Position Objective:
We’re looking for an outgoing person who loves networking, travel, music, and animal rights—someone who works in the music industry to help us build our concert touring program. The peta2 Concert Tour Promoter would work to cultivate and maintain peta2's relationships with bands, event and tour management, and secure peta2 on music tours to reach young people about animal rights.
Primary Responsibilities and Duties:
• Seek out and develop professional relationships with artists, record labels, publicists, and managers in order to set up cross-promotional partnerships for peta2
• Secure and assist with booking and planning at least four tours a year for peta2 to bring our animal rights message to young people at concerts
• Set and run meetings with industry contacts about peta2 being on tours, taking diligent notes and coordinating with peta2 Management for next steps
• Act as peta2's primary representative to bands by arranging meetings and attending events
• Assist with training tour teams at Norfolk, VA office
• Assist with brainstorming and executing peta2 campaigns for tours and festivals
• Travel when necessary to represent peta2 at concerts, festivals, industry events, conferences, and other events
• Assist with photo shoots and events with PETA’s Celebrity Campaigns department as needed
• Maintain peta2's database of industry contacts
• Perform any other duties assigned by the supervisor
• Degree in a related field or relevant experience
• Minimum of four years of entertainment industry experience working with bands and/or tour and event management companies
• Ability to work some nights, weekends, and to work a flexible schedule allowing for frequent travel as needed
• Working knowledge of the music industry
• Extensive knowledge of current trends and youth culture
• Extensive knowledge of animal rights issues and PETA campaigns
• Experience coordinating photo and/or video shoots
• Proven ability to work with limited supervision
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills
• Demonstrated ability to establish priorities and meet deadlines
• Adherence to a healthy vegetarian/vegan lifestyle
• Willingness and ability to travel frequently as needed
• Must be at least 21 years of age and have a valid U.S. driver's license, a minimum of three years of driving experience, and a satisfactory driving record
• Support for PETA's philosophy and the ability to advocate PETA's positions on animal rights issues professionally
• Commitment to the objectives of the organization
The hourly pay range for this position is $20.54 - $25.25 per hour. The ultimate hourly pay within this range that will be offered to a qualified candidate will be determined based on the candidate’s experience and the cost of living in the area in which the candidate will live and work.
A list of benefits available to qualified employees is available here.
People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals (PETA) is the largest animal rights organization in the world, with more than 6.5 million members and supporters.
PETA focuses its attention on the four areas in which the largest numbers of animals suffer the most intensely for the longest periods of time: in the food industry, in the clothing trade, in laboratories, and in the entertainment industry. We also work on a variety of other issues, including the cruel killing of rodents, birds, and other animals who are often considered “pests” as well as cruelty to domesticated animals.