Royalties Administrator, Publishing

Full Time Job
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 Publishing Royalties team.

Royalties Administrator, Publishing

A little bit about our team:

The U.S. Shared Services Publishing Department is comprised of the Licensing & Royalties teams. The Publishing Royalties team provides publishing, royalties, and other related administrative services to each of WMG's U.S. record labels, along with those WMG labels and affiliates based outside the U.S. that wish to release records or recordings in the U.S. The Publishing Royalties team's services include paying mechanical royalties to songwriters and/or their publishers and administrators, obtaining tax forms, setting up vendor maintenance, and managing processes for publishing catalogue and administrative changes. The Royalties Administrator will be reporting to the Director of Royalties and will work with the Publishing Department to assist in data strategy development and enhance processes for the department.

Why this could be your next big break:

The Royalties Administrator of Publishing will have the unique opportunity to work at the most progressive record label in the music industry. In this role, you will have the opportunity to help develop and maintain business solutions for the Royalties team in Publishing and collaborate with all business units in Shared Services as well as our label counterparts.

Here you'll get to:
• You will collaborate with the Licensing, Audit, and Finance business units
• You will assist in meeting departmental goals and objectives
• You will perform and review adjustments to royalty rate calculations and set-up as needed
• You will set-up new vendors and update existing vendors when required
• You will process all publishing catalogue and administrative changes
• You will collaborate with other members of the team
• You will process quarterly and monthly publishing royalty statements to ensure the accuracy of both the royalty rates applied and the underlying earnings on which royalties are being paid
• You will perform other duties and tasks related to the Department's role and responsibilities as needed

Rockstar candidates will be able to:
• Candidate must be able to work well independently and as part of a team;
• Candidate must possess excellent communication, analytical, and organizational skills;
• Candidate must have the ability to adhere to deadlines and execute on tasks and handle multiple, diverse assignments;
• Candidate must hold a high degree of self-motivation and responsibility for/ownership of tasks, with the ability to handle high volume of administrative work with accurate execution;
• Candidate must be able to manage multiple assignments at any given time and prioritize them effectively and appropriately; and
• Candidate must have strong computer skills, including strong data entry skills (with an emphasis on accuracy) and strong proficiency using Microsoft Office applications.

It would be music to our ears if you also had:
• Bachelor's degree required unless you have 1+ years experience in royalties.
• General computer software skills with exceptional proficiency in Microsoft Office (including Excel).
• Excellent professional communication skills and etiquette, both written and verbal.

Why join us?

Warner Music Group is all about our people. We are one global company made up of the most knowledgeable, passionate, and creative people in our business.

It is the mission of every member of the WMG team around the world to create a nurturing environment for artists, songwriters, and the people behind the music, every stage of their career. We strive to set WMG apart from the rest of the industry by embracing a philosophy of innovation that is part of our company's DNA.

Consider a career at WMG and be a part of one of the biggest forces in music today.

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