Concert Manager

What do Concert Managers do?

A Concert Manager will usually be employed by an orchestra or other musical ensemble in the field of classical music, or by a concert venue. Their job is to ensure the smooth running of the rehearsal and concert, with particular responsibilities for the orchestra, soloists and conductor or other musicians. They will make decisions, with the conductor or director, about rehearsals, concert schedules and arrangements, and make sure those requirements are met.

The Concert Manager's task will include making the necessary arrangements for each dress rehearsal and concert, on site implementation of the arrangements, liaison with the conductor and other key people to decide what equipment and arrangements will be needed (for example lighting or risers), see that these arrangements are made, procure and arrange for the transportation of borrowed equipment to the hall and for its return, organize access arrangements needed to get into the venue to set up, take down, and store equipment. They may also be responsible for the concert seating plan if desired by the music director or conductor.

Depending on the organization they work for, a Concert Manager role may overlap with that of promoter. They may have responsibilities for programing, negotiating deals, budgeting, ticketing, licenses, taxes, work permits, deal memos, contracts, sponsorship, public funding, production, staging and promotion.

A Concert Manager will need excellent organizational and project management skills, and be confident working under pressure. They will also need good staff management skills as they will usually be responsible for other staff working on the concert. It can be a senior role in itself, depending on the organization they work for, or a good route to a senior position in music or events management. They will need to have an appreciation of the type of music played at the concerts they manage, and of the needs of the musicians. Marketing and PR skills are also appreciated and are sometimes a key part of the job.

There are 391 music industry professionals with the job title Concert Manager on Music Jobs

Concert Manager jobs which have appeared on the Music Jobs jobs board:

Artistic Director Twin Cities, MN	02/08/12
Performance Manager New York, NY	02/03/12
Music Agency Interns Los Angeles, CA (non-paid or commission only)	02/02/12

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