Manager, Creative Music & Licensing Strategy
ViacomCBS
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The Manager of Music and Licensing Strategy will work closely with VP and Sr. Director to formulate licensing strategy and negotiate favorable rates for the use of music and other third party elements in Comedy Central, Paramount Network, TV Land, and Awesomeness content from a creative and licensing Point of View, working closely with Production, Development, Brand Creative, Digital, Social, and Business Affairs. The Manager of Music and Licensing Strategy will be at the forefront of the production process communicating regularly with production (in-house and/or third party), production management, creative, Marketing, business development, Business and Legal Affairs, and IP Litigation teams pushing forward strategy and securing clearances to achieve creative vision.
ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES
Work on projects assigned by Vice President and Sr. Director ranging from long and short form programming for linear and digital platforms, promos, third party productions, in house productions, re-clearances and more.
Demonstrate the following qualifications:
• Expertise in licensing for all types of media platforms worldwide
• In depth knowledge of music, its history, genres, and styles, and must be up to date with current music.
• Established relationships within the licensing community including but not limited to record labels, music publishers, managers, music supervisors, production companies, and composers.
• Understanding the creative and practical needs of Music Supervisors, TV Producers and Composers and Artists, Record Labels, Music Publishers, PROs, Music Clearance and Music Administrators
• Have a comprehensive knowledge of the music business and current key issues in the industry
• Be highly skilled at all aspects of licensing music for television, digital, brand creative, promos and soundtrack platforms.
• Comprehensive understanding of music and media industry trends for new partnership and cross promotional opportunities
• In depth knowledge and expertise in licensing music and third party IP for use in advertising, promotions, and third party brand integrations
Ideal candidate will love music and everything about the process of synching music to picture.
Liaise between Network execs and 3P Music Supervisors to execute on the Networks wishes for the sound of the shows. Pitch music for projects.
Partner with Department VP and Sr. Director to create a Music Supervision/Creative Music Integration process at Comedy Central.
Collaborate with VP and Sr. Director in the preparation of music budgets, development of strategies, evaluation of rights and implementation of procedures to work within production budgets. Attend greenlight and music meetings with Production and Development teams.
Act as music supervisor for Network in-house projects at Comedy Central, Paramount Network, TV Land, and Awesomeness to create effective and collaborative process between Network and external third party music supervisors.
Ensure that Productions execute on Network music cue sheet requirements, ensuring that accurate cue sheets are delivered on time.
Work closely and collaborate with client stakeholders at all stages of creative and production process to flag rights issues/necessary permission, and propose alternative solutions during the content production and execution process, including but not limited to, reviewing scripts to identify music, lyrics, footage, photos and third party intellectual property requiring clearance; researching copyright ownership; preparing, reviewing and securing quotes from copyright holders; tracking rights, including media rights and in-context promotional rights, to ensure consistency with what's required for each production; monitoring clearance budgets; maintaining and reviewing clearance reports; and ensuring accurate legal delivery of clearance documentation.
Conduct copyright research and facilitate clearance requests. Negotiate licenses and permissions with copyright owners of music, film, TV, photography, video games, digital content, books, magazines, record label content, artist management, etc. Track and process all license payments.
Participate in workshops for client groups, and b uild and foster good working relationships within Viacom Media Networks.
Regular reporting of clearance costs to Production and Production Management via tracking grids and over the phone/via email. Work closely with these areas and proactively suggest cost-saving options and alternatives.
Review and draft license agreements. Maintain contract files and tracking reports for all assigned programs/projects and ensure that licenses are executed and paid in a timely manner.
Organize on-camera music needs involving musicians and singers. Oversee music arrangement, pre-recordings, music clearances, oversee rates, line up, and invoicing for musicians, coordinate engineer and studio availability with production, and handle/oversee hiring of musicians. Check synchronization issues during on camera performances. Ensure that the Sound Team has the pre-record in the correct format.
Support VP on Soundtrack and Digital release initiatives.
SUPERVISORY RESPONSIBILITIES
From time to time this position may oversee project based employees and/or interns.
Basic Qualifications
• Minimum of 5 in a production company, advertising agency, film studio, television network, music publisher, or record label
• Minimum of 2 years and heavy negotiation skills/experience.
Additional Qualifications
• Bachelor's degree in Radio, TV, Film, Music, Communications, Publishing or Business preferred.
• Master’s degree in Music Business, TV, Film, Communications, or Business preferred.
• Have a comprehensive knowledge of the music business and current key issues in the industry
• Understand the creative and practical needs of Music Supervisors, TV Producers, Composers, Artists, Record Labels, Music Publishers, PROs, Music Clearance, Music Agents, Music Administrators and Music Business Affairs.
• Be highly skilled at all aspects of licensing music for television, digital, brand creative, promos and soundtrack platforms.
• Have deep knowledge and understanding of the creative process of music production and production of television/digital/social media content
• Have a wide range of established film and TV contacts at record labels and music publishers, Performance Rights Organizations and with music supervisors, composers and music producers
• Understand digital music distribution and have relationships with the digital music platforms and have firsthand expertise at all aspects of releasing music digitally (technical, admin, marketing)
• Have excellent communication and people skills. Have good diplomacy and negotiation skills
• Be able to problem-solving and be highly organized
• Be able to remain calm in stressful situations and be able to work to deadlines
• Be able to grow, lead and motivate a highly effective and cohesive team
• Ability to make effective presentations on complex topics to senior management and employees.
• Ability to effectively negotiate deals with licensors via phone and in-person. Must be able to effectively present and communicate information regarding rights issues clearly across all levels and areas of the company.
• Strong interpersonal skills to supervise and develop staff (eg; must be able to respond effectively to sensitive inquiries or complaints).
• Ability to apply concepts such as fractions, percentages, ratios, and proportions to practical situations, eg; budgeting, tracking reports, controlled portions of compositions/fees.
• Ability to accurately analyze contracts and license agreements.
• Ability to draw conclusions from working knowledge of issues which impact the area of rights licensing including copyright & trademark law and union/guild issues.