Artist and Repertoire Workers


Overview

Introduction

In the artist and repertoire (A&R) department of a record company, A&R coordinators, executives, and other workers locate new talent and convince the company to sign them to contracts. A&R workers are also involved in producing their artists music, promoting them, arranging concert tours, and other details of management.

Quick Facts


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Median Salary

$73,566

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Employment Prospects

Poor

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Minimum Education Level

Bachelors Degree


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Experience

A part-time job or internship


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Skills

Business Management|Interpersonal|Performance, Music, and Acting


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Personality Traits

Creative|Enterprising|Outgoing

Earnings

Salaries for artist and repertoire workers vary depending on work experience and the size of the record company. ZipRecruiter.com reported that entry-level A&R workers employed in Los Angeles, California, in July 2024 averaged $45,476 per year. Salaries ranged from $22,586 to $86,141. The average salary for A&R workers was about $73,566 in July 2024, according to Salary.com. Salaries ra...

Work Environment

Work with a record company can be very exciting—A&R workers have the opportunity to make decisions about what music people will be listening to and which artists will get a shot at success. But the work can be very stressful and intense. A&R professionals work long hours, making phone calls, devising schedules, reviewing contracts, and handling many other details of management. They hav...

Outlook

The Department of Labor predicts faster than average employment growth for agents and business managers of artists through 2032. The A&R worker will always be important to record companies, and positions within an A&R department will always be difficult to get because of keen competition in the field. The work itself will be affected greatly by the Internet and technological development...