The Windish Agency (in Chicago) is Looking For Fall Interns!
Okay so I probably say this a lot but The Windish Agency is one of my FAVORITE booking agencies to work with. They are always my go to for up and coming acts and I have probably booked over 100 shows with them in just the past two years. If you’re in Chicago this fall, don’t miss this opportunity. Everyone that works here is AMAZING
Music Licensing/Design Intern
The Windish Agency is currently seeking students for our Fall 2012 internship program.
This is an internship at a music booking agency with a focus in music licensing and design, with the following main objectives for the student:
1) Learn the basic procedures and steps in licensing music to visual media, from pitching music to supervisors through collection of licensing fees.
2) Learn the various methods used in pitching musical compositions to music supervisors in visual media.
3) Learn what makes some musical compositions more licensable than others.
4) Learn the copyrights contained in musical compositions and how they relate to licensing music to visual media.
5) Learn about performing rights societies, and how they relate to music licensing.
Applicants must be available Tuesdays and Thursdays from 11-6pm, with the internship spanning Sept 24th- Jan 24th. Please, local Chicago applicants only. This is an unpaid internship, and college credit is available. During your time here you will work closely with our Music Licensing and Marketing departments, focusing on design and social media tasks. If times permits, you will also work with the Agency Associates on booking and office related tasks. Applicants should be motivated individuals with prior experience in the music industry. Must be able to work in a fast paced office environment, and able to meet strict deadlines while maintaining close attention to detail. Strong problem solving skills is a must.
Other requirements include:
Mac Proficiency
Mail Chimp/ Direct Mail
Photoshop
InDesign
Knowledge of social media sites (Twitter, Facebook)
Excel
Word
Adobe Acrobat
Google Docs
Gmail
Basic Email Etiquette
Knowledge of current music blogs
*All applicants must be current students and preference is for those receiving college credit.
Please email a cover letter and a resume to natasha@windishagency.com by 8/15/2012.
Marketing Intern
The Windish Agency is currently seeking students for our Fall 2012 internship program.
This is an internship at a music booking agency with a focus in marketing and social media, with the following main objectives for the student:
- A better understanding of technology partnerships
- Experience in artist touring and marketing for larger-scale clients
- The ins and outs of social media and online marketing
- Content criteria and creation for company branding
This role directly reports to marketing manager, Jacci Hendershott, in Chicago, and will also support the tour marketing team, led by Liz Pesnel. Ideal applicants will have an interest in marketing, social media and PR. This is a strong, small team across several marketing disciplines. The primary focuses of the marketing internship are to help maintain the company blog and website content; assist in updating the company’s social media channels and creating mini social media campaigns– ultimately growing followers within these channels; support the marketing team in event planning, partnership needs, media relations and more. Below are a list of duties:
- Website updates
- Content creation for blog
- Research for partners and preferred vendors
- List organization for communications
- Assistance in event planning
- Media relationships and pitching
- Tour marketing campaigns
- Associated research
The Fall 2012 Internship will run from Sept 24th - Jan 24th. Each intern dedicates 2 days a week from 11-6pm to come into the office. The position is occasionally able flexible on dates and times, but if you do not think this time frame will work for you, please do not accept the interview.
*All applicants must be current students and preference is for those receiving college credit.
Please email a cover letter and a resume to natasha@windishagency.com and jacci@windishagency.com by 8/15/2012.
General Intern
The Windish Agency is currently seeking Music Business students for our Fall 2012 internship program.
This is a general office/ booking agency internship with the following main objectives for the student:
1) To gain a better understanding of the booking agent-artist relationship
2) Learn to read contracts, offers and artist riders.
3) Understand the steps it takes to book a performance and all the requirements leading up to the day of show.
4) To make valuable contacts of their peers in the music industry.
The Fall 2012 Internship will run from Sept 24th- Jan 24th. Each intern dedicates 2 days a week from 11-6pm to come into the office. I am sometimes able to be flexible on dates/ times etc, but if you do not think this time frame will work for you, please do not accept the interview.
During your time here, you will work closely with the Agency Associates on several tasks. These range from: applying for foreign artists visas, updating artists pages, collecting press for our artists, helping with expensing, organizing contracts, contacting promoters, and much more. The goal is that by the end of the internship, you will have made valuable contacts within the company, as well as gotten a thorough look at the inner workings of a music booking agency. Though the internship is unpaid, we encourage our interns to attend our shows when we have an artist in town, to which we provide guest list spots.
What I am looking for are self motivated individuals with prior experience in the music industry. Must be able to work in a fast paced office environment, and able to meet strict deadlines while maintaining close attention to detail. It may sound generic, but strong problem solving skills is a must. Other requirements include: Mac proficiency, Excel, Word, Adobe Acrobat, Google Docs, Gmail, Twitter, Facebook, Basic Email Etiquette and knowledge of current music blogs.
*All applicants must be current students and preference is for those receiving college credit.
Please email a cover letter and a resume to natasha@windishagency.com by 8/15/2012.
