Program Manager

About Us

Music in Exile is a not-for-profit record label and registered Australian charity supporting musicians with lived experience of migration and displacement working in the Australian music industry.

Since 2019, we have supported artists to write, record, release and tour original music, developing creative and professional networks for artists and creating real opportunities for a career in the arts.

We operate on the principle of ‘artist first’, allowing artists to guide the process and ensuring that our work at all times responds to individual artists’ personal and professional goals.

In undertaking this work, we hope to contribute to an Australian music industry that is accessible for all and that more accurately represents the many voices of our community.

The Role

The Music in Exile (MIE) Artist Accelerator Program (AAP) aims to provide education, skills and training to empower culturally and linguistically diverse (CALD) musicians to realise their potential as a valued, celebrated part of the Australian music industry.

The Australia Council for the Arts’ report, ‘Towards Equity: A research overview of diversity in Australia’s arts and cultural sector ’ found that although CALD Australians are core to arts and culture, “culturally and linguistically diverse Australians are still often unable to access or shape its resources and decision-making” .

Further, it reported that CALD artists across Australia indicated “feeling excluded from cultural venues and organisations, educational institutions, government, and funding bodies…hindering career development, prevent[ing] stories from being told and creating barriers between artists and audiences.”

Working with feedback from artists and industry professionals, we have designed an Artist Accelerator Program that seeks to offer artists an opportunity to retain ownership over the resources, networks and skills that they need to build a career in the arts. With the support of our Program Manager, artists will partake in a 23 week program that provides opportunities in creative collaboration, songwriting, recording, brand development, marketing strategy, music distribution and live performance.

Over the course of one year, it is expected that you will support 3 x artists through this pilot program, documenting their progress, receiving feedback and reporting on program outcomes upon completion. You will also be invited to contribute to the development of future programs.

Main Duties

• Communicate with artists and gain an understanding of their perspective, needs, and desires to ensure an ‘artist first’ approach throughout all your activities

• Support 3 x artists through a 23 week incubator program, with approximately 10 contact hours per week (20 hr/week role in total), combined in-person and online

• Manage relationships with industry mentors and facilitate their engagement with artists throughout the course of the program

• Manage relationships with creative collaborators and other stakeholders and facilitate their engagement with artists throughout the course of the program

• Manage relationships with PR and marketing partners or other external stakeholders, and facilitate their engagement with artists throughout the course of the program

• Manage budgeting and project spend throughout the duration of the program

• Manage project timelines throughout the duration of the program, self-directing your work to remain within allocated hours

• Where necessary, analyse data from campaigns relating to audience reach, engagement and conversion to assist artists in reaching their goals

• Upon completion of the program, develop in conjunction with each artist a 12 month strategy containing their professional and creative goals and strategies to achieve these

• Assist artists in the delivery of 1 x live performance upon the completion of the program

• Contribute to Music in Exile’s social media channels and electronic newsletter to share program outcomes and impact for artists

• Undertake feedback sessions with artists and stakeholders upon the completion of each program

• Engage with Music in Exile’s Board of Directors on a six-weekly basis, delivering a short progress report on your activities

• Deliver a final project report upon completion of all 3 x Artist Accelerator Programs, including your feedback alongside that of artists, mentors, stakeholders and an analysis of program outcomes

Skills

• A high level of communication and organisation, including digital literacy and competency with email, calendar management, spreadsheeting and other digital tools

• An ability to be self-directed, work autonomously and to manage project timelines and budgets

• An ability to work alongside artists, collaborators and other stakeholders and listen to their needs

• An understanding of our organisation's values and mission, and how project activity feeds into this

• An ability to break down project goals into daily strategy, with key benchmarks for success; and to review these benchmarks regularly and critique outcomes

• An ability to develop social and networking skills

• Able to meet deadlines

• Able to report on outcomes and provide constructive feedback

Offer

• Casual, one-year contract at 20 hours per week, $40/hr + 11% superannuation

• Option to work from home or in-person at our shared studio space in Collingwood, expectation to work in-person with artists and stakeholders when needed

• Compulsory attendance at 1 x Board Meeting every 6 weeks, in-person or online

• Offer 1st July 2024 - 30 June 2025, or with flexibility until project completion

How to apply

• Please submit a cover letter (1 page) and CV (maximum 2 pages) addressing the duties and skills of the role by 11:59pm Thursday, 30 May 2024.

• If you have questions about the role, please contact

• We encourage applications from people of diverse experiences, skills and backgrounds, and understand that one applicant may not tick all boxes for the role. If you require assistance with your application or have an accessibility requirement, please contact us via