Manager, Digital Mechanical Registrations

Full Time Job
At Warner Chappell Music (WCM), we shape the culture of songwriting and champion songs that resonate for generations by creating transformational opportunities for songwriters everywhere. Our people and culture are at the epicenter of our company, and we are looking for team members who share our service-orienteted mindset and have a passion for looking after our songwriters.

As the global music publishing arm of Warner Music Group (WMG), we're a collective band of music lovers, innovative connectors, and relentless supporters of our songwriters and catalog of iconic works. We lead with curiosity, collaborate across departments, borders, languages, and genres, and we're committed to delivering on the promises we make to each other and to our songwriters.

Manager, Digital Mechanical Registrations

A little bit about our team:

The Mechanical Licensing team is responsible for clearing and licensing all WCM songs released in physical and digital audio format. By working closely with internal departments, record labels, various music publishers, the Harry Fox Agency and the MLC, the Mechanical Licensing Department makes sure our writers' songs are cleared, registered correctly and set up for payment. Mechanical royalties are a vital source of revenue for our songwriters so we are looking for detailed oriented applicants who are ready to get involved in this exciting facet of the industry.

Your role:

This position works on the Warner Chappell Mechanical Licensing team, in the Registrations area. In this department you will have the opportunity to dive head first into the world of writer splits and digital registrations! By working with other internal departments you will provide HFA and The MLC, the shares Warner Chappell represents, along with making important connections to recording information for our publishing catalog. All of this detective works enables The MLC to calculate our writers' mechanical royalties and pay our writers! All thanks to the work you'll do! Overseeing processes and establishing new ways of getting the job done, are all part of this opportunity, while being at the front of innovation for future mechanical licensing. Every day provides a new challenge and working in this department you will have fun learning all about work registration and its importance within the music industry.

Here you'll get to:
• Under supervision of the Director, Mechanical Licensing, manage all registration based tasks for the team, and be the day-to-day point person for US digital work registrations, while overseeing our recording matching efforts.
• Manage existing and establish new tracking metrics for registration work.
• Manage conflicts that arise at The MLC, in an effort to resolve them. Work closely with Income Tracking and Copyright departments to help track pending and unresolved song splits, with the ultimate goal of having the work registered correctly.
• Review and confirm all quarterly/annual split report requests from external parties.
• Handle all ad-hoc research reports dealing with splits, label copy and/or mechanical registrations.
• Liaison with Copyright team for the smooth and efficient transfer of registration information for new deals.
• Suggest, discuss and once approved, implement ideas that benefit the team and established processes.
• Effectively escalate issues of high complexity to management to obtain proper course of action, judgment and/or decision.
• Provide status updates for projects to Director, Mechanical Licensing, Administration department and other departments as needed.
• Answer incoming general registration inquiries and/or direct to correct contacts when needed.

We'd love it if you also had:

You have…
• Three (3) years of prior experience in Administration, with a depth of knowledge around Mechanical rights specifically, and experience managing tasks and teams
• Knowledgeable in Excel and experience working with registration files (CWR and other formats)
• Experience in and/or willingness to learn how to work with and manipulate high volume of data
• Sharp attention to detail
• Have experience and an understanding on writer splits and music copyright
• A passion for music and songwriters' rights
• A natural drive to succeed
• Classes or college education in the Music Industry
• Comfortable with direct contact with internal and external clients
• Adaptability to new computer systems and the ability to be able to pick up new processes with ease
• Forward thinking mindset to suggest new efficiencies to existing processes
• Data nerd with a detective mindset – find satisfaction in solving potentially complicated, work specific problems, but also with a system-wide lens for long-term problem solving
• Established relationships with US Publishing contacts
• Familiar with general bulk automation processes
• Knowledgeable in Monday.com, Music Data eXchange and The MLC.



At Warner Chappell Music (WCM), we shape the culture of songwriting and champion songs that resonate for generations by creating transformational opportunities for songwriters everywhere.

Before the fans and fame, the soundtracks and syncs, there is the song. And before the song comes the songwriter - the heart of an art form that defines generations, and the soul of our business. Songwriters are our inspiration; we are their partners, collaborators, and crusaders.

Songwriters shape culture; and here at WCM we help hone their craft, build their careers, and protect their legacies. We value curiosity, collaboration, and commitment – which helps set us apart and helps us in our commitment and global service to our songwriters.

We are Warner Chappell Music - where songwriters are heard.

About Warner Music Group: As the home to 300 Elektra, Asylum, Atlantic, East West, FFRR, Fueled by Ramen, Nonesuch, Parlophone, Rhino, Roadrunner, Sire, Warner Records, Warner Classics, and several other of the world's premier recording labels, Warner Music Group champions emerging artists and global superstars alike. And our renowned publishing company, Warner Chappell Music, represents genre-spanning songwriters and producers through a catalogue of more than one million copyrights worldwide. Redefining what it means to be a music company in the 21st century, our consumer brands include trend-setters like UPROXX, Songkick, HipHopDX, and EMP. We're the home to WMX – the next generation services division that connects artists with fans and amplifies brands in creative, immersive, and engaging ways – and Alternative Distribution Alliance (ADA) – the ground-breaking global distribution company for independent artists and labels.

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