About the Organization

Salt Lick Incubator is a 501(c)(3) non-profit organization dedicated to supporting emerging musicians with grants, collaborative opportunities, strategy, communication, marketing support, mentorship, and a YouTube platform. The Salt Lick Incubator aims to be a  supportive community of artists operating within an exploitation-free ecosystem of partners who help new artists discover pathways to sustainable careers. 

Music is one of the most powerful tools we have to help people understand, hear, and embrace one another. To support the music-making of our emerging artists is to further a humane approach to one another and the world around us—particularly valuable in light of the division and fractiousness we see in the world.

About the Internship

The Salt Lick Incubator internship program strives to give interns a holistic view of artist development. To achieve this, internship duties are divided among three main functions: A&R, data/marketing, and administrative.

A&R

• Serve as a first-line reviewer of grant applications
• Research complementary artists for potential collaboration
• Help identify appropriate talent for future Salt Lick Sessions (YouTube video series)
• Prepare pre-session briefs

Data/Marketing

• Prepare targeting suggestions for weekly Salt Lick Sessions drops
• Track statistics for current Salt Lick Incubator artists and sessions. Use research and deductive reasoning to give context to increases and decreases in engagement. Compile weekly reports. Present to the team
• Social-media marketing 
• Strategize for and promote YouTube channel and accompanying social posts
• Capture, upload, organize, prioritize, and share in-studio/on-site social media content (where applicable.)
• Produce content for TikTok

Administrative

• Execute physical mailings (merchandise, etc.)
• Assist with load-in, setup, and load-out for Salt Lick Sessions recordings (where applicable.)
• Support the Salt Lick Incubator team across departments including operations, artist development, production, post-production, advertising, and social media.

Requirements

• A keen desire to support creators
• An obsession with music and discovering new artists
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills 
• Knowledge of and appreciation for social media and the ways it can connect fans to creatives
• Experience creating and maintaining Excel or Google spreadsheets
• Familiarity with Google Workspace (Docs, Sheets, Calendar, Gmail)
• Availability to work remotely 10–15 hours per week
• Familiarity with audio/video production and/or graphic design is a plus
• Familiarity with Slack is also a plus

Compensation

• $18 per hour
• College credit available