Business & Legal Affairs Assistant
Sony/ATV Music Publishing
New York, NYThis was removed by the employer on 6/2/2014 6:28:00 AM PST
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Full Time Job
JOB SUMMARY:
This position will provide administrative support to the Business & Legal Affairs contract administration staff, and assist in digital rights management and administration.
RESPONSIBILITIES:
Advances/Payments/Checks: Manage the requisition and distribution of all contractual advances and other payments, including the following tasks:
· Prepare check requisitions, liaising with drafting attorneys & accounting to obtain required back-up documentation.
· Assist in obtaining proper tax forms from clients.
· Obtain required executive approvals on a timely basis.
· Submit to and track check preparation by Accounting on a timely basis.
· Maintain record of advance payments on separate Excel summary schedules (EMI, SATV, and Newco).
· Record advance payments on individual songwriter summary reports.
Reports
· Assist in updating and distributing Sony/ATV & EMI quarterly reports to management.
· Prepare individual writer status reports and summaries, as requested.
Options/Song Deliveries:
· Circulate and track time-sensitive option memos for required management approvals.
· Assist in tracking Sony/ATV and EMI songwriter Delivery & Release Commitments by maintaining individual writer spreadsheets and assisting in researching releases on the internet.
Digital Rights Administration
· Assist in administering Youtube and other digital rights agreements.
· Ensure that company's top compositions are set up properly using YouTube's content management system.
· Coordinate the delivery of data to YouTube on behalf of Sony/ATV in the U.S. and its major affiliates.
· Tracking and resolving disputes and counter-claims on YouTube.
· Special assignments relating to digital rights as required by management
Files/Mailings/Miscellaneous
· Manage address & attorney changes and respond to requests for agreement copies.
· Provide filing assistance, including filing physical copies of option memos & notices, organizing EMI contract administration working files, scanning documents for digital filing, printing scanned documents as requested.
· Prepare all outgoing mail (check cover letters, option notices, other correspondence) and distribute incoming mail.
EDUCATION & EXPERIENCE:
· Bachelor's degree preferred.
· 1 year experience in an administrative role preferred.
QUALIFICATIONS, KNOWLEDGE & SKILLS:
· Exceptional organization skills.
· Proficient computer skills. Ability to learn music publishing company-specific system.
· Fluency in Excel and Word.
· Flexible, team player, and self-starter, adept at prioritizing time-sensitive tasks and working independently.
· Excellent communication skills (spoken, telephone, written).
· General understanding of music industry.
· Familiarity with YouTube, it's channel structure and top creators.
· Must Love Music
Sony is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, gender, pregnancy, national origin, ancestry, citizenship, age, legally protected physical or mental disability, protected veteran status, status in the U.S. uniformed services, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, marital status, genetic information or membership in any other legally protected category.