Careers in Music

By Willy Franzen

Looking for an entry level job or internship in music? Here's an overview of how to approach the search and a list of companies that might have entry level and internship opportunities that will interest you.

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Want to turn a passion for music into a career? Depending on your interests, you can go in one of several directions: music performance, theory, history. While a lot of jobs in music history and business will require a bachelor’s degree, music performance jobs may or may not require a degree. You can also teach music, work in arts administration, produce and sound engineer music, as well as work in the business or legal side of music.

While the market for music jobs is competitive and the pay isn’t always great, a job in music might be for you if you’re passionate about the field.

Companies with Entry Level Jobs and Internships in Music

Sonos - Sonos is a Santa Barbara, CA and Cambridge, MA based company that set out in 2002 “to reinvent home audio for the digital age.”

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Job Title	Location
Plastic Surgeon Needed For Portland	Portland, OR
Controller	Baltimore, MD
Lead Technician/Project Manager	Long Island City, NY
Board Certified Plastic Surgeon-San Diego	San Diego, CA
Eastern Regional Sales Manager - Consumer Electronics Industry	Cambridge, MA

See all 174 job postings

The Metropolitan Opera - The Metropolitan Opera in New York, NY is the largest classical music organization in North America, and it’s been around for just over 128 years.

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Job Title	Location
Creative Strategy Intern	New York, NY
Design Intern	New York, NY
Occupational Therapist Rehab Manager Relocation Assistance Exciting, urban community, rich in arts, nightlife, and out	Portland, OR
Physical Therapist Rehab Manager Relocation Assistance Exciting, urban community, rich in arts, nightlife, and outdoor	Portland, OR
Physical Therapist Rehab Manager Management opportunity in fun, urban community	Richmond, VA

See all 162 job postings

Townsquare Media - Townsquare Media is a Greenwich, CT based "company that owns and operates radio, digital and live event properties in 66 small to mid-sized markets across the country.”

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Job Title	Location
Outside Sales Representative-Social Media/SEO Outside Sales	Buffalo, NY
Entry Level Sales Rep-Social Media/SEO	Charlotte, NC
Outside Sales-Social Media/SEO Buffalo, NY	Buffalo, NY
Media Account Executive	Trenton, NJ
Media Account Executive - Trenton, NJ	Trenton, NJ

See all 189 job postings

Handel and Haydn Society - Handel and Haydn Society is a Boston, MA based non-profit that is coming up on 200 years of excellence “in the field of Historically Informed Performance.”

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Job Title	Location
Director of Marketing and Communications	Boston, MA

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F# - F# is a New York, NY based company that "connects brands to consumers through the power of music in purposeful ads.”

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Job Title	Location
NLP Data Scientist	Rocklin, CA
Data Mining & Machine Learning Research Engineer	Rocklin, CA
Field Office Coordinator	Santa Clara, CA
Server Software Developer Intern- Summer 2014	Santa Monica, CA
Camera Calibration & Instrumentation Designer - SW	Santa Clara, CA

See all 111 job postings

Levitt Pavilions - Levitt Pavilions is a Los Angeles, CA based non-profit that “partners with cities to build and transform outdoor music venues into community treasures.”

See the complete Levitt Pavilions profile

Job Title	Location
Outpatient Coding Manager	Arlington, TX
Director of Development	South Pasadena, CA
Director of Development - Levitt Pavilion Greater Los Angeles & Pasadena	South Pasadena, CA
Senior Director of Development	Los Angeles, CA

See all 4 job postings

City Parks Foundation - City Parks Foundation is a New York, NY based non-profit that creates “programs in parks throughout all five boroughs of New York City.”

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Job Title	Location
Software Engineer-Bioinformatician	Marshfield, WI
Pro Sports - Operations Internship - Housing Provided	Kilgore, TX
Pro Sports - Social Media Internship - Housing Provided	Kilgore, TX
UX Designer	Florham Park, NJ
Facility / Clinical Administrative Assistant	Springfield, OH

See all 243 job postings

Irish Arts Center - The Irish Arts Center, a New York, NY based non-profit that is "dedicated to projecting a dynamic image of Ireland and Irish America for the 21st century."

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Job Title	Location
Affiliate Assistant Librarian and Pauline A. Young Resident, Manuscripts and Archives Department	Newark, DE
Customer Service Coordinator — 2 nd Shift	Portland, ME
Dance Instructor Openings	Hartford, WI
Practice Connecticut Adult Psychiatry	Connecticut
Western Georgia Urology Job	Georgia

See all 6 job postings

Potbelly Sandwich Shop - Potbelly Sandwich Shop is a Chicago, IL chain of sandwich shops that is aiming to "be the best place for lunch."

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Job Title	Location
Associates & Shift Leads	Boston, MA
Associate- Backline Coordinator	Laurel, MD
Marketing Intern- Relationship Marketing	Chicago, IL
Marketing Intern - Consumer Insights	Chicago, IL
Musician	Oxon Hill, MD

See all 741 job postings

Beats by Dr. Dre - Beats by Dr. Dre is a Santa Monica, CA based company that “provides a premium sound experience at every touch point of the consumer’s life.”

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Job Title	Location
Executive Assistant	Los Angeles, CA
Software Engineer Intern - Game Audio	Los Angeles, CA
Program Coordinator - Beats Audio	Los Angeles, CA
Brand Marketing Manager	Brisbane, CA
Social Media Manager	Las Vegas, NV

See all 65 job postings

Spotify - If you’re streaming music, chances are that you’re using Spotify. The Swedish based company has offices in New York, NY and a ton of job opportunities.

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Job Title	Location
Web "hacker"	Menlo Park, CA
MM Account Executive	Chicago, IL
Director of Marketing	Stamford, CT
Web Application Developer - Relocate to San Francisco, CA	Seattle, WA
Web Application Developer	San Francisco, CA

See all 178 job postings

Gupta Media - Gupta Media is a Cambridge, MA based online marketing agency that focuses on the entertainment and music industries.

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Job Title	Location
Summer 2014 CNN Medical Unit Intern (DC)	Washington, DC
Summer 2014 CNN Medical Unit Intern (DC)	Washington, DC
Summer 2014 CNN Medical Unit Intern (DC)	Washington, DC
Lab Technician	Wilmington, DE
Marketing Internship	Alexandria, VA

See all 9 job postings

The Echo Nest - The Echo Nest is a Somerville, MA based company, and they “provide the largest repository of dynamic music data in the world" with 30 trillion data points.

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Job Title	Location
Dev Operations Engineer	Somerville, MA
Spring - Student Internship - Audio / Music Analysis	Somerville, MA
Spring - Student Internship - QA/Marketing	Somerville, MA
Spring - Student Internship - Evolver.fm	Somerville, MA
Spring - Student Internship - Corporate Marketing	Somerville, MA

See all 13 job postings

Clear Channel Communications - Clear Channel Communications is a media behemoth. They own more than 850 radio stations and nearly 1 million outdoor advertising displays.

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Job Title	Location
Account Executive	New York, NY
Communications Planning Supervisor	New York, NY
Digital Media Supervisor	New York, NY
Marketing Associate -Separately Managed Accounts	Princeton, NJ
Product Marketing Mgr	Lawrenceville, GA

See all 4,531 job postings

Fender - Fender is a Scottsdale, AZ based company that manufactures stringed instruments and amplifiers, and they're hiring right now.

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Job Title	Location
Mechanic Supervisor	Newark, NJ
Electronic Technician - Keyboard Repair	Franklin, TN
Need a Guitar Teacher	Matthews, NC
Need an Autobody Specialist	Morristown, NJ
Diesel Mechanic	Scranton, PA

See all 249 job postings

BUZZMEDIA - Pop culture is like a drug, and BUZZMEDIA is a dealer. They run more than 40 web properties, and they're hiring.

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Job Title	Location
Summer Design Intern	Santa Monica, CA
Online Account Manager	Santa Monica, CA
Senior Front End Engineer	Los Angeles, CA

See all 1 job postings

Songtrust - Songtrust helps musicians with rights management and royalty collection, and they have some great job opportunities.

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Job Title	Location
Counterpoint Intern	New York, NY
Python / Django Intern	New York, NY
Publishing Operations Intern	New York, NY
Digital Marketing Intern	New York, NY

See all 4 job postings

Time Out - Time Out is a publishing company that focuses on local travel guides and magazines. They have quite a few exciting job opportunities.

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Job Title	Location
Administrative Assistant	Littleton, CO
Account Executive	McLean, VA
Application Architect	Chicago, IL
Digital Media Supervisor - Programmatic	New York, NY
Sales Representative	Fredericksburg, VA

See all 258,261 job postings

Skullcandy - If you're into the intersection of action sports, music, and fashion, then Skullcandy would be a perfect fit for a career.

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Job Title	Location
Summer Design Intern	Santa Monica, CA
Marketing Intern	Brooklyn, NY
Quality Engineering Intern	Park City, UT
3D Visual Artist	Park City, UT
Junior Graphic Designer	Park City, UT

See all 21 job postings

Bach to Rock - If you love music and education, then Bach to Rock would be a perfect place for you to start your career.

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Job Title	Location
Summer Internship Program - Chicago, IL	Chicago, IL
Application Research Enginee	Fremont, CA
Ideal Opportunity Practice In A Large MSG Exceptional Compensation & Benefits	Arkansas
Outstanding Practice Opportunity Available In A Family Friendly Western Arkansas Community	Arkansas
Sr. Programmer Analyst	Dulles, VA

See all 3 job postings

Sixthman - Sixthman is a pioneer in the “music theme cruise movement," and they're growing rapidly. Maybe you can land a job with them?

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No current job openings.

C3 Presents - If you love standing up to cheer at live events, then you'll love a job with C3 Presents in Austin, TX.

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Job Title	Location
Major Account Executive Graphic Communications Req ID	Novi, MI
Major Account Executive Graphic Communications	Novi, MI
Major Account Executive Graphic Communications	Novi, MI
Product Incident Report Technician I	Irvine, CA
Licensing Associate	Glendale, CA

See all 23 job postings

Complex Media Network - If you’re a true “influential 20-something male consumer” or you want work in a business that focuses them, check out jobs at Complex Media Network.

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Job Title	Location
Consultant, Strategic Communications-Capital Markets Sector	Boston, MA
Web Deveoper II -- Java	Columbus, OH
Digital Media Director	New York, NY
UX/UI Designer	Sandy, UT
IT Director - Affiliate Revenue ( CRM / Sales & Marketing )	New York, NY

See all 3,913 job postings

Metromix - Metromix offers guides "to local restaurants, bars and clubs, events, concerts and movies,” and they have a variety of jobs across the country.

See the complete Metromix profile

No current job openings.

Octagon - Octagon is a worldwide sports and entertainment marketing company with a ton of career opportunities for recent college graduates.

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Job Title	Location
National Commercial & Truck Tire Wholesale Sales Associate	Minneapolis, MN
Clinical Statistical Programmer	Wayne, PA
Event Trainee, Mobile Marketing Tour	New York, NY
Clinical Programming Manager	Wayne, PA
Alumni Relations Assistant (Graduate Assistant)	Elmira, NY

See all 78 job postings

Rock the Earth - If you’re digging what Rock the Earth is all about, then you should check out their jobs on Idealist.

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Job Title	Location
Reservoir Development Services Internship - USA 2014 Opportunities	United States
Habitat Enhancement Student Internship (Summer 2014)	Madison, WI
Heavy Equipment Mechanic	Belton, TX
Capitol Reef National Park Biological Technician-Botany Intern	Capitol Reef National Park, UT
Senior Project Engineer - Civil/Tunnel/Geotechnical	Sonora, CA

See all 163 job postings

FanBridge - You’re nothing without your fans, which is why FanBridge makes it easier for artists to interact with fans online. They're hiring a ton of people right now.

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Job Title	Location
Client Service Representative/Paid Internship	New York, NY
Sales Representative	New York, NY

See all 1 job postings

United Talent Agency - If you've always wanted to be a talent agent, then you need to check out United Talent Agency and their entry level Agent Training Program.

See the complete United Talent Agency profile

Job Title	Location
Financial Advisor	Rockville, MD
Creative Director Capital One 360	Wilmington, DE
Recruiter	San Luis Obispo, CA
Fundraising Consultant	Dallas, TX
Attorney Vacancy Announcement	Washington, DC

See all 2,266 job postings

Global Inheritance - If you’d like to get involved with Global Inheritance and their new take on social activism, then you should check out their Idealist page.

See the complete Global Inheritance profile

Job Title	Location
Web UI Software Engineering Intern	Lehi, UT
INTERN - IT Infrastructure	Orlando, FL
Web UI Software Engineering Intern	Lehi, UT
Student Program Internship - Software Developer - Odessa, FL	Odessa, FL
Supervisor, Application Development - Digital Support	Miami, FL

See all 56 job postings

Hip Hop Caucus - My take is that as Hip Hop Caucus uses hip hop to better the world, they’ll also end up bettering hip hop culture. You can be a part of that!

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No current job openings.

New York Philharmonic - Once you learn a little bit more, you can check out jobs at the New York Philharmonic—there are a few opportunities for new grads.

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Job Title	Location
Summer Internship	Vail, CO
Travel PACU Nurse Job in Buffalo, New York	Buffalo, NY
Travel RN - PACU job in Buffalo, New York	Buffalo, NY
Gastroenterologist Opportunity in Western New York	Niagara Falls, NY
New York Academic/Group EM Opportunity	New York

See all 16 job postings

JLab Audio - JLab Audio is still a very small company, but they seem to growing both in terms of revenue and head count.

See the complete JLab Audio profile

No current job openings.

Symphony Space - Symphony Space's employment page only has internships listed, but there’s a Production Coordinator for Performing Arts Programs posting on Idealist.

See the complete Symphony Space profile

Job Title	Location
Room Attendant - Holiday Inn San Francisco Civic Center	San Francisco, CA
IT Lead, Master Data Management Job	Titusville, NJ
Accenture Interactive -Senior Social Media Capability Architect – OVR Senior Manager	New York, NY
Need catering	Philadelphia, PA
IT Lead, Master Data Management Job	Titusville, NJ

See all 88 job postings

Pandora - If you’re interested working at a place where music, media, and technology intersect, then you should check out jobs at Pandora.

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Job Title	Location
Tourism and Hospitality Intern	Jamestown, NY
DevOps Engineer	Emeryville, CA
Part Time Jewelry Sales Associate	The Villages, FL
Merchandising and Management Intern	Jamestown, NY
Road Crew-Accounting Intern	Oakland, CA

See all 293 job postings

Ticketfly - Ticketfly is another company that I found on Fast Company’s list of “The World’s 50 Most Innovative Companies,” and they are hiring.

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Job Title	Location
Software Intern (Quality)	San Francisco, CA
Project Lead- Web Design	San Francisco, CA
Customer Support Representative	San Francisco, CA
Software Test Engineer	San Francisco, CA
Digital Marketing Manager	San Francisco, CA

See all 17 job postings

Man Made Music - Trying to break into the music industry and not all that concerned with working at a major record label? Man Made Music might be the perfect place for you.

See the complete Man Made Music profile

Job Title	Location
175+ Summer Jobs	Honesdale, PA
Events & Fundraising Director	Saint Petersburg, FL
Director Sales, VP of Sales, Bussiness Development Sales	Chicago, IL
Direct Support Professional - St. Paul, Part time Morning and Weekends	Saint Paul, MN
Assistant Manager - Carnaval Court (VEG)	Las Vegas, NV

See all 8 job postings

VICE - VICE is definitely not for everyone, but if you were offended by my poke at hipster culture, then their jobs are probably for you.

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Job Title	Location
Bank Compliance Officer	Toano, VA
Nutritional Health Coach	Glenwood Springs, CO
Regional Vice President	Washington, DC
Account Executive	Camas, WA
Internal Wholesaler	Richmond, VA

See all 25,247 job postings

Jazz at Lincoln Center - If you’re a jazz lover and looking to work in the non-profit world, then you need to head over to the Jazz at Lincoln Center Jobs page.

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Job Title	Location
Spa Facilitator / Lifeguard	New York, NY
Physician (Service Chief - Primary Care)	Kansas City, KS
Pastry Sous Chef	New York, NY
Asst Chief, Prosthetics and Sensory Aids, GS-672-12	Kansas City, KS
Assistant Director of Banquets	New York, NY

See all 6 job postings

Grooveshark - Gainesville, FL based Grooveshark's current entry level job openings include Web Developer, Java Developer, and Database Engineer.

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Job Title	Location
Ad Operations Intern (Summer)	Gainesville, FL
Music Curation Intern (Summer)	Gainesville, FL
Business Development Associate Intern - Summer 2014	New York, NY
Business Intelligence Intern (Summer)	Gainesville, FL
Javascript Engineer Intern (Summer)	Gainesville, FL

See all 41 job postings

RightsFlow - RightsFlow has put together an extremely impressive clients list, and they seem to be growing at a great rate. That’s why it’s no surprise that they’re hiring.

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Job Title	Location
Technical Operations Specialist, YouTube	New York, NY

See all 1 job postings

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