Bloodshot Records seeks Retail Marketing Director to work full-time in our Chicago office.
Bloodshot is looking for a motivated candidate, with experience in physical retail, to run our physical retail sales department. Duties include global physical product sales liaison with distributors in all territories, developing new release marketing plans tailored for each artist/release, informing accounts of new release, direct sales to specific indie accounts, researching and building indie account direct sales, monitoring stock levels at distributors and along tour dates, organizing in-store performances, maintaining the catalog and UPC database, invoicing, staffing pop-up shop, packing and shipping, and creatively working catalog titles. The applicant must be comfortable navigating distributors’ B2Bs, Almighty Retail, AtVenu, as well as making phone calls. Knowledge of Excel, Word, and Google Sheets are required. Experience with MailChimp, FileMaker Pro, Photoshop and Illustrator are a plus.
Candidate must have at least one year of paid work experience in retail sales marketing, distribution, or as a store buyer. The applicant needs to be a quick learner, self-directed and extremely comfortable working independently; however, they need to work well with digital retail and mail order departments. Must be outgoing, organized, level-headed, hold strong indie ethics, and be a serious music fan who is passionate about much of the music on the label.
Current Bloodshot artist roster includes Sarah Shook & the Disarmers, Murder By Death, Scott H. Biram, Jon Langford, Robbie Fulks, and many more; further info on Bloodshot at http://www.bloodshotrecords.com
This is a permanent position, one that must evolve with the changing music retail landscape. Pay starting $14/hr. but commensurate with experience (within the scrappy indie label world). Benefits include health insurance, profit sharing, life and long-term disability insurance. Relocation expenses are not included. We will not consider contractors; this is an in-house staff position only. If interested AND QUALIFIED, send cover letter and resume to:
nan[at]bloodshotrecords[dot]com