Creative Team Administrative Support – Intern

Job title: Creative Team Administrative Support – Intern

Job description: Creative Team Administrative Support – Intern

LOCATION: Toronto (Remote)

DURATION: 4 – 6 months paid internship (flexible)

START DATE: May 2022

WORKWEEK: Part-time, 21 hours per week

OUR STORY

SOCAN is Canada’s largest member-based rights management organization. We serve and champion more than 175,000 music creators, publishers and visual artists, advocate for them, and protect their rights. We do this by using and building state-of-the art technology that ensures they are paid for their work – music and art we all enjoy.

OUR PEOPLE

• We’re a team dedicated to supporting the national and global music ecosystem with innovation, commitment and desire in an ever-changing music and business landscape
• We love music and believe that music creators and publishers provide a truly priceless and essential aspect of national pride and culture
• We’re immensely proud of our workplace culture and this attribute permeates our works
• Our team proudly supports and gives back to our communities and causes, raising tens of thousands of dollars for important charitable organizations and initiatives.

ABOUT THE ROLE

SOCAN is seeking a Creative Team Administrative Support Intern to join our Creative team commencing May 2022. Reporting to the Director, Creative, the purpose of this position is to provide national administrative support for the Membership Creative team that has a primary focus on the recruitment and retention of SOCAN members. This is a highly administrative role that will require you to assist in report writing, member advances, database, and guest-list management along with proactive research on Canadian music creators and publishers.

YOUR CONTRIBUTION

You will contribute to ‘raising the bar for music rights,” by:

• Lead “online” recruitment research of blogs, YouTube, Soundcloud, and other sources of metrics
• Research weekly song charts, bands and artists appearing at music conferences to support various recruitment and retention efforts
• Prepare reports on recruitment and retention statistics
• Document status of Creative team initiatives and projects
• Work with the Creative team to update existing documentation and develop new resources for SOCAN staff
• Assist with administrative aspects of royalty advance requests from members
• Log information in our case management system for Member Recruitment and Retention matters
• Assist with planning and execution of SOCAN Awards, member receptions, educational panels and song camps as required
• General administration and other team related tasks as required
• Work with a Creative Executive as mentor.

DOES THIS SOUND LIKE YOU?

Skillset

• Excellent research skills and ability to identify useful information
• Strong organizational and time management skills
• Flexible, with the ability to meet deadlines
• Proactive worker with a curiosity to seek out new information
• Strong communication skills, both written and verbal
• Comfortable working with spreadsheets
• Experience with MS suite of tools (Excel, Outlook, Word, PowerPoint).

Nice To Have

• Knowledge and interest in working in the Music Industry.

Experience/Education:

• We encourage applicants with an entrepreneurial background, enrolled in professional training programs, or those looking to further their experience in creative industries
• Must be eligible to work in Canada.

TECHNOLOGY REQUIREMENT

A SOCAN laptop will be supplied for business use. A personal internet connection (preferably high-speed with minimum 25 mbps of internet bandwidth) and access to a cell/land line phone must be available and maintained, at your own costs to access MFA (Multi Factor Authentication) and company networks when required.

ACCESSIBILITY
SOCAN is committed to providing an inclusive workplace environment that meets the accessibility needs of employees with disabilities. Should you require accommodations please contact us directly at and we will make the necessary accommodations. Applications submitted to this email address will not be accepted.

EQUAL EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITY
SOCAN is an Equal Opportunity Employer. Hiring and other employment decisions at SOCAN are made without regard to race, colour, religion, sex, ancestry, national origin, ethnic origin, age, disability, citizenship, veteran status, sexual orientation, record of offences, marital status, family status, or any other characteristic protected by federal, provincial, or local law, regulation, or ordinance.

READY TO JOIN SOCAN AND MAKE A DIFFERENCE?

We’re always looking for passionate new team members – rockstars, like you. Please visit our career page at: and select “Apply” beside the role you are interested in applying for.

We thank everyone for their interest however, only qualified applicants will be contacted.

To learn more about SOCAN, please visit .

Other details

• Pay Type Hourly

• Toronto, ON, Canada

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