UpStaged Entertainment Group Hiring for Sourcing Specialist at Remote Full Time

University Step event Sourcer-immediate hire-contract

Upcoming Event at the Apollo in NYC!

UpStaged™ Entertainment Group “UpStaged,” and its National Collegiate Performing Arts(NCPA)™ and National High School Performing ArtsTM(NHSPA) brands, seeks a short-term contractor to call on colleges and universities to source, retrieve and secure Step Dance teams to be ready to compete in an upcoming competition at the Apollo Theatre in NYC.

You will be invaluable in using your resourcefulness to call colleges/universities directly and contact the lead for their Step Dance team. The goal is to secure the team to attend and compete at our upcoming event in NYC. Build a spreadsheet to collect the information to share on a daily basis with our team. Here’s more about the upcoming event at the Apollo Theatre in NYC:

UpStaged Entertainment Group and National Collegiate Performing ArtsTM(NCPA), is hosting these “Step and The City II” Championships for $10,000 total cash prizes and a National Championship in February at NYC’s World-Famous Apollo Theater.

This Championship is similar to our February, 2020 NCPA College Step Championships for $5,000+ cash prizes and a National Championship – “Step and The City I”– which was hosted at NYC’s Renowned Lincoln Center, and was among the last live NYC events before the pandemic. See one-minute highlights from this and other recent events:

· 2020 – NCPA Step Championships at Lincoln Center – https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-Vt7IQXdurI

· 2021 – NCPA A cappella Championships – Howard University – Afro Blue – UpStagedAID A Cappella Top 32 Teams – YouTube

· 2022 – NCPADJ Championships at MTV-VMA’s – (841) UpStaged 2022 NCPA College DJ Championship Finale at the VMA’s – YouTube

As background, UpStaged, and the NCPA, is the NCAA of College/HS performing arts, empowering the 7.5 Million student performers in 20+ genres (I.e. Step, A cappella, DJ) with the similar opportunities for competition, recognition and glory as the 480,000 NCAA athletes in 20 NCAA sports. (473) UpStaged – Collegiate Performing Arts Championships – YouTube Www.Upstagedu.com

For this event, SUBMISSION REQUIRMENTS are a 2-4-minute video – live or produced, in practice or an event – of a performance along with a $250 registration fee. The groups will be judged and selected by a panel of industry recognized Step Judges for the NYC finals on a weekend date in February to be confirmed shortly.

If you have the skills to bring these teams forward either by direct calls or through social media, reach out.

This is a remote, temporary role with an hourly rate, no benefits, no sponsorship, position in the United States.

About UpStaged

Founded in 2019, UpStaged is a NYC-based diversified entertainment event, media and data growth stage company, mini- IMG like in its business plan. Through its NCPA and NHSPA brands, it functions as the NCAA/ESPN of Student Performing, similar to Varsity Spirit (Cheer Business that sold to Bain for $750+ million) across 20 genres (e.g., a cappella, comedy). See:

• 3 Minute investor video https://drive.google.com/file/d/12OWQ9Qf1TUDRgdj7Z51jPfT_lC70tH1v/view?usp=sharing
• 40 second event video https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=-UbmCDR7fHg
• UpStaged Website and social medial handles. www.upstagedu.com

In sum, we organize and empower the completely fragmented 7.5+ Mil. student performers (500k groups, 25+ genres) – similar to the 480k NCAA athletes (25k teams, 20 sports) – with opportunities to compete for NCPA/NHSPA National Championships and superimpose successful sports business/media models on performing arts (e.g., Competitions, NIL, recruiting).

Upstaged has produced a 1) 3 day Carnegie Hall sell-out 2) a highly acclaimed Lincoln Center NCPA Step championship https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-Vt7IQXdurI and 3) the biggest college a cappella championship – virtual – for $10K and social justice charities. https://www.npr.org/2020/12/09/944528472/four-teams-head-into-finals-of-the-collegiate-a-cappella-championship.

Currently, Upstaged is producing the biggest college DJ Championships, also virtual, for $10K and charities, sponsored by Roland and Broadstream. It has prepared a plan for, and is in negotiations/discussions with partners, on a potential Coachella meets SWSX type UpStaged/NCPA Championship Festival and Trade Show

Job Type: Contract

Pay: $20.00 – $35.00 per hour

Experience level:

• No experience needed

Schedule:

• 8 hour shift

Work Location: Remote