
Director of Music Licensing
WWE
Tennessee, TNThis is a Full Time Job
Director, Music Licensing:
• Licensing and Publishing Lead - Project management across all TKO companies' music needs for licensing, administration, and publishing/catalog priorities. Serves as a liaison between VP Music and each department area for: licensing - ongoing commercial and catalog licensing, rights statuses, and progress updates; administration - invoices, licenses, research, and filing; music publishing/catalog - internal and external publishing administrator/music distributor needs; and more
• Corporate Communications – Supports VP Music with timely short-and-long term priorities that influence music's use in programming
• Licensing Quote Approvals - As required, will assist with/be responsible for procuring 3rd party quote approvals
• Catalog Licensing - Oversees relationship with publishing administrator and internal departments regarding TKO music catalog licenses (including research, gathering/sending assets, and coordinating financial/legal administration with internal TKO parties)
• Database & Asset Management - Oversees Licensing & Marketing database management, as well as ensuring uniformity in file titling, and historical record cleanup as needed
Location: Nashville, TN
Required Qualifications
• Experience: 5+ years of music synchronization licensing, 2+ years of people management required (small-team focused ideal)
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Required Skills
Strong sense of organization, time management, prioritization, critical thinking, problem solving, management, interpersonal skills
• Experience in Sports, Entertainment, Film/TV, Live TV, and/or the Music Industry are all a plus
• AirTable experience is a plus
Additional Information
WWE® is a recognized leader in global sports entertainment, creating and delivering original content 52 weeks a year to a worldwide audience. The company is committed to family-friendly entertainment across its television programming, Premium Live Events, digital media, and publishing platforms. WWE's TV-PG programming reaches more than 1 billion households in over 20 languages through distribution partners such as Netflix, ESPN, NBCUniversal, USA Network, and The CW. WWE is part of TKO Group Holdings, Inc. (NYSE: TKO), which also includes iconic properties like UFC and PBR, collectively reaching 1 billion households across 210 countries and territories and organizing over 500 live events annually, attracting more than three million fans.