Intern - Artist Management and Promotion

This is a Part Time Unpaid Internship

Internship Duration: January 2023 - May 2023

Artist Management and Promotion Internship Description:
If you are interested in the music industry and gaining hands-on experience in client management, Mezz Entertainment's internship in Artist Management and Promotion is a great opportunity for you. Through our internship program, students will gain hands-on experience managing and promoting clients for interviews, shows, and press. Interns will work remotely for the duration of the internship with three weekly teleconference meetings as well as daily communication. This department is split into 3 sub departments that are described below:

Public Relations
Interns will:
-Promote artists to radio outlets, podcasts, online magazines, and blogs
-Write artist biographies and promotion material
-Develop and maintain contacts throughout music and entertainment industry
-Effectively research and pitch clients to ideal platforms

Brand Partnerships
Interns will:
• Find and research new and exciting brands
• Pitch clients to brands that align with clients image
• Maintain and develop relationships with contacts
• Help land brand partnership deals for clients
• Listen in on brand deal calls and takes notes for client manager
• Gain experience in negotiating

Artist Bookings
Interns will:
• Find and research clubs/bars/venues
• Pitch artist to clubs/bars/venues
• Help land gigs and book artist for shows
• Listen in on booking calls and take notes for client manager

Qualifications and Requirements for all Artist Management and Promotion Departments:
-Knowledge and experience with social media a must
-Excellent written and verbal communication skills
-Strong research skills
-Self directed independent workers with unmatched work ethics who enjoy being a part of a team
-Hold degree or currently pursuing degree in marketing, PR, communications, music business, or similar field
-Overall GPA of 3.0 or higher
-Plan to pursue a career in music/entertainment industry or public relations

Time Commitment and Location:
This internship program requires a 15 hour minimum per week commitment. Artist Management and Promotion interns will attend three weekly meetings over Zoom. Meetings are 1-2 hours long, and the schedule is as follows:
-Monday: team meeting at 6:45 p.m. EST
-Thursday: team meeting at 6:45 p.m. EST
-Department meeting - TBA

Compensation and Benefits
This internship does not offer monetary compensation. We offer college credit. We welcome passionate, enthusiastic students, eligible to receive school credit and will help complete all the necessary paperwork. This is not your typical internship. You are a part of the Mezz team and will be directly involved in all of our work. You don't get coffee for the artist management team, you are on the management team reaching out to contacts and promoting our artists. Your ideas are highly valued and everything you do for us is meaningful and will pay back in a one of a kind experience.