Music Project Coordinator

This job is to assist the Priesthood Department in its purpose to help God's children joyfully live the gospel of Jesus Christ by supporting the youth music program by networking talent, coordinating between internal teams, providing support for live events, creating music production training material, and providing support to our areas around the world. This is an individual career professional contributor role. 

Responsibilities:
Songwriting Coordination

• Assist in working with songwriters to source or create original songs that align with the youth team’s vision.
• Help coordinate the song submission, selection, and approval processes, ensuring efficiency and proper documentation while maintaining artistic, lyrical, and production standards.
• Maintain an organized catalog of collected and approved songs for future use.

Sheet Music Management

• Manage the sheet music creation process, identifying which songs require sheet music in coordination with the Product Manager and Audience Managers.
• Communicate requests to the Publishing Services Department (PSD), providing direction and feedback to engravers, and review sheet music for accuracy.

Area Communication & Support

• Provide support to area offices that have opted in to youth music by answering questions, sharing best practices, and providing training on youth music efforts.
• Participate in monthly or quarterly check-ins with PSD and area offices to strengthen collaboration and ensure alignment with the youth team’s goals.

Educational Material Creation (for Areas)

• Assist in developing educational materials and online resources to support area offices in music production and songwriting.
• Ensure materials are easily accessible and translated for international use when necessary.

Talent Coordination

• Identify and recruit new talent for English recordings, fostering collaborations with local and global artists.
• Handle logistics for flying in vocalists and musicians for recordings.

Live Event Support

• Assist in logistics, scheduling, execution, and offer in-person support at youth music events locally and internationally. This may include traveling to support in-area events.
• Support area offices as they develop and execute live youth music events, providing guidance on best practices and Church music standards.

Internal Coordination

• Assist in the rollout of music releases and events, ensuring accurate and timely dissemination of information between stakeholders, the Music Publishing team, and PSD.
• Coordinate with Church communication and social media teams to promote music releases effectively.

General Coordination & Support

• Provide day-to-day support to the Music Team and Audience Managers, assisting with ongoing projects and administrative tasks.
• Help track deadlines, project progress, and deliverables to ensure smooth execution of youth music initiatives.
• Ensure seamless coordination between internal teams and leadership to align music projects with broader organizational goals. 

Qualifications:

• Bachelor's Degree in Music Business, Music Production, or a related field (or equivalent experience).
• 5 years proven experience in Artist and Repertoire management, talent scouting, and project management within the music industry
• Excellent communication and negotiation skills.
• A passion for music and a deep understanding of various music genres.
• Exceptional organizational and project management skills.
• Detail-oriented with a commitment to quality.
• Team player with the ability to collaborate effectively.
• Proficiency in music industry software and tools is a plus.
• To successfully perform the essential functions of the job there may be physical requirements which need to be met such as sitting for long periods of time and using computer monitors/equipment.