Job Title: Marketing & Membership Executive

Salary: Available on Request

Working Environment: Hybrid Working Model

Application: Please send a CV and covering letter outlining how you meet the criteria for the role to [email protected]

Deadline for applications is 5.00pm on Wednesday 31st August 2022.

Purpose of Job

To contribute to the provision of an efficient membership service by administering various systems relating to members’ profiles as well as liaising with members and licensees both proactively and reactively to build and maintain strong relations between IMRO and its members and licensees. To raise awareness of IMRO in the marketplace and promote effective communication methods with our customers and potential customers.

Principal Accountabilities

Guiding members through any documents or procedures they need to complete in relation to their membership and ensuring that members understand what they need to do to benefit fully from their IMRO membership.
Entering data in relation to members and maintaining information to ensure accuracy of IMRO distributions e.g., member info, bank details, etc.
Dealing with general queries from IMRO members and passing information on to the Team Leader of the relevant distribution team to ensure that member issues are dealt with in a timely fashion.
Contacting members in a proactive manner to ensure that their international live / broadcast performances are tracked accurately and to work closely with the International Department to increase overseas income.
Contacting members in a proactive manner to inform them of any IMRO events which may be of interest to them and acknowledging any achievements made by the member.
Organising and speaking at events such as song-writing workshops, seminars and showcases to create a higher awareness of IMRO.
Promote and improve IMRO’s Self-Service and Self-Licensing online tool for prospective and current licences and propose enhancements to user interface.
Develop communications and marketing initiatives (using digital marketing and social media) relevant to licensing activity to ultimately drive an increase in DML penetration.
Deliver marketing plan to positively influence public perception of IMRO.
Increase Licensee awareness of the importance of remunerating music creators for the commercial use of their work.
Liaise closely with the Membership and Licensing Teams to ensure that all IMRO messaging is clear, consistent and on brand.
Engage with Licensee representative bodies to take advantage of their marketing inventory to promote IMRO (e.g., VFI, LVA, Restaurants Association of Ireland).
Generate and implement ideas to increase Licensee engagement on various media (including social media) and digital platforms.
Understand the requirements of Licensees to ensure more value-added initiatives can be developed and delivered.
Keep up to date with current digital trends, evaluate new technologies and suggest new ideas to enhance the overall marketing strategy.
Support the acquisition of new Licensees and manage existing client relationships.
Engage with existing broadcast partners to promote IMRO to national audiences.
Maintaining IMRO websites including www.imro.ie, its various social media platforms and ensuring content is monitored and updated regularly.
Assistance with IMRO’s sponsorship and advertising activities in relation to music events such as festivals, awards, etc.
Administering IMRO advertising assets, both print and online, and ensuring that the content of the advertisements is kept up to date.
Continuous monitoring of members and licensees through surveys to gain feedback on our relations with these groups.
Raising the profile of IMRO with customers and potential customers through events and campaigns directed at IMRO customers and through attendance at industry trade fairs.
Undertaking such other duties as may be assigned by management from time-to-time.

Knowledge & Experience

Job holders should have strong organisational abilities and possess keen attention to detail.
The holder is also required to have excellent communication skills.
Familiarity with all elements of Microsoft Office is required.
An existing knowledge of strategic communications, PR and marketing is essential.
Strong social media, digital marketing, and website management (via WordPress) skills is preferable.
Holders should be able to work as a team as well as working on their own initiative.
A firm knowledge of music and issues relating to the music industry, both domestic and international is essential.