Concord is the world’s leading independent music company. The Company supports more than 125,000 artists and songwriters whose works are licensed, marketed, and performed globally. Concord's growing catalog of 1.3 million songs, compositions, sound recordings, films, plays, and musicals is one of the most impactful and culturally relevant collections of creative rights in history.

Concord is headquartered in Nashville with additional offices in Los Angeles, New York, London, Berlin, Melbourne, and Miami.

Concord Theatricals is the world’s most significant theatrical company, comprising the catalogs of R&H Theatricals, Tams-Witmark, Samuel French, The Andrew Lloyd Webber Collection, Dramatists Play Service and Playscripts, plus dozens of new signings each year. Concord Theatricals is the only firm that provides truly comprehensive services to the creators and producers of plays and musicals under a single banner, including theatrical licensing, music publishing, script publishing, cast recording and first-class producing.

As the Acquisition & Artistic Development coordinator will work collaboratively with the Acquisitions and Artistic Development team on administration of the department, ensuring that operations are moving forward in an efficient and timely manner. The position will also provide artistic support for the team and will have a contributing voice in Concord Theatricals’ submissions and script/show evaluation process.

What you'll do: Core responsibilities for this position include evaluation of new plays and musicals, research for our Acquisitions committee, management of author and agent records, and managing literary submissions from dramatists around the world.  The coordinator will also be responsible for interfacing with playwrights, composers, and librettists and advocating Concord’s catalogue not only to the artists Concord represents, but the larger theatrical community.

Outline of Specific Functions:

• Creation of daily internal industry e-newsletter for Concord Theatricals, and tracking of specific productions for the Acquisitions team
• The administration of show coverage policy for the Acquisitions department, including ticket purchasing, subscription management, scheduling, and coverage report management.
• Management of the departmental calendar, including the administration of team meetings, preparing agendas, and distributing meeting notes.
• Maintaining records around authors and key artistic partners for the global theatricals team
• Coordinating meetings between artists and their agents and the Acquisitions department
• Script reading, research and analysis for Acquisitions department
• Management and updating of the Concord Theatricals submissions database
• Preparation of materials for Acquisitions committee meeting, including scripts and submissions materials, reports, author profiles, and data around new productions.
• Back-catalog research and development, including script reading and comparison reports
• Event hosting and planning of author-related events.

What you'll need:

• Bachelor’s degree in Theatre/Drama or the equivalent combination of education and experience or prior experience working in a Theatrical Literary Office, Agency or similar.
• Prior internship experience a plus.
• Dependable and meticulously detail-oriented with a strong work ethic.
• Proficient with MS Office and familiar with Salesforce software.
• An interest in dramaturgy, especially contemporary plays and musicals. Previous experience working in a theatrical literary office is a plus.
• Must put aside personal bias and examine potential publications objectively, under market-appropriate parameters.
• Must be able to multi-task, work independently, prioritize work, and must have excellent written and oral communication skills.
• Exceptional social skills and a kind, inquisitive personality.
• This is not a position for a playwright or stage director.

Salary Range: $50,000-$55,000

*This is a hybrid role requiring 3 days minimum on-site.

At Concord, we offer comprehensive medical and wellness benefits, generous time off, parental leave, charity match, paid time off for volunteering, and other fun company perks. We have beautiful new offices and a culture committed to supporting everyone’s growth and development.

Concord is an equal opportunity employer. We employ, train, compensate and promote regardless of race, religion, color, national origin, sex, disability, age, veteran status, and other protected status as required by applicable law. We believe that diversity, inclusion and equity is paramount for the creation of music, theater and film that celebrates and empowers all cultures.