We’re looking for a Marketing Manager for our international music conference and showcase festival Most Wanted: Music!

Most Wanted: Music (MW:M) is the most important music business conference in Berlin and a rising European hotspot event for music and creative industry professionals worldwide. It is run by the Berlin Music Commission, the music industry network of Berlin.

Most Wanted: Music aims to start building the music and creative industries of tomorrow, where collaboration is not merely about working together but creating new with modern goals and rallying around a new ethos.

MW:M’s key objectives are: enabling practical know-how transfer, fostering networking and exchange and inspiring new ideas and business models.

Offering a wide range of inspiring keynotes, interviews and debates, hands-on workshops and matchmaking events, MW:M covers the most current and relevant questions of today’s music, tech and creative industries in order to bring direct value to creators and music businesses.

From 11th – 13th November MW:M25 will take place at the famous Kulturbrauerei in Berlin. The programme includes interactive talks, interviews and workshops with experts and artists from all over the world, experimental networking formats and live performances.

The conference called MW:M Convention is accompanied by MW:M Live, Berlin’s international showcase event, and the LISTEN TO BERLIN: AWARDS, the awards for remarkable achievements in the Berlin music scene.

Your Tasks

• The MW:M marketing team communicates the inspiring programme and the business value of Most Wanted: Music to the outside world. It gains attention and attracts attendees, viewers and partners to participate in the event.Your role as a Marketing Manager will be to:
• Analyze the structure and needs of our target groups and know how to target and tie them,
• Execute and monitor creative marketing, PR and social media campaigns.
• Plan and create diverse media content for all communication and advertising purposes,
• Run and monitor digital and analogue marketing, PR and social media marketing campaigns,
• Work closely with other teams such as programme, partnerships and event management
• Add your personal part to the overall success of Most Wanted: Music.

Your profile

• You have at least 3 years of marketing experience.
• You are passionate about creative markets and marketing.
• You provide basic knowledge in the music, tech and creative industries and are aware of its current changes and challenges.
• You have expertise in all relevant marketing areas and you are able to think across channels.
• You think outside the box when it comes to developing new stories around our interesting speakers, topics and event formats.
• You go the extra mile to get prominent placements in relevant media outlets.
• You are result oriented and don’t get lost in the details of your daily operational tasks.
• You have a DIY mentality, you are hands-on and you don’t mind to keep on following up until you received an appropriate reaction to your requests.
• You excel in being a sales person.
• You are well organized, quality-oriented and able to react quickly to unpredicted changes.
• You can keep calm in a fast-pace and sometimes stressful event environment.
• You are a team player and an excellent communicator both internally within the team as well as externally towards media, speakers, sponsors and other partners.
• You are in full command of German language and have business-fluent English skills.

Would be a plus

• You have basic event management experience and you know the processes and requirements of B2B events and its target groups.
• You are experienced with digital content production.
• You have strong personal contacts to music and music business related media outlets.

Our offer to you

• A professional working environment,
• A highly qualified, experienced and motivated team,
• Short communication channels and flat hierarchies.
• Flexible working hours and locations,
• A vast and vibrant network within the international music scene,
• You will learn how to realize highly innovative virtual and hybrid events,
• A competitive compensation with the potential to grow.

Work load: approx. 300 – 400 working hours, divided into:

• MW:M Convention: 300h
• MW:M Live: 100h

MW:M and MW:M Live are two separate projects. Therefore the hiring will be split into two commissions, which can be cumulated in one quote. Please send us your application and quote until 4th of April 2025 (deadline). If not enough qualified offers have been received by this date, we reserve the right to extend the invitation to tender.Duration: Preferably immediately until mid of December 2025.Payment: According to your personal conditions and qualification on a freelance basis.Contact
Please send us your application including cover letter and CV via e-mail to enric@mwm-berlin.de. Please indicate your favoured compensation (rate per hour).Applications of people with an international background who fulfil the requirements of the vacancy are specifically welcome. Recognized severely disabled or handicapped persons or people who are treated as equal are preferably considered given the same suitability. If applicable, please point out a severe disability already in the application. Applications of women/non-cis male applicants are specifically welcome and will be preferred.

We’re looking for a new Project Manager / Head of for our international showcase festival MW:M Live!

About MW:M Live

MW:M Live is the international showcase festival of the music business conference Most Wanted: Music (MW:M), organized by the Berlin Music Commission. It provides a platform for emerging local and international talent to perform live in front of industry professionals, decision-makers, and music enthusiasts. MW:M Live is an integral part of MW:M, the leading conference for the professional music and creative industries in Berlin.

Your Tasks

• Manage the project for MW:M Live 2025.

• Develop and implement a detailed project and timeline plan.

• Plan and monitor resources and budgets.

• Financial administration including public tendering of contracts, invoice control, payment approvals and preparation of reports for funding bodies.

• Acquire and collaborate with national and international program partners, such as music export offices, regional pop music funding organizations, agencies, management teams, and labels.

• Work closely with the production team and other stakeholders.

• Support the selection and coordination of artists (booking).

• Coordinate communication with artists, partners, and VIP guests.

• Maintain and update the MW:M Live website and marketing materials.

• Ensure the smooth execution of the event, including creating a show schedule.

• Conduct debriefings and evaluations after the event.

Your Profile

• Passion for creative events and the music industry.

• Several years of experience in project and event management, preferably in the music or creative industries.

• Strong communication and teamwork skills.

• High resilience and flexibility, even in high-pressure event environments.

• Fluent in both German and English, spoken and written.

• Familiarity with the Berlin music scene and existing networks is a plus.

What We Offer

• A professional and motivated team with flat hierarchies.

• Flexible working hours and locations.

• The opportunity to actively shape a significant showcase festival.

• Access to a vibrant network within the Berlin and international music scene.

• A steep learning curve and new personal experiences.

Framework

• Workload: Approximately 300 hours.

• Duration: Preferably from March until the mid of December 2025 (fixed term).

• Compensation: Based on personal qualifications on a freelance basis. As the work of managing and curating a music showcase festival as part of a music business conference is subject to a high degree of complexity in terms of musical content, formats and contributors, the proposals received will only represent a basis for negotiation.

Application
Please send your proposal/application, including your CV, references, and fee expectations until 14th February 2025 via email to: stephan@berlin-music-commission.de. If not enough qualified offers have been received by this date, we reserve the right to extend the invitation to tender.

The Berlin Music Commission explicitly welcomes applications from people with migration backgrounds, women/non-cis-male applicants, and other marginalized groups. People with disabilities will be given preference if equally qualified.