The Mavo is a motion picture and media services studio that not only produces its own compelling cinematic stories but helps its clients create their own intriguing projects. The projects include narrative fiction, promotional pieces and other types of work. For complete details, please visit our site at https://themavo.com.
Currently, The Mavo seeks a Music Composer to add to its roster of vetted reserve crew which would potentially be inquired upon as future projects arise or develop.
The Mavo is based in New York City. To be considered for this role, you must be physically located within the United States of America.
Your key responsibilities would be to…
—collaborate seamlessly with the Director to create a new and original musical soundtrack for the project
—guided by the project’s Director, support the story and tell it via new and original music
—write, arrange and orchestrate original music for the project
—perform the music to appear in the project
—creatively lead the Music Department and its crew members
—craft the sound of the original music of the project
—collaborate with other key creative department heads, especially the Sound Department, to realize the best finished project
For this role, we require…
—at least two years of verifiable professional work experience as a Composer on at least three projects
—technical and creative expertise crafting original soundtracks for film and other media
—technical and creative expertise with relevant postproduction audio tools (e.g., Audition)
—at least three professional references
—United States citizenship or a valid United States green card
—a strong passion for films and the film industry (cinephiles and film geeks are always welcome)
We prefer (but don’t require)…
—a bachelor’s degree or higher in music theory, music composition, film production, film studies or another closely related field
—a candidate who is already connected to people who could potentially be hired as part of a Music Department or Orchestra, if needed
—a candidate who possesses their own musical studio and composition and performance tools or is connected to providers who possess such resources
To apply, please provide (all required)…
—your current résumé
—your work credits, including a direct link to your IMDb profile
—links to your work samples or website (clarify your role(s) for each sample)
—the types of projects you prefer or are in search of (e.g., narrative fiction; corporate; commercials; shorts; features…)
—your minimum hourly compensation rate
—confirmation as to whether you can work on either union or non-union projects
—the titles of the three films you saw in theaters most recently and, briefly, what you thought of each
The Mavo values and proudly supports diversity, equality & inclusion.
To that end, we encourage you to apply regardless of your age; citizenship or naturalization status; physical or mental disability status; ethnicity; familial status; gender; gender identification; immigration status; marriage status; medical condition; military or military veteran status; nationality or national origin; race; relationship status; religion; sex; sexual orientation; spiritual beliefs or other personal qualities that make you unique.
Job Type: Contract
Pay: From $300.00 per day
Work Location: Remote