Jr. Claims Analyst

This is a Full Time Job

Jr. Claims Analyst
Job Description:


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.

We currently have a fantastic opportunity to join our innovative and highly sought-after Revenue & Repertoire Assurance team at WEA, Warner Music Group's distribution division,

A little bit about our team:

Working under the supervision of the Executive Vice President of Sales at WEA, our team is dedicated to researching and analyzing the vast amount of metadata at the core of the Global Revenue and Repertoire Assurance process for Warner Music. The main goals of the department are to (a) drive incremental revenue opportunities for WMG with external digital broadcasting partners such as SoundExchange & Sirius XM, while strictly adhering to company Best Practices; (b) work internally with our US labels, international affiliates, and WEA teams in Finance, IT, RMRA and R&A on a global basis, and externally with all DSPs, to improve and maintain the accuracy of metadata and the respect for WMG-owned copyrights; (c) oversee efforts to monitor and take down infringing uses of WMG assets on digital broadcast platforms worldwide; (d) play a key role in Repertoire Assurance by analyzing opportunities for the International Repertoire Initiative (the IRI), an innovative digital distribution portal at WEA, and advising the VP of International A&R by market and genre; (e) identify new business development opportunities in global markets in close partnership with local experts at Warner offices in each territory

Why this could be your next big break:

If you love brainstorming with a team, diving into data, working with cutting-edge digital strategies and working hands-on to release international artists' tracks in America, this is the job for you. It offers the opportunity to learn about the global music business that Warner excels in, in a fluid, ever-evolving environment.

Here you'll get to:
• Research, analyze and assist the Revenue and Repertoire Assurance team in determining the validity of a wide spectrum of WMG metadata claims through ongoing and extensive audits of broadcast environments, such as SoundExchange, PPL, and Re:Sound
• Identify and claim WMG-controlled repertoire and analyze its usage in compilations, soundtracks and other licensed products on all digital platforms
• Communicate with US and overseas Business Affairs teams to ensure that side artist equity splits, remixes and mashups are being properly monetized
• Analyze and identify incorrect claims of WMG assets by other claimants and alert the team to the exact nature of the problem for further review
• Identify WMG-controlled repertoire that is missing from the digital marketplace and coordinate with the team to communicate this information to all WMG repertoire owners
• Oversee Revenue.Assurance inbox; help manage department responses to incoming requests
• Assist cross-functionally with International Repertoire Initiative (IRI), by helping track and assess IRI releases by providing analytical support, database maintenance, and market projections
• Administratively create and maintain detailed notes on a track and project level so that the department database is up-to-date
• Participate in team discussions on how to respect Best Practices and how to prepare written and verbal presentations of Revenue Assurance work to our colleagues
• Continuously improve processes, tools and documentation regarding the handling of curating metadata
• Communicate complex technical problems and solutions to non-technical internal and external partners
• Consult internally