Business Development, Assistant

What do Business Development, Assistants do?

The role of a Business Development Assistant in the music industry is to provide support in the growth and development of the company, orchestra or other music ensemble, record company or community music organization. Their job may be to support growing sales, raise funding and sponsorship or reaching more or different types of audiences and clients. The role is very varied and depends on the nature of the business and what their specific needs are. Business Development Assistants may help with gathering information and research about the current position of the company. For example, what is the demographic profile of the current audience for an orchestra and are they missing out on reaching particular groups, such as young people. They may help with conducting surveys and collecting feedback, entering the data into the databases and statistical analysis software and producing reports. They may also be involved in producing, or helping to produce and distribute promotional and marketing materials, or in organizing events and marketing and PR campaigns.

A Business Development Assistant specializing in the music business will need a good understanding of music and the music industry, and of current and emerging trends. They will need good numerical and data entry skills and will sometimes also be expected to have statistical and general analysis skills, although as an Assistant training will often be provided. Sometimes a Business Development Assistant is employed to fulfill a specific role, such as encouraging a bigger audience or more sales from a specific harder to reach sector of the community, or to maximize the audience or sales via the internet. In these cases they may be required to have some experience in these areas, although good all around skills are acceptable. Good administrative and organizational skills are important in this role. There are no specific professional requirements, but there are a number of courses available at all levels in research and analysis, and in marketing.

The job title Business Development Assistant is sometimes used synonymously with Marketing Assistant, and many of the tasks of the job are the same. Many companies and organizations will not distinguish between the two, but Business Development Assistant can sometimes be a broader and more varied role. A successful Business Development Assistant can progress to more senior business development and marketing roles, and may move more into general senior management or chief executive roles, or set up their own business.

There are 836 music industry professionals with the job title Business Development, Assistant on Music Jobs

Business Development, Assistant jobs which have appeared on the Music Jobs jobs board:

Coordinator – Institutional Relations New York, NY	02/10/12
Group Sales Specialist San Francisco, CA	01/26/12
Development Operations Assistant New York City, NY	01/20/12

Job description sources include (but are not limited to) imdb.com, skillset.org and wikipedia.