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Internship Application

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Count Zero Records® Intern Application

Welcome and Congratulations!

We would like to welcome you to the intern application program, and are very happy you have considered joining our team! If you have not already done so, please join our Discord at https://countzerorecords.com/discord , since we will have all video interviews there.

But first, let us introduce ourselves.Count Zero Records® is an artist-run independent international full-service record label. Every one of us is an artist. One day we decided to start our own label. This is our story. Founded in 2018, through hard work and dedication we became one of the larger indie labels and the second-largest Croatian label but have also grown to have facilities in the USA, UK, Austria and Croatia.Today we have 5 labels worldwide with over 50 artists, 30 chart placements and 300 songs we represent.

Count Zero Records is a 100% ethical company that holds its staff, managers, artists, and everyone involved to a strict policy of transparency and fairness. We dedicate our time and effort to music and we give artists we believe in a chance they would otherwise not have had. We are beholden to no one, we are financed by no investors. We are in nobody's pocket.

We operate 7 labels (Count Zero Records Croatia, Count Zero Records USA, Count Zero Records UK, MP4W Records, Saint Jerome Music, Tumble Honey Records, and Moodee Cactus Records) in 4 countries (Austria, Croatia, UK and USA)

Every year we receive 30.000 demo songs, and we review over 6.000 of them.

With over 300 distribution partners, 300+ licensed songs, 50+ artists and 30+ chart placements, Count Zero Records is already among the largest independent labels in the home markets. As a worldwide record label, we work internationally (With the biggest market being the USA), but pride ourselves on offering distribution and marketing for the Asian and African growth regions as well.

Our Studio, Studio Zero is a modern Digital / Analog Studio in which our Chart Hits were created. Working with internationally successful Songwriters, Producers, and Musicians, we are more than just a Studio.

Count Zero Records Media represents our works internationally. As a Publisher, we monetize works for TV- Film- and Music Productions and give our artists access to Sync licensing, Cover, Remix, and sub-licensing.

The first step is to let us know who you are, so let's get right to it.

This process will take about 15 minutes of your time.

We recommend you follow all steps and use a PC or Mac as some steps can be difficult on a phone or tablet.

Your Email Address *

Confirm Email

Your Full Legal Name *

Please supply your full legal name as on your current photo ID, or we are legally disallowed to work with you.

Your Phone Number in International Format *

Your phone number with +XX country codes so we can contact you.

Your Artist Name *

(enter NONE if you are not an artist)

Which intern job do you want to apply for? *

Social Media Management
Artists and Repertoire Management
Booking and Event Management
Another Role (pick if your role is not listed above)

About Working at Count Zero Records

We work fully remotely in many countries in the world (USA, UK, Austria, Croatia, New Zealand, Switzerland). We hold an annual gathering in the summer in Croatia (Where our HQ is) and you are ALWAYS welcome to visit our locations, but most of our work is done entirely remotely.

You can be any sex, ethnicity, color, creed, or religion, as long as you absolutely LOVE music and have an artist's heart, and are an artist yourself (of any kind).

About Social Media Management

Being a Social Media Manager for the label means being in charge of engaging with fans, followers, and artists. You will be providing meaningful content that our fans enjoy and will be able to work with artists to receive that content. New artists will ask you to write blog articles etc. This is a fun and important position where you can learn the basics of promotion and content placement.

For this position you will receive training on how to be an SMM, and if you - after a month-long trial period - qualify you will become a paid SM intern.

After 6 to 12 months you will have the opportunity to become a Channel Manager, and after 1-3 years you can become a Director of Content for a certain geographical area.

To apply please join our Discord server (link below) and message AViiiO (me).

What do you need?

Excellent verbal and written language skills in English
Computer and Internet Access
2-4 Hours per day
Frustration Tolerance (Lots of posting stuff, can be repetitive)
Understanding of current, past, and future music

About Booking & Event Management

Being a Booking Agent / Booking Manager for the label means being in charge of engaging and working with booking agents and artists, as well as all the staff and service providers that are involved in touring. You will be booking artists and creating events that our fans enjoy and will be able to work with artists all around the world. This is a fun and important position where you can learn the details of music event management and the booking business.

For this position you will receive training on how to be an booking agent and event manager, and if you - after a month long trial period - qualify you will become a paid booking agent intern.

After 6 to 12 months you will have the opportunity to become a Booking Manager, and after 1-3 years you can become a Director of Booking and Events for a certain geographical area.

What do you need?

Optional but highly helpful: Past expirience as a booker, booking manager, touring artist or manager
Excellent verbal and written language skills in english
Computer and Internet Access
2-4 Hours per day
Frustration Tolerance (Lots of calling people and trying to set up a gig)
Understanding of current, past and future music

About A&R Management

Being an A&R (Artists & Repertoire) Manager for the label means being in charge of finding the coolest, most deserving artists around the world and approaching them to see if they would be interested in working with us. The cultural and artistic impact of an A&R is huge, as they drive the future artistic direction of the label like few other positions.

For this position you will receive training on how to be an A&R, and if you - after a month-long trial period - qualify you will become a paid A&R intern.

After 6 to 12 months you will have the opportunity to become an A&R manager, and after 1-3 years you can become a DoM (Director of Music) for a certain geographical area.

What do you need?

Excellent verbal and written language skills in English
Computer and Internet Access
2-4 Hours per day
Frustration Tolerance (Less than 1% of material is approved in the end)
Understanding of current, past, and future music
Ability to see commercial potential in artists while they are still "rough"

Identity Verification Fee *

Artists Trust Us

Artists send us unreleased works for review and they trust us to keep their works confidential. We are are legally required to establish your identity on behalf of the artists we represent to ensure compliance. Identity verification per credit card is easier because its automated.

We chose to verify your identity in this way because if you were to upload a scanned Photo ID we would have to verify that Photo ID somehow. This can be difficult since theres around 200 countries and around 600 official photo IDs and we have (for example) no way of knowing how a Ghanese Drivers License should look like.

We NEVER STORE the credit card data, we just charge the minimum amount processable.

Also, the credit card transaction lets us verify that you are a legal adult and are legally able and competent to enter into the NDA (Non Disclosure Agreement) with us.

Credit Card (For Identity Verification Only) *

Card

Name on Card

Verifying your credit card serves as an identity determination process that is required due to the nature of working with sensitive personal data, unreleased works and more. There is a 1 Euro credit card transaction fee (https://stripe.com/pricing) to conduct this verification. We do not charge anything for this process, and your application with Count Zero Records is entirely for free.

And YOU ARE DONE! Woohoo!

Lets submit this form and start your journey!

What's Next After submitting the form ?

Hop on the Discord server and we will give you the appropriate role so you can access our staff rooms, where you will receive further information.