Senior Manager , Business and Legal Affairs
Warner Music Group
Los Angeles, CAThis was removed by the employer on 3/6/2023 2:30:00 PM PST
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Senior Manager (Contract Administration), Business and Legal Affairs
Your role:
You will be challenged to put your skills to work as a highly efficient, self-motivated, solutions-oriented Business & Legal Affairs manager with a solid background and emphasis in contract administration. As an essential member of our team, you'll be responsible for negotiating and drafting ancillary agreements and licenses, tracking and administering deals, and providing general support for business affairs matters.
Here you'll get to:
• Negotiate, draft, and finalize license agreements and extensions for sound recordings Rhino licenses for inclusion in Rhino titles.
• Negotiate and draft photo license agreements.
• Oversee all U.S. catalog tracking related to upcoming rights expirations, notifying the team of any such expirations and providing support with related research and contract analysis.
• Negotiate license extension terms in connection with such expirations where appropriate and implement the extensions of such licenses.
• Facilitate loss of rights notifications and procedures.
• Facilitate approvals and and process invoices.
• Maintain department database of project status and payment collections, following up and collecting on outstanding payments.
• Liaise with the Royalty and Licensing departments to ensure implementation of agreements.
• Facilitate various matters with the Licensing, Synch, Art, Marketing, Publicity, Digital, Sales, Operations, Production, A&R, Finance, Royalties and Rights Administration teams, both domestically and via international affiliates.
• Collaborate with Business & Legal Affairs attorneys on various tasks/projects as needed.
About you:
• 3-5 years related experience in Business & Legal Affairs and/or Contract Administration in the entertainment industry
• BA/BS Degree or Paralegal Certificate
• Ability to prioritize the management of multiple projects on a day-to-day basis with a high degree of autonomy
• Exceptional organizational, prioritization, and time management skills
• Excellent communication skills, written and verbal
• Meticulous attention to detail
• Able to build and maintain strong relationships with colleagues and clients both inside and outside of the organization
• Able to collaborate with various teams and facilitate decision making based on collective team input
• Process-driven with the ability to think outside the box, problem-solver
• Self-motivated and problem-solving attitude in fast-paced, deadline driven environment
We'd love it if you also had:
• Thorough understanding of Business & Legal Affairs, Contract Administration and Licensing in the music industry
• Knowledgeable and passionate about music
Don't be discouraged if you don't hear from us right away. We're taking our time to review all resumes, and to find the best people for WMG.
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