Top Benefits
About the role
We’re Hiring!
Concerts Administrator Intern
Toronto, ON
POSITION TYPE: Contract Full-Time
SALARY: $19 per hour
START DATE: May 4, 2026
END DATE: August 28, 2026
REASON FOR HIRING: New Role
WORK MODEL: Remote
LANGUAGE: English, French is an asset
WHO WE ARE
SOCAN is a not-for-profit copyright collective dedicated to ensuring music creators and publishers receive what they have rightfully earned for the use of their work. SOCAN supports and represents nearly 200,000 songwriters, composers, and music publishers. Through licensing, global royalty collection and advocacy, we help creators to keep making the music that entertains, moves, and inspires us.
OUR COMMITMENT TO DIVERSITY, EQUITY, INCLUSION, AND ANTI-RACISM
SOCAN thrives with a variety of viewpoints, identities, and backgrounds, and we are committed to anti-racism. Everyone is welcome to apply for our wide range of roles, regardless of gender identity, gender expression, ethnicity, race, age, culture, sexual orientation, religious belief, or physical ability. Learn more about SOCAN’s commitment to Inclusion & Anti-Racism.
WHY WORK WITH US?
- Make a difference by supporting and collaborating with a vibrant and creative community
- Enjoy many options for workplace flexibility and work-life balance
- Get involved in the rapidly changing creative space
- Advocate for and empower the creative community
- Together, we’ll help music creators earn more income and make a living
WHAT WE OFFER
- 35-hour workweek schedule (possible flexible work options i.e., 4-day work week (position based)
- Access to SOCAN fitness facility
- Inclusive and collaborative working environment
ABOUT THE ROLE
The Concerts team is responsible for the distribution of royalties earned via live performances across Canada. You will be responsible for and assist in many aspects of that process. This includes researching concerts and venues, collecting setlists, analyzing data, and identifying songs so that the appropriate songwriters and publishers receive compensation, in a complete, accurate and timely manner.
WHAT YOU’LL DO / KEY RESPONSIBILITIES
- Processing of concert setlists submitted in paper form
- Processing of concert setlists submitted by foreign societies
- Research of missing setlists Matching Concert usages to setlists
- Conduct concert research (identify performers, venues, promoters, etc.)
- Assist with work identification, including foreign artists’ catalogs
- Assist with unidentified work research (this involves determining who the songwriters/publishers of the works are)
- Assist with incoming Concert claims from SOCAN members
- Prepare/setup concerts for distribution in our system
- Add foreign music repertoire to SOCAN database
WHAT YOU WILL BRING / QUALIFICATIONS & EXPERIENCE
- Currently enrolled in post-secondary education
- Available to work 35 hours a week, May through August
- Ability to manage workload effectively including planning, organizing, prioritizing, and meeting deadlines
- Strong communication (both written and verbal) skills
- Dynamic, energetic, and self-motivated
ACCESSIBILITY & ACCOMMODATION
SOCAN is committed to providing an inclusive workplace environment that meets the accessibility needs of employees with disabilities. Should you require accommodations please contact us directly at hr@socan.com and we will make the necessary accommodations. Applications submitted to this email address will not be accepted.
EQUAL EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITY
SOCAN is an Equal Opportunity Employer. Hiring and other employment decisions at SOCAN are made without regard to race, colour, religion, sex, ancestry, national origin, ethnic origin, age, disability, citizenship, veteran status, sexual orientation, record of offences, marital status, family status, or any other characteristic protected by federal, provincial, or local law, regulation, or ordinance.
If you don’t see yourself fully reflected in every job requirement listed on the posting above, we still encourage you to reach out and apply. Research has shown underrepresented groups often only apply when they feel 100% qualified. We are committed to creating a more equitable, inclusive, and diverse company and we strongly encourage applicants of all genders, ages, ethnicities, cultures, abilities, sexual orientations, and life experiences to apply.
HOW TO APPLY
If you’re interested in joining us, we’d love to hear from you: http://www.socan.com/careers/
Thank you for your interest in our company; we will be in touch with those candidates we wish to interview.
To learn more about SOCAN, go to www.socan.com. You can also follow us on LinkedIn, Twitter, Instagram, and Facebook (@SOCANmusic/@SOCANmusique).
About SOCAN
SOCAN is a rights management organization that links more than four million songwriters, composers and music publishers worldwide. We do this by administering licenses for the public performance and reproduction of their work. The money collected from these licenses is distributed as royalties to the music creators and publishers who have rightfully earned them in Canada and worldwide.
More than 250 employees work with SOCAN. We are a team dedicated to supporting the national and global music ecosystem through our creativity, innovation, commitment, and passion in an ever-changing music and business landscape. We support SOCAN members from offices in Toronto, Vancouver, Montréal, Nashville and Los Angeles.
We love music and believe that the songwriters, composers and music publishers provide an essential and priceless aspect of national pride and culture. This belief permeates our work and heavily influences a workplace culture of which we are immensely proud.
As we blaze trails during one of the fastest-changing times in our industry, we continue to revolutionize and modernize music monetization through state-of-the-art, innovative technology.
SOCAN is Canada’s largest member-based rights management organization. We’re always looking for innovative, industrious, and creative new team members, who share our passion and commitment.
Visit SOCAN.com to learn more about what we do.
Top Benefits
About the role
We’re Hiring!
Concerts Administrator Intern
Toronto, ON
POSITION TYPE: Contract Full-Time
SALARY: $19 per hour
START DATE: May 4, 2026
END DATE: August 28, 2026
REASON FOR HIRING: New Role
WORK MODEL: Remote
LANGUAGE: English, French is an asset
WHO WE ARE
SOCAN is a not-for-profit copyright collective dedicated to ensuring music creators and publishers receive what they have rightfully earned for the use of their work. SOCAN supports and represents nearly 200,000 songwriters, composers, and music publishers. Through licensing, global royalty collection and advocacy, we help creators to keep making the music that entertains, moves, and inspires us.
OUR COMMITMENT TO DIVERSITY, EQUITY, INCLUSION, AND ANTI-RACISM
SOCAN thrives with a variety of viewpoints, identities, and backgrounds, and we are committed to anti-racism. Everyone is welcome to apply for our wide range of roles, regardless of gender identity, gender expression, ethnicity, race, age, culture, sexual orientation, religious belief, or physical ability. Learn more about SOCAN’s commitment to Inclusion & Anti-Racism.
WHY WORK WITH US?
- Make a difference by supporting and collaborating with a vibrant and creative community
- Enjoy many options for workplace flexibility and work-life balance
- Get involved in the rapidly changing creative space
- Advocate for and empower the creative community
- Together, we’ll help music creators earn more income and make a living
WHAT WE OFFER
- 35-hour workweek schedule (possible flexible work options i.e., 4-day work week (position based)
- Access to SOCAN fitness facility
- Inclusive and collaborative working environment
ABOUT THE ROLE
The Concerts team is responsible for the distribution of royalties earned via live performances across Canada. You will be responsible for and assist in many aspects of that process. This includes researching concerts and venues, collecting setlists, analyzing data, and identifying songs so that the appropriate songwriters and publishers receive compensation, in a complete, accurate and timely manner.
WHAT YOU’LL DO / KEY RESPONSIBILITIES
- Processing of concert setlists submitted in paper form
- Processing of concert setlists submitted by foreign societies
- Research of missing setlists Matching Concert usages to setlists
- Conduct concert research (identify performers, venues, promoters, etc.)
- Assist with work identification, including foreign artists’ catalogs
- Assist with unidentified work research (this involves determining who the songwriters/publishers of the works are)
- Assist with incoming Concert claims from SOCAN members
- Prepare/setup concerts for distribution in our system
- Add foreign music repertoire to SOCAN database
WHAT YOU WILL BRING / QUALIFICATIONS & EXPERIENCE
- Currently enrolled in post-secondary education
- Available to work 35 hours a week, May through August
- Ability to manage workload effectively including planning, organizing, prioritizing, and meeting deadlines
- Strong communication (both written and verbal) skills
- Dynamic, energetic, and self-motivated
ACCESSIBILITY & ACCOMMODATION
SOCAN is committed to providing an inclusive workplace environment that meets the accessibility needs of employees with disabilities. Should you require accommodations please contact us directly at hr@socan.com and we will make the necessary accommodations. Applications submitted to this email address will not be accepted.
EQUAL EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITY
SOCAN is an Equal Opportunity Employer. Hiring and other employment decisions at SOCAN are made without regard to race, colour, religion, sex, ancestry, national origin, ethnic origin, age, disability, citizenship, veteran status, sexual orientation, record of offences, marital status, family status, or any other characteristic protected by federal, provincial, or local law, regulation, or ordinance.
If you don’t see yourself fully reflected in every job requirement listed on the posting above, we still encourage you to reach out and apply. Research has shown underrepresented groups often only apply when they feel 100% qualified. We are committed to creating a more equitable, inclusive, and diverse company and we strongly encourage applicants of all genders, ages, ethnicities, cultures, abilities, sexual orientations, and life experiences to apply.
HOW TO APPLY
If you’re interested in joining us, we’d love to hear from you: http://www.socan.com/careers/
Thank you for your interest in our company; we will be in touch with those candidates we wish to interview.
To learn more about SOCAN, go to www.socan.com. You can also follow us on LinkedIn, Twitter, Instagram, and Facebook (@SOCANmusic/@SOCANmusique).
About SOCAN
SOCAN is a rights management organization that links more than four million songwriters, composers and music publishers worldwide. We do this by administering licenses for the public performance and reproduction of their work. The money collected from these licenses is distributed as royalties to the music creators and publishers who have rightfully earned them in Canada and worldwide.
More than 250 employees work with SOCAN. We are a team dedicated to supporting the national and global music ecosystem through our creativity, innovation, commitment, and passion in an ever-changing music and business landscape. We support SOCAN members from offices in Toronto, Vancouver, Montréal, Nashville and Los Angeles.
We love music and believe that the songwriters, composers and music publishers provide an essential and priceless aspect of national pride and culture. This belief permeates our work and heavily influences a workplace culture of which we are immensely proud.
As we blaze trails during one of the fastest-changing times in our industry, we continue to revolutionize and modernize music monetization through state-of-the-art, innovative technology.
SOCAN is Canada’s largest member-based rights management organization. We’re always looking for innovative, industrious, and creative new team members, who share our passion and commitment.
Visit SOCAN.com to learn more about what we do.