Senior Director, Business & Legal Affairs
Warner Music Group
New York, NYThis is a Full Time Job
Job Title: Director/Senior Director, Business & Legal Affairs (title commensurate with experience)
A little bit about our team:
Our team is a close-knit group of passionate music attorneys who handle the business and legal issues related to the creation, distribution, monetization, and marketing of our artists' music. We work directly with every department at the label, including A&R, marketing, artist development, PR, royalties, finance, and sales, to negotiate record deals for Atlantic's entire roster.
Your role:
This is a key role on Atlantic Music Group's Business & Legal Affairs team, and an opportunity to join one of the groups that is shaping the future of the music business. You'll use your expertise to structure and negotiate a wide variety of complex music agreements, providing crucial legal and business guidance across the label. Your work will directly support our artists and help bring their music to the world.
Here you'll get to:
• You will structure, negotiate, draft, and review a wide variety of complex music industry agreements, including ''360'' recording agreements, label deals, profit split deals, and various types of licenses.
• You will liaise with all other departments of the company to answer questions and ensure compliance with contractual and legal obligations.
• You will review artwork, audiovisual materials, and marketing materials to identify potential legal issues and assess possible risks.
• You will provide advice to the Audit and Finance departments on contractual interpretation and audit strategy.
• You will review royalty statements for major artists to ensure accuracy.
• You will manage claims and outside counsel as needed.
About you:
• You have experience as a practicing lawyer.
• You have experience negotiating recording agreements or other relevant transactional experience.
• You have proven, strong contract drafting skills.
• You have experience handling complex business and legal issues.
• You are a proactive problem solver with excellent communication skills.
We'd love it if you also had:
• Music and/or contract law experience.
Salary/Benefits
$100,000.00
- 160,000.00
per year
$100,000 - $160,000 /year USD
Additional Information
At Warner Music Group, we are a global collective of music makers, tech innovators, and passionate team members dedicated to turning dreams into stardom and audiences into fans. Guided by our core values of curiosity, collaboration, and commitment, we immerse ourselves in culture, amplify originality through teamwork, and pursue excellence with integrity. WMG is home to a diverse range of artists, musicians, and songwriters, and we strive to create a work environment that values and respects everyone. Our portfolio includes renowned labels such as 10K Projects, Asylum, Atlantic Music Group, East West, FFRR, Fueled by Ramen, Nonesuch, Parlophone, Rhino, Roadrunner, Sire, Warner Records, and Warner Classics, allowing us to champion both emerging artists and global superstars.
