Associate Director, Legal & Business Affairs

This is a Full Time Job

Associate Director, Legal & Business Affairs
Job Description:

We are Warner Music Group, home to a broad roster of new stars and legendary artists through a collection of the best-known record labels in the music industry including Asylum, Atlantic, Big Beat, Canvasback, East West, Elektra, Erato, FFRR, Fueled by Ramen, Nonesuch, Parlophone, Reprise, Rhino, Roadrunner, Sire, Spinnin', Warner Records, Warner Classics, and Warner Music Nashville, as well as Warner Chappell Music, one of the world's leading music publishers, with a catalog of more than one million copyrights worldwide.

We currently have a fantastic opportunity to join our innovative and highly sought-after Legal team at Warner Chappell Music Publishing.
For more than four decades, WMG has been an industry-leading force in providing a world-class array of services designed to help artists and labels grow their careers and their businesses. Artist & Label Services is the umbrella for WEA (Warner-Elektra-Atlantic) – the pioneering WEA distribution and marketing network – and Alternative Distribution Alliance (ADA) – the groundbreaking global distribution company for independent artists and labels. High Level Job Description : Under general supervision with latitude for independent judgment and decision making, participates in the legal and certain related financial and business operations and aspects of the Company, involving negotiations, deals or contracts affecting copyrights, licenses, royalties, fees, claims, settlement sand other related legal and/or business matters.

Detailed Job Description/ Responsibilities:
• Drafts publishing contracts including but not limited to co-publishing, administration, sub-publishing, purchase, finder, visual media licenses, and contracts related to the acquisition, exploitation and/or administration of music production libraries.
• Participates in the negotiation and signing of contracts with singers, songwriters, groups, publishers, producers, music production libraries, or other personnel as directed.
• Responsible for special projects as assigned by supervisor and/or the Head of Legal & Business Affairs, or other senior officers of the Company.
• Coordinates, confers and works with outside counsel, their respective staffs and principals, Corporate Legal Department, other Corporate Companies on legal and business matters concerning the Company.
• Reviews and makes recommendations on the payment of certain fees, royalties, copyrights, licenses, invoices, claims, and related financial matters.
• Works with other departments staff such as Copyright, Catalogue Development, Licensing, Royalty, IT, Creative and Print, on Company related matters.
• Attends Company staff meetings and prepares necessary and required reports as requested.
• Handles and safeguards confidential and proprietary information.
• Must be able to effectively communicate internally and/or externally in a manner consistent with the company's Code of Conduct and core values.
• Must be able to read and understand materials and documents and have the ability to recognize and extract critical data and information.
• Must be able to perform all diverse physical tasks necessary to complete all the essential duties and responsibilities of the position.

Required Competencies/Skills:
• Must have general computer skills and a working knowledge of Microsoft Office with emphases in Word.
• Demonstrate strong research and analytical skills.
• Knowledge of general business practices.
• Possess a strong work ethic.
• Strong organization skills with high attention to detail.
• Strong communication skills (written and verbal).
• Ability to adhere to deadlines and execute on tasks and handle multiple, diverse assignments.
• Produce quality work and be accountable.
• Manage time.
• Ability to work well in team.
• Demonstrate ability to be innovative and suggest change/improvements within scope of work.
• Anticipates needs and creates efficie