Business Development and Artist Relations Intern [Spring Semester]
Who we are: We are a young, scrappy, Techstars and VC-backed team of technology, growth, product, data, and design enthusiasts who love discovering new music and leveling the playing field for independent artists. We have a culture that values agile thinking, out-of-the-box creativity, and a 10x growth mindset. Our team is committed to success and excellence, and we have a passion for doing things differently. For HotDrop, success is defined by creating disruptive services that ensure remaining independent as an artist is both a viable and desirable career path. HotDrop was recently named one of the best platforms to discover new music by the Wall Street Journal (link).
What we do: HotDrop is a digital community of both “superfans” and artists. Listeners struggle to consistently find good new music and lack a reliable means to discover hidden-gems from their networks. Emerging artists lack the financial and promotional resources to scale their early fanbases, learn from prior successes/flops, and generate repeatable traction.
With the HotDrop app and web-based HotDrop Studio platform, the touchpoints between listeners/artists grow radically closer and these two passionate forces can discover, promote, share, and experience music together. Our team has high conviction that the music industry dynamics today will look drastically different 10 years from now. So what? The exponential growth of independent artists around the world demands innovative solutions to industry problems that remain unsolved: We are going to make HotDrop the preferred home of the next generation of artists and music-addicts.
If you have a passion for actively discovering or making music and this sounds like a challenge that excites you, we invite you to speak with us! We have no time to waste.
About our Culture:
- Love of music - passionate about discovering and supporting new music and artists.
- Outcomes - focus on moving the needle and relentless efforts in pursuit of success.
- Best idea wins - be open-minded with the need to learn more.
- Move fast and iterate - prove your thesis in the most minimally viable way.
- Ask why - understand the why behind experiments, tests, and projects.
What You'll Do:
- Opportunity for students of all ages to get diverse experiences at fast-paced, growing music startup
- Outreach to artist talent among all genres’
- Product development and strategy
- Marketing and social media strategy - growth campaign development
- Capital allocation and financial literacy as we approach fundraising opportunities
- Self starter and creative thinker
- Valuable guest speaker and networking opportunities
- 25 hours minimum a week
- 8-12 Weeks (flexible timing)
- Entirely remote program during Spring 2023 semester (we will recruit for future semester cohorts in the future)
- Experience with Excel is a plus but by no means required
- High-performing interns will have future internship and full-time job opportunities at HotDrop
- Students can complete internship for school credit if they choose
At HotDrop, we believe that having a team of diverse backgrounds and voices working together will enable us to create innovative products that improve the way people live and communicate. HotDrop is proud to be an equal opportunity employer, and committed to providing employment opportunities regardless of race, religious creed, color, national origin, ancestry, physical disability, mental disability, medical condition, genetic information, marital status, sex, gender, gender identity, gender expression, pregnancy, childbirth and breastfeeding, age, sexual orientation, military or veteran status, or any other protected classification, in accordance with applicable federal, state, and local laws.