Sr. Director, Business Affairs
Warner Music Group
Burbank, CAThis was removed by the employer on 6/18/2015 11:43:00 AM PST
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Full Time Job
WSP - Rhino Entertainment
Detailed Job Description/ Responsibilities:
• Evaluating potential arrangements, negotiating and drafting agreements with artists, producers and licensees, including audio/video master use licenses, recording agreements, producer agreements, distribution agreements, finished goods agreements and video production agreements
• Managing ongoing contractual relationships and handling business affairs matters for catalogue artists
• Monitoring compliance with contractual obligations
• Rendering general business and legal advice to departments within the company, including identifying and addressing legal and business issues that arise from product development plans
• Reviewing and clearing creative material, including program content for video exploitation, audio releases and related marketing materials
• Researching and interpreting existing contracts; preparing contract summaries
• Reviewing royalty statements, and managing and responding to audit claims
• Other general legal research, particularly related to intellectual property rights
• Such other duties as reasonably may be required
Required Competencies/Skills:
• At least 5 years of experience working specifically on projects relating to the acquisition and exploitation of rights in musical recordings
• Prior experience working for a record label strongly preferred
• Strong drafting/writing skills
• Demonstrated ability to work independently within a team-oriented environment.
Education/Experience Required:.
• J.D. or equivalent, plus admission to the California and/or New York state bars
• 7-10 years law firm and/or in-house experience negotiating and drafting agreements – preferably in connection with the acquisition and distribution of intellectual property rights
Our Company is committed to a policy of Equal Employment Opportunity and will not discriminate against an applicant or employee on the basis of age, sex, sexual orientation, race, color, creed, religion, ethnicity, national Origin, alienage or citizenship, disability, marital status, familial status, military or veteran status, or any other legal recognized protected basis under federal, state or local laws, regulations or ordinances.
Applicants with disabilities may be entitled to reasonable accommodation under the terms of the Americans with Disabilities Act and certain state or local laws and the Company complies with all applicable reasonable accommodation requirements which such laws may require. Accordingly, please inform the Company’s Human Resources representative if you need an accommodation in order for you to complete any employment application-related forms or otherwise to participate in the application or selection process for the position for which you are applying. A reasonable accommodation is a change in the way things are normally done which will ensure an equal employment opportunity and will enable applicants to participate in the application and selection process and for employees to perform the essential functions of their jobs without imposing undue hardship on our Company. The Company also will make reasonable accommodations to an applicants or employee’s religious beliefs and practices as may be required by law, unless an undue hardship would result.