Music Industry Support Work
Librarianship
The major orchestras, opera companies, broadcasting companies, music schools and publishers all maintain specialised music libraries. Larger public libraries have separate music departments with a specialist librarian in charge, and even quite small libraries have music sections.
Administration
Opera and ballet companies, orchestras, concert halls and festivals all need administrators. Some opportunities occur with agents, who plan careers for their artists, find work for them and arrange contracts.
There are opportunities with Arts Councils, the Regional Arts Boards and local authorities, some of which run multi-activity arts and leisure centres.
Publishing
The music publishing industry today is a mix of large multi-national companies (mainly in pop music), most of which are related to record, film or entertainment companies and electronic manufacturers. There are also independent firms who publish every type of music.
The industry doesn’t employ a lot of people, but there could be openings in clerical positions, mainly in copyright or royalty accounting departments. There are also jobs that require special training or ability. These are in areas such as promotion, editing and arranging, sales and distribution, or legal work.