Summer Intern - Music Licensing
Secret Road Music Services
Los Angeles, CAPart Time Unpaid Internship
Internship Start Date/Season: May-August
Internship Duration: approximately 3 months
Time/Days Required: 3 days/week; 7-8 hrs/day
Workplace Requirements: Hybrid - 1 day/week in office (either Tuesday/Wednesday/Thursday), the rest is remote.
Tasks Include (but not limited to):
• Update company-wide calendar of upcoming artist shows and showcases
• Assist Publishing team with DISCO/metadata tasks including:
o Processing and tagging new songs when delivered by artists
o Update and group songs into appropriate Channels
o Add song lyrics to track metadata
o Track and update cover songs in our catalog
• Assist A&R team with weekly tasks
o Group incoming songs by genre, tempo, style, etc.
o Track artist releases
o Update and create playlists for Secret Road's Spotify
• Assist TV/Film team track sync airdates
• Assist Licensing & Management teams with any supplemental needs
• Take part in weekly company-wide meeting
• Put forth ideas of how to improve our current systems and daily routines
Learning Outcomes:
• Gain a better understanding of the music licensing, management and publishing world
• Introduction to metadata, publishing, and A&R perspectives through a sync-based lens
• Observe inner-workings and collaboration of a creative team at a midsize company
• Broaden understanding of the music business
Additional Information
Secret Road is a boutique music licensing, management, and publishing company. Founded in 2007 by Lynn Grossman, the company at its core is about providing opportunities for emerging and known artists to flourish in their careers with a focus towards sync placements. The company has had many successful syncs across all platforms (Film & TV placements on Netflix, HBO, Amazon, & Hulu; and Commercial placements for Google, Apple, Samsung, & Honda, to name a few). Secret Road also releases music under the label Secret Road Records, providing marketing / digital support and access to DSPs. Based primarily in Los Angeles, Secret Road also has offices in New York, Nashville, and Perth.
Please send resume & cover letter and include answers to the following questions below:
• Are you able to get college credit for this internship?
o If so, how many credit hours you need to complete for your course?
• Are you available at 10am PST every Wednesday to attend our weekly team meeting?
• What is your ideal start & end date for this internship?
• What days & times are you available during the week for this internship?
• What time zone will you be working from during your semester?
• What aspects of the music industry are you most interested in?
• What do you hope to learn from this opportunity? Via email:
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