Artist Management Resume

Artist managers, also referred to as talent managers help in coordinating the activities fro celebrities from arts, music, and showbiz. These business managers oversee their employers' career by serving as a promoter, point of contact, and accountant. Their job activities range from negotiating price to signing contracts to fixing venue and decoration, assisting with career decisions and planning promo activities for achieving target sales. A strong network with different types of artists, good relationships with clients, and effective marketing strategies play a big role in shaping the career of an artist. A manager with all these qualities along with exceptional organizational, and communication skills is always a good combination for the firm as well as the performers.

Artist Management Resume Sample

Jean J. Yeh
4818 Nickel Road
Riverside, CA 92507
Phone: 556-817-8916
Email: jean.yeh1@anymail.com

Career Summary:

Innovative and articulate Artist Manager with over 7+ years of experience managing entertainment events. Adept at managing indoor and outdoor events, identifying young talent, and coordinating tours with excellent organization abilities. Strong networking, familiar with social media promotional strategies, and working knowledge about operational procedures, ticketing industry for organizing performances.

Summary of Skills:

Sound knowledge of the entertainment industry with respect to financial management, and public relations
Capable of scheduling entertainment events as per organizers' demand
Ability to perform contract negotiation for projects with international clients using excellent communication skills
Strong visual and graphic sense with exceptional ability to create attractive sets for performance, or outdoor events to capture audience attention
In-depth information about taste of audience, and human behavior
Excellent in operations management, organization, and astute budgeting skills
Familiar with social media and digital marketing techniques

Work Experience:

Senior Artist Manager
Cloud Nine Artistic Company, Riverside, CA
May 2016 – Present

Maintaining a close relationship with tourist agency to find new opportunities for promotional events for the artists
Working with department heads for determining and coordinating tour activities for road artists by arranging promotions including radio chat show, online video uploads, and social media page
Overseeing promotional events, and scheduling tour plans for artists associated with the firm, and finalizing their contracts
Collaborating with department head to manage every minute details of approved promo tours
Creating an optimal environment for growth of artists by understanding capabilities, and encouraging participation in the advancement of the talent/craft by giving free access to practice in studio 24x7
Developing and maintaining good relations with high schools to identify emerging talent, and providing appropriate training

Artist Manager (part-time)
Warner Music Group, Riverside, CA
November 2014 – April 2016

Built and maintained strong relationships with sponsors for international festivals, charity events, and talent management companies
Hired and collaborated with graphic designers to create musical album, and promotional art materials for effective advertisement prior and after the event
Worked with head of post-production department for live shows to cast artists
Organized and coordinated musical events involving famous pop stars by supervising the installation of LED screens, and lighting arrangement to offer the viewers superior image quality, and a rich experience
Collaborated with post-production team to identify medium and long-term improvement factors for novice artists, and pipelined it in training structure
Conducted a bi-weekly discussion with budding artists to guide, and discuss long-term career goals

Associate Artist Manager
Warner Music Group, Riverside, CA
August 2012 – October 2014

Conducted auditions for background artists, and helped to identify upcoming talent by giving them initial breaks for small segment performances
Developed contracts for part-time artists, and granted commissions depending on the size of the audience for the events
Maintained a record of the events conducted, and kept healthy relationship with all artists for future performances
Collected fees from spectators by instructing team to arrange digital/paper tickets through online payment or cash
Collaborated with the marketing team to ensure comfort, and ease of performing artists by setting up cab/taxi for pickup or drop, food, necessary instruments, and other required services

Executive Assistant
Lytro Creations, Riverside, CA
July 2010 – July 2012

Conducted demographic research to identify the type of audience, and taste before scheduling music events
Coordinated the calendar of popular music artists associated with the company, and planned the shows for a month
Helped raise $10M for cancer patients by conducting charity events in 3 months by organizing musical plays on weekends
Collaborated with the marketing team, and assisted in advance ticket booking to achieve the sales target
Participated in monthly meetings to discuss budget, event plan, and audience feedback to improve shows
Coordinated with other firms to present musical dramas, theater performances by renowned artists and increased revenue by 40%

Education:

Master's Degree in Marketing & Finance
University of California, Riverside, CA
2010

Bachelor's Degree in Arts
University of California, Riverside, CA
2008

Reference:

On request.