Job Description

Downtown Music Publishing is the preferred music publishing partner for some of the world's most beloved songwriters, storied music catalogs, and emerging artists at the forefront of pop culture. Representing nearly 100 years of popular music, clients include John Lennon & Yoko Ono, George Gershwin, Miles Davis, John Prine, and many others.

Downtown Music Publishing develops and nurtures writers and producers who have created songs for popular artists including Lady Gaga, Adele, Bruno Mars, Beyoncé, Ed Sheeran, Taylor Swift, Sam Smith, Rihanna, Zayn, Katy Perry, Blake Shelton, Carrie Underwood, Rascal Flatts, and Miley Cyrus, among others. Songwriters and composers working with Downtown Music Publishing have crafted original works for film, television, advertising, and video game productions, and include multiple GRAMMY®, Oscar®, Golden Globe®, and Emmy® award recipients.

Downtown Music Publishing is owned and operated by Downtown Music Holdings. 

Downtown's A&R team is looking for a summer intern for our virtual internship program! The purpose of this internship is to support a busy A&R research department while learning about the multi-faceted day­ to­ day operations of a rapidly growing publishing company. You will work alongside our VP of International A&R Research and assist on an adhoc basis. 

WHAT YOU'LL BE DOING:

• Researching unsigned writers, bands, and producers
• Researching songwriter information including affiliations, contact info and potential cases that may be available 
• Assisting with weekly research reports focused on current charts, trends etc. including but not limited to sourcing through Shazam and Spotify data 
• Building databases for Research A&R
• Writer Outreach
• Collecting data from industry site Nielsen Connect

YOU ARE/HAVE:

• Comfortable and skilled in both written and verbal communication
• Someone who has an interest and basic understanding of music publishing 
• Knowledgeable of the domestic and international artists
• Skilled in Microsoft Excel/Google Sheets, and experienced in collecting, organizing, and manipulating large pools of data
• Confident carrying out projects from start to finish and providing valuable results 
• Self-starter and diligent follow-up with supervisor 
• Coding experience is a plus!

WHY YOU WANT TO WORK HERE:

• Paid Internship
• Fully virtual and remote opportunity
• An opportunity to work with some of the most talented professionals in the music industry in a casual and welcoming environment
• Weekly Q&A sessions with each department among a variety of our subsidiary brands
• A collaborative group project connecting the operations of multiple departments at Downtown

Ensuring a diverse and inclusive workplace where we learn from each other is core to Downtown's values. We welcome people of different backgrounds, experiences, abilities and perspectives and encourage all to apply.