Analyst, Artist Royalties Portal - Temp

This is a Full Time Job

Analyst, Artist Royalties Portal - TEMP
Job Description:

With a legacy extending back over 200 years, Warner Music Group (WMG) today brings together artists, songwriters and entrepreneurs that are moving entertainment culture across the globe. Operating in more than 70 countries through a network of affiliates and licensees, WMG's Recorded Music division includes renowned labels such as Asylum, Atlantic, Big Beat, Canvasback, Elektra, Erato, First Night, Fueled by Ramen, Nonesuch, Parlophone, Reprise, Rhino, Roadrunner, Sire, Spinnin', Warner Records, Warner Classics and Warner Music Nashville. WMG's music publishing arm, Warner Chappell Music, has a catalog of more than 1.4 million musical compositions spanning every musical genre, from the standards of the Great American Songbook to the biggest hits of the 21st century. Warner Music Group is also home to WEA (Warner-Elektra-Atlantic), the pioneering distribution and marketing network, and ADA, the independent artist and label services company, as well as consumer brands such as Songkick the live music app, EMP the merchandise e-tailer, and UPROXX the youth culture destination.

We currently have a fantastic opportunity to join our innovative and highly sought-after Legal team at WMG's Center of Excellence for Shared Services.

A little bit about our team:

The U.S. Shared Services organization is based in WMG's Center of Excellence for Shared Services in Nashville, Tennessee (the ''Center''). The Center consists of five departments: Analysis, Finance, Legal, Licensing, and Reporting. Employees of the Center provide services to all of WMG's U.S. record labels, Warner Chappell Music Publishing, WEA Corp. and Alternative Distribution Alliance (WMG's distribution companies), and WMG's other U.S. business units.

The Legal Department is responsible for enforcing WMG's rights in the recorded music repertoire controlled by its U.S. record labels, managing litigations involving WMG's recorded music catalog rights in conjunction with WMG's corporate litigation in-house counsel, fielding inquiries from third parties, researching WMG's recorded music catalog rights, filing applications to register copyrights in and to WMG's recorded music repertoire, and managing WMG's relationships with the labor unions with which WMG's U.S. record labels have collective bargaining agreements.

Members of the Legal Department work closely with employees in the Business Affairs, Finance, Production, Operations, New Media, and Marketing departments of each label client to fulfill the above-referenced responsibilities.

Why this could be your next big break:

The candidate hired to fill this position will be responsible for providing stellar customer service support to third parties by providing them with the information and technical assistance they may need to register for WMG's Artist Royalties Portal (the ''Portal'') and either working to answer their related inquiries or routing them to the appropriate internal party for handling.

Here you'll get to:
• Use your customer service experience to respond to the high volume of third party inquiries received through WMG's Portal hotline, a phone number WMG royalty recipients can call if they have questions related to the Portal, and through WMG's general Portal email inbox, an email address WMG royalty recipients can email if they have questions related to the Portal;
• Conduct basic research within internal royalty systems and work with royalty analysts to gather and provide information third parties may need to complete the self-registration process for accessing the Portal;
• Support third parties by providing basic technical guidance and troubleshooting issues that may arise as they attempt to self-register for the Portal
• Provide feedback and insights to senior members of internal legal, finance and IT teams regarding both the user and administrative Portal experience and brief said teams on issues and/or trends that you d