluating new opportunities for growth, various administrative duties, compiling and editing weekly departmental reports, internally coordinating information pass-offs with other departments, and communicating with current and prospective partners.
Operations: Assisting with digital archive management of music catalog; quality control of assets and meta-data; encoding, processing, and delivery of audio to various digital retail outlets; assisting with special data projects. Candidate must have knowledge of various audio formatting, encoding and compression technologies (mp3, wma, aac, etc), basic knowledge of Windows file and directory structures, Excel and other Microsoft Office applications. Familiarity with ftp and SFTP protocols, and proficiency in Excel/Access a plus, but not necessary.
Physical Distribution: Assist TVT Distribution CD sales & marketing department in all phases. Maintain direct contact with retailers, focusing on indie/small chain retail: sales tracking calls in conjunction with new releases and artist tours, updating retail database, in-store promotional mailings and displays for CDs/promo posters; coordinating promo giveaway logistics, assisting with artist in-store appearances/autograph signings, in-concert promotional displays. Overall intelligence, organizational skills, easy, outgoing personality, pleasant phone manner are the most important skills, knowledge of Excel for tracking sheets a plus.
Salary
Orchard internships are unpaid. We can provide the necessary documents for applicants looking to earn internship credit through the school they are currently enrolled in.
Where
The Orchard
23 East 4th Street
3rd Floor,
New York, New York
How to Apply
Please email your resume and cover letter to communications@theorchard.com. Cover letter must include your first and second choices of available internships, from the list above. No calls, please.
About The Orchard®
The Orchard (NASDAQ: ORCD) licenses and globally distributes more than 1.3 million songs and over 5,000 video titles through hundreds of digital stores (e.g. iTunes, eMusic, Google, Netflix, V CAST) and mobile carriers (e.g. Verizon Wireless, Vodafone, Bell Canada, 3). With operations in 29 regions around the world, The Orchard drives sales for its label, retailer, brand, and agency clients through innovative marketing and promotional campaigns; brand entertainment programs; and film, advertising, gaming and television licensing. Through its recently acquired TVT Distribution division, The Orchard also offers physical distribution solutions of music in CD and vinyl format for select record label partners. A pioneer in digital music and media services, The Orchard fosters creativity and independence.
