Catalog Marketing, Assistant

What do Catalog Marketing, Assistants do?

A Catalog Assistant will be employed by a music publisher, record label, music archive or any company that has a music resource that needs to be made available and easily accessible to users and clients. They may help to set up the management systems for the catalog, maintain the records and keep them up to date, and help in promoting and publicizing the catalog. The catalog may be for the general public, specific sectors of the general public such as music academics and researchers, or for the internal use of the company. Catalogs in the music industry may comprise of live music, sheet music, historical archives, music related books, musical instruments or anything related to the music business.

Most catalogs are available online, but they may also be printed. A Catalog Assistant may be required to have knowledge of the music industry, or of the specific area the company operates in. For example a record label holding a specialized jazz catalog may require, or prefer, a Catalog Assistant with a knowledge of, and enthusiasm for jazz. As well as managing the administration of the catalog a Catalog Assistant sometimes also has a sales or marketing role.

A Catalog Assistant needs to be very organized and have an eye for detail. They will need to be confident in their use of IT and may be expected to have experience in working with particular types of catalog management software. They will need good administrative and data entry skills. If they are working with printed catalogs, an understanding of design and print processes will be important. At the assistant level training is usually provided in the more specialized aspects of the job, and an employer will mainly be looking for someone with sound, basic skills and commitment.

Many Catalog Assistants will work online using special catalog manager software which allows users to edit existing albums, tracks and singles or add new ones to the system. They also include up to the minute sales reporting and stock management. Online systems will be used for managing sales and stock control of most music products.

There are 268 music industry professionals with the job title Catalog Marketing, Assistant on Music Jobs

Catalog Marketing, Assistant jobs which have appeared on the Music Jobs jobs board:

Sales/Marketing Associate Los Angeles, CA	05/14/12
Promotion and Publicity Intern New York, NY (non-paid or commission only)	05/10/12
Record Label Interns Hollywood, CA (non-paid or commission only)	04/30/12

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