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Music promotions managers publicise recording artists or live music events.
You could work: evenings / weekends / bank holidays; away from home
There will be
2.9% more Music promotions manager jobs in 2027.
In your local area
As a music promoter you could:
As a promoter for a live music venue you may:
You could work in an office, at a recording studio or at a music venue.
Your working environment may be noisy and you'll travel often.
You can get into this job through:
Though not essential, you could do a course at university that would give you some of the skills and knowledge needed for this role. Relevant courses include:
You'll usually need:
You may find it useful to do a course to get an insight into the promotions industry. Courses include:
You may need:
You could start by doing an events assistant advanced apprenticeship or a digital marketer advanced apprenticeship. With experience you may be able to get into junior or assistant music promotions manager jobs.
You'll usually need:
Practical experience is highly valued. To get this you could:
These activities will also allow you to build up a network of contacts, which will help when you look for paid work.
When applying for jobs or setting up on your own, you'll have an advantage if you can bring experience from related areas like sales and marketing, public relations or event organising.
A knowledge of basic accounts and contract law could be useful.
You can get more advice about working as a music promoter and promoting yourself through Musicians' Union.
You can also find information on working in the creative industries from Discover Creative Careers.
With experience, you could move to a larger company or you could specialise in an area like legal advice.
You could work freelance, start up your own promotions company or become an artists' agent or manager.
You can get more advice about working as a music promoter and promoting yourself through Creative Choices and the Musicians' Union.