Job Summary:
Company: Parallel Lines
Department: Promotions
Location: Farringdon, London
Reports to: Director, Parallel Lines
Working Hours: Full-time, 40 hours per week plus occasional additional hours as required
Job Type: Permanent
Role Description: You will be an integral part of a small team at Parallel Lines as we strive to deliver exceptional live music events throughout England. Within the role you will be expected to support the director across the whole roster of Parallel Lines artists, while also actively building your own roster. We are looking for a passionate music fan who can marry this with the ability to communicate quickly, show enthusiasm for their role and complete tasks on time. You can expect an open dialogue day to day, as the teams needs to work closely together to deliver shows to the standard we expect. We will encourage ownership of the role, and prioritise your growth and well-being. It’s important you enjoy your role at Parallel Lines.
Who You Are
We need someone who is enthusiastic, organised, and dedicated to advancing the company’s mission in live music.
Competencies / Skills / Knowledge / Experience
- Knowledge and experience of putting on events/concerts
- Knowledge of our artists, genres and audiences
- Ability to plan and organise own workload within a fast‑paced and deadline‑driven environment
- Understand relationships between agents, managers, artists and promoters
- Ability to establish and nurture relationships in this industry
- Effective communicator
- Understanding of online/social marketing
- Able to understand commercial priorities and the highest valued relationship
- Use of Adobe Suite is beneficial
Behaviours
- Keen interest in our artists/concerts and knowledge of venues in London
- High attention to detail and highly organised
- Self‑motivated team player
- Good interpersonal and relationship management
- Openness with regards to errors, problems and solution finding
- A passion to learn and move forward within the role and take the company to the next level
- Completion of tasks, day to day communications (emails, etc)
What The Role Includes
- Sourcing availabilities with venues
- Managing holds, challenging dates, keeping records of what is held
- Gathering venue information to prepare accurate costings and budget templates
- Confirming shows with venues, internal staff, ticketing and sending itineraries
- Processing show sign‑offs and placing insurance for shows
- Reviewing artist and venue contracts to meet deposit deadlines
- Updating and sending guestlists
- Updating website
- Communicating show info with show reps
- Raising invoices
- Dealing with all incoming queries from internal departments (accounts, ticketing, marketing, etc)
- Weekly meets with director
- To work with director to find new creative ways to develop acts, and to innovate
- On occasion you will be required to attend shows in the evenings and on weekends
- Anticipate, and respond timely to artist/agent needs
- Updating current status with all acts
- Progressive ways to run shows, report shows and build relationships with agents, managers and artists
- Post show feedback, constantly working on how we can be better
- Aspects of Parallel Lines branding
- As an Associate Promoter, you will be required to seek out new and emerging artists and build your roster of acts
- You will work closely with the director to constantly review and refine your roster to ensure you are on the right trajectory towards hitting short and long‑term targets
Equal Opportunities
We are passionate and committed and go beyond the rhetoric of diversity and inclusion. You will be working in an inclusive environment and be encouraged to bring your whole self to work. We will do all that we can to help you successfully balance your work and home life. As a growing business we will encourage you to develop your professional and personal aspirations, enjoy new experiences, and learn from the talented people you will be working with. It’s talent that matters to us and we encourage applications from people irrespective of their gender, race, sexual orientation, religion, age, disability status or caring responsibilities.
The Company
Parallel Lines was formed in 2012 by Jon Dunn and Justine Dick. An independent company that championed new acts and believed in transparency, clean aesthetic, and a closer relationship to artists, we promote solely in London with around 130‑160 shows per year at capacities between 50 and 25,000. We have a left‑field leaning roster comprising of around 100 acts, with a 50/50 gender split, across many genres (indie, electronic, wonky pop, singer/songwriter, etc). Our vision is to grow the company not in terms of the number of acts that we promote, but to keep focusing on the quality of acts we work with and to position the company more so in the marketplace, alongside a desire to broach issues such as climate change, race and gender balance. For additional information, visit www.parallellinespromotions.com.
Application Deadline
Monday 24th November. We reserve the right to close applications at any time so encourage early application if possible.
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