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Marketing Coordinator – Disney Music Group (posted on 9-20-23)
The role of Marketing Coordinator, Animation for the Disney Music Group will be part of the Disney Branded marketing team which is responsible for releases across multiple divisions of the company including Disney Animation Studios, Pixar, Disney Junior, Disney Television Animation, Muppets, Disney on Broadway, Disney Concerts and Disney+. In addition, the team oversees marketing responsibilities for Disney Hits Sirius XM. The position will report to the Director of Marketing, Soundtracks and for select titles, will be responsible for the following key functions – executing marketing campaigns, assisting on product development activities, supporting promotional and new business opportunities for film, series and shows soundtracks as well as catalog management.
Responsibilities:
- Assist managers on Disney Hits Sirius XM and Disney Concerts marketing needs
- Collaborate and support the marketing director and managers in working with different departments of the company in order to develop and execute marketing campaigns and put plans in place to drive awareness to soundtracks.
- Support on all aspects of product releases including campaign planning, execution as well as product development.
- Collaborate with divisional partners to execute soundtrack plans that create new and innovative cross-divisional marketing opportunities.
- Assist with creative development and securing assets for all marketing materials – packaging, advertising, promotional, video, etc.
- Help facilitate approvals of art, marketing assets, and creative tied to assigned soundtrack projects and initiatives.
- Coordinate pertinent info distribution to DMG staff, so division is up-to-speed on the latest marketing and promotion initiatives for assigned projects.
- Coordinate asset as well as information delivery for music streaming promotions for soundtracks across all digital platforms including, Tik Tok, Spotify, Apple Music, Amazon Music, etc.
- Assists in the preparation of presentations, documents and materials for internal meetings.
- Maintain asset management files, product release calendar and content documents.
- Position plays a critical role in supporting the overall day-to-day administrative dept. needs – coordinating key meetings/schedules, processing invoices, maintaining priority planning documents, as well as deliverables across titles along with being an active member in all marketing meetings.
Executive Assistant, Business Affairs – Disney General Entertainment Content (posted on 9-20-23)
Disney TV Animation is seeking an Executive Assistant to support the VP, Business Affairs, and other Business Affairs Executives. This role may also provide occasional departmental administrative support, as needed. The Assistant will be a key member of a fast-paced team that makes deals to develop, produce, and license content for Disney+, Disney Channel, and Disney Junior.
Responsibilities:
- Schedule internal and external meetings and calls, and understand the day’s priorities for the best use of time
- Manage phone calls, written correspondence and emails and facilitate execution and distribution of various talent, development, and series agreements
- Interface directly with other executives and their support teams
- Handle confidential, sensitive information, remembering that Disney is a publicly traded company
- Draft letters, emails, memos, reports, spreadsheets, short form agreements, and other related correspondence
- Review contracts and assist in preparing/redlining/editing/proofing of documents
- Compile and curate status, tracking, and summary reports
- Prepare expense reports, make travel arrangements, order office supplies, organize and file
- Research past projects and credits of actors, directors, producers, and writers
- Mentor and train other support professionals in hard skills like computer programs and soft skills like teamwork
Sr. Manager, Culture Marketing, Music – Redbull (posted on 9-16-23)
Reporting to the Director of Culture Marketing, this Sr. Manager of Culture Marketing – Music influences and supports our marketing initiatives across our Music playgrounds, with a focus on Latiné artists and audiences within the spaces of Urbano/Rap, Reggaeton, Corridos tumbados, Spanish freestyle battle rap. You will work with important partners in developing events and nurturing artist/opinion leader initiatives designed to increase the brand’s presence and equity in Music. Working with global, national, and regional leaders, the Sr. Manager of Culture Marketing – Music ensures the execution of the national music strategy, which is designed to motivate spectators, audiences, and consumers to increase their consumption of our product and media.
Analyst, Digital Marketing – Warner Music Group (posted on 9-16-23)
The digital world is constantly evolving, and we’re looking for someone to keep Warner Records on the forefront of data, trends, and new findings to develop impactful products and brand strategies. Not only will you be presenting and advising the label with various data points, but you will have opportunities to collaborate and support our roster of iconic artists.
Here you’ll get to:
- Develop and manage standard reports (Daily, Weekly, Monthly etc.)
- Measure, monitor and build KPI’s for the department and individual artists
- Establish yourself as a subject matter expert in social media metrics for the label and rostered artists
- Conduct post-mortem campaign analysis
- Use analytics, metrics, and various technologies/tools to analyze campaign results, successes, and KPIs
- Aggregate standard processes for social media and online platforms
- Collaborate with the Digital Marketing team in developing strategies for artists and genres
Paralegal Admin Assistant – Universal Music Group (posted on 8-30-23)
We are currently seeking an eager and exceptional Paralegal/Administrative Assistant in our Santa Monica office. The person in this position will provide paralegal support to litigation attorneys in the Business and Legal Affairs Department.
How you’ll CREATE:
- Assist with a comprehensive quarterly report of legal matters affecting the company, including liaising with other attorneys, departments and agencies for updated information
- Support the policing of piracy and infringement on the internet and social media, drafting cease and desist letters, and providing evidence of copyright ownership, including collecting chain of title documentation
- Assist in responding to discovery requests, subpoenas, liens, and levies
- Research claims asserted against company
- Review and summarize contracts
- Prepare and revise agreements, charts, memoranda, correspondence and other documents
- Liaise with IT, office services and other internal personnel to resolve day-to-day issues and handle administrative matters
- Create physical and electronic files; search and retrieve files on an ongoing basis
- Draft and send letters and other routine correspondence
- Handle expense reimbursements and travel arrangements
- Other duties as assigned by supervisors
Assistant, Marketing – Warner Music Group (posted on 8-30-23)
Manager, Creative – Warner Chappell Music (posted on 8-15-23)
The sync team is a collaborative group of creatives who are responsible for placing Warner Chappell music in films, trailers, television shows, video games, marketing campaigns, promos, and sports programming. We work together and independently to deliver unique sync opportunities and generate revenue.
Your role:
- Meet and work with songwriters/producers/composers/artists and their management teams to gain a true understanding of their vision and music to best prepare you for pitching their music as well as keeping them informed on upcoming video game, sports, promo, trailer, film and TV projects or opportunities
- Actively pitch and market songwriters, producers and publishing catalog to the gaming, sports programming, film and tv communities
- Establish, grow and maintain effective relationships with sync partners (music supervisors, sports licensing agents, gaming companies, TV and film studios, trailer houses)
- Coordinate with video game companies to place music for in game uses, soundtracks and marketing campaigns
- Pitch music to sports broadcast networks for TV promos, general programming, and social media campaigns
- Facilitate songwriting sessions to create original music for pitching
- Create playlists by category, lyrical themes, genre and other criteria to expedite music searches
- Build and maintain close relationships with all strata of publishing employees with a special emphasis on Creative Services and A&R departments.
- Attend meetings with A&R teams for new signing support, talent relations and sync updates
- Participate in weekly WC sync creative meetings, giving ideas on how we as a team can develop, grow, and promote our songwriters and copyrights within the sync world
- Collaborate with international teams and affiliates to create marketing strategies for new releases
- Participate in discussions around events and showcases to promote Warner Chappell writers to the sync community
- Closely monitor trends in the sync ecosystem
- Willingness to attend after-hours events and occasionally travel
- Represent WCM at concerts, showcases, listening parties, mixers, and other events
Partner Manager – BMG (posted on 8-15-23)
Join our team as a Partner Manager in our Supply Chain Operations! We’re the driving force behind BMG recordings reaching fans worldwide. With responsibility for metadata and asset management of 600,000 recordings, you’ll collaborate closely with our manufacturing and distribution partners to bring our music to life. Be part of the team that ensures our music is heard everywhere.
What You’ll Be Doing.
- Oversee and troubleshooting New Release deliveries to BMG’s distribution partners and direct digital retail relationships.
- Run availability and delivery reports ensuring releases have successfully delivered. Analyzing report findings, categorizing and fixing errors.
- Support NA production team to ensure timely delivery of all products to distribution, providing guidance and fixing system errors.
- Maintain NA operational relationships with dsps and provide time zone support for timed releases.
- Monitor and fix Apple tickets, liaising with relevant teams globally to update products in BMG and Apple’s systems.
- Manage Neighboring Rights (PPI) registrations for North America, Australia & Brazil societies (+ others), running monthly registrations, liaising with the data team to ensure all recordings are successfully registered.
- Co-ordinate NR registration of acquired catalogues and on-boarding of new society relations.
- Provide knowledge and experience into Supply Chain process improvement.
Admin Manager, Label & Publishing – Avex, USA (posted on 8-2-23)
The ideal candidate for the Avex USA Admin Manager role will have a good understanding of the nuances of both domestic and international musical copyright, registrations, releases, royalty tracking, and organizing metadata. The main role of the Admin Manager is to handle copyright registrations for the publishing catalogue as well as manage Avex internal database for both publishing and label catalogue, working with the team to track splits, assist in resolving disputes, and keeping data updated and organized. This position will also act as an admin liaison for the Selene label team, assisting with the management of label release details, budget tracking and expenses. They will also be responsible for pub sync admin tracking, including communicating with clients and our administrator to seek sync approvals and keeping track of correspondence, statuses and payments.
This is a full-time position and will be remote/hybrid based in Los Angeles, CA
Job Summary:
● Daily/weekly maintenance of label and publishing catalogue (in Music Maestro)
● Regular communication with label team to ensure organization of label catalogue splits, release dates, etc..
● Track/maintain all catalogue information and submit registrations for newly acquired publishing catalogue
● Assist on any outstanding split discrepancies within publishing catalogue
● Assist department VP on various income tracking and catalogue research projects
● Communicate with clients, managers, lawyers to acquire split information
● Act as liaison between our administrator and clients for sync approvals, maintain internal sync request log
● Support label team and accounting with label client budgets and expense tracking
● Support department VP with royalty statement auditing process and any other administrative duties
Music Department Assistant – CAA (re-posted on 7-17-23)
Future assistants will provide administrative support to an Agent in our Music Department. The ideal candidate should be motivated, interested in the concert booking space, quick-thinking and open to working in an environment where he/she is capable of performing administrative tasks in a fast-paced environment.
Responsibilities
- Administrative duties include heavy phones, coordinating meetings and schedules, preparing expense reports, booking travel, producing correspondence, special projects, organization of touring clients’ activity (ticket counts, contract tracking, deposit tracking, releasing of monies, routing, etc.)
Coordinative, Creative Services – NBCUniversal (posted on 7-17-23)
As part of Focus Features Marketing team, the Coordinator has varying lead/support roles in the production of TV and radio spots for broadcast, trailers for theatrical release, featurettes, digital units (Snapchat, Instagram, Facebook, etc.), film clips, reels, and all other film/video projects in the marketing campaigns of Focus Features releases. The Coordinator reports to the VP of the department and interfaces with all of Focus and UPCO (Universal Pictures Creative Operations).
Essential Responsibilities & Key Support for all Marketing Post-Production Functions:
- Coordinate delivery of materials from feature post-production to external creative agencies to ensure effective kickoff of all creative development and maintain communication throughout the entire marketing campaign process to ensure delivery of other necessary finishing materials
- Liaise with internal Creative AV, Digital and Legal teams throughout the creative process ensuring strategic and legal compliances and accurate delivery of finished assets
- Coordinate the finish and delivery of creative marketing assets, with day-to-day project tracking and management between internal teams (Post-Production, AV Creative, Digital Creative, In-Theater Marketing, and Publicity) external agency partners, and international partners
- Assist with QC-ing and trafficking finished assets
- Catalogue source materials, as well as finished assets with Broadcast and Digital ISCI systems
- Track marketing campaign asset deadlines (Trailers, TV and Radio Spots, Clips and Digital/Social Content) and adjust needs amid shifting priorities to ensure deadlines are met.
- Create ISCI memos for A/V materials, alerting media partners of TV delivery schedule
- Track feature film production turn-overs from through department and onto assigned AV creative vendors
- Coordinate Archiving of assets via DAM to LTO to GMO/UPCO
Coordinative, Interactive – Warner Bros. Discovery (posted on 7-15-23)
DC Comics is looking for a Coordinator for their Interactive Team. DC is known to have some of the most critically acclaimed and innovative game titles spanning from LEGO Batman, Injustice, and the Batman: Arkham series. This position will work under the Creative Director, Interactive to help shepherd and manage current active live-games and current/future games in development.
Your Role Accountabilities…
- Works with game partners to schedule, take notes, manage meetings, and seek approvals on DC aspects of game projects.
- Pulls down, installs, troubleshoots, tests, and provides feedback for game builds, design documents, and other materials.
- Maintains internal DC Interactive database tracking production and release calendars, game builds, lore reference, art, and other assets.
- Reviews lines, scripts, story breakdowns, and visual assets to determine whether the material and characters are aligned to the DC brand guidelines and consistent with the depiction of said characters.
- Works internally and with other departments to perform research, gather reference, art, and other proprietary materials for projects in development.
- Assists in verifying that marketing materials are consistent and representative of game projects in production.
- Keeps up with DC Comics and current developments in DC Publishing for prospective integration of character costumes, new characters, and stories.
- Assists in the creation of portfolio books, art decks, presentations, etc.
- General administrative duties such as scheduling, expenses, travel, etc.
- Performs other duties as assigned.
Secretary, Partnership Marketing – The Walt Disney Company (posted on 7-15-23)
Our administrative professionals are highly-respected because their skills are quite simply, essential. You’d be a key member of a dynamic, fast-paced team that brings together the best content with the best brands for breakthrough partnerships and would work with some of the most creative, intelligent, driven people in the business. Join us – apply today!
This position currently reports to the VP, Global Partnership Management & Operations and would also support the VP, Marketing Partnerships & Promotions. You would be responsible for the day-to-day workings of the leaders you support. Our team is responsible for securing 3rd brand partnerships in connection to Marvel Studios theatrical and streaming titles delivering significant marketing value and revenue via best-in-class creative campaigns and culturally resonant activations. We’re also charged with oversight of Disney’s IP commercialization via licensing clips of our content to interested advertisers. It goes without saying that there will be expense reports, travel planning and endless calendar jockeying, but this job is very much about people. The relationship you form with the executive(s) you support is absolutely critical, because that’s what enables you to become a true partner. In addition to understanding your executive’s business — and business needs — inside and out, you’ll also need deep knowledge of the leadership and workings of Marvel Studios, Disney Corporate Alliances and of related departments across the Disney enterprise. As the “face” of your executives within The Walt Disney Company, your professionalism, loyalty and attitude are a reflection of the office, and as such, are a key component to its success. Every day as an Executive Support Professional is different!
A&R Associate – Epitaph Records (posted on 7-14-23)
The A&R Associate’s role is to discover new talent, support new and experienced artists in making the best recordings they can, communicate the vision of their artists to the marketing team, and to provide administrative support to senior A&R executives.
This is a hybrid (Weds/Thurs via Epitaph’s Los Angeles office) or remote position.
REQUIREMENTS
- Three years A&R or related music business experience
- Record making know-how
- Expert knowledge and conversant in current + historical musical trends
Epitaph actively encourages applications from those who are underrepresented in our industry, we recognize the importance of diversity of thought in our teams and strive to create a fully inclusive space to work
This is a full-time position with excellent benefits. $65k-$80k annual salary, commensurate with experience. To apply, please send a resume and cover letter to jobs@epitaph.com.
Manager, Creative Advertising – NBCUniversal (posted on 7-14-23)
The Manager of Creative Advertising will report to the VP/Directors and work closely with two global Creative Advertising teams in the production of Theatrical Marketing campaign materials from conception to launch. The Manager will provide creative operational support and work across the marketing department to ensure campaigns are properly executed and aligned.
Essential Responsibilities
- Support the lead executive as well as the VP/Directors with the creative operational needs of the print and AV campaign including; trailers, television spots, digital ads, radio, one-sheets and outdoor
- Guide and facilitate AV materials through the finishing process with our marketing post production department
- Traffic and track materials (print and AV) through MPA/network, legal/guild and music clearances and approvals
- Responsible for coordinating and distributing creative materials/messaging to other departments within marketing, ensuring messaging is consistent
- Create and maintain deadlines for marketing campaigns including print and AV, from the initial launch of creative work through the finishing and debut of materials
- Ensure materials are created, finished and delivered in time
- Plan and coordinate all needs regarding talent recording sessions
- Communicate with creative vendors for any changes needed
- Oversee motion outdoor finishing and delivery
Manager, Creative – Warner Chappell Music (posted on 7-14-23)
The sync team is a collaborative group of creatives who are responsible for placing Warner Chappell music in films, trailers, television shows, video games, marketing campaigns, promos, and sports programming. We work together and independently to deliver unique sync opportunities and generate revenue.
Your role:
- Meet and work with songwriters/producers/composers/artists and their management teams to gain a true understanding of their vision and music to best prepare you for pitching their music as well as keeping them informed on upcoming video game, sports, promo, trailer, film and TV projects or opportunities
- Actively pitch and market songwriters, producers and publishing catalog to the gaming, sports programming, film and tv communities
- Establish, grow and maintain effective relationships with sync partners (music supervisors, sports licensing agents, gaming companies, TV and film studios, trailer houses)
- Coordinate with video game companies to place music for in game uses, soundtracks and marketing campaigns
- Pitch music to sports broadcast networks for TV promos, general programming, and social media campaigns
- Facilitate songwriting sessions to create original music for pitching
- Create playlists by category, lyrical themes, genre and other criteria to expedite music searches
- Build and maintain close relationships with all strata of publishing employees with a special emphasis on Creative Services and A&R departments.
- Attend meetings with A&R teams for new signing support, talent relations and sync updates
- Participate in weekly WC sync creative meetings, giving ideas on how we as a team can develop, grow, and promote our songwriters and copyrights within the sync world
- Collaborate with international teams and affiliates to create marketing strategies for new releases
- Participate in discussions around events and showcases to promote Warner Chappell writers to the sync community
- Closely monitor trends in the sync ecosystem
- Willingness to attend after-hours events and occasionally travel
- Represent WCM at concerts, showcases, listening parties, mixers, and other events
Executive Assistant, Legal Affairs – The Walt Disney Company (posted on 7-1-23)
The Executive Assistant will support three attorneys in Legal Affairs, supporting the production and development of television series for 20th Television.
Job Responsibilities
On any given day, your responsibilities might require:
- Answering phones, maintaining Outlook calendars and contact lists (including scheduling meetings and calls across domestic and international time zones); photocopying, scanning, and mailing documents; tracking matters and key dates
- Revising and redlining Word documents; drafting or revising and maintaining records of legal correspondence; organizing emails and documents for appropriate filing; preparing and updating Excel spreadsheets (including data entry)
- Maintaining various files, databases, and filing systems for the supported attorneys
- Assisting in review, analysis and reconciliation of invoices and expenses
- Interfacing with external parties and internal executives to coordinate meetings for the legal team in a timely and efficient manner maintaining a high level of professionalism
- Managing and tracking expense reports and receipts; reconciling corporate credit card accounts regularly
- Assisting with all general administrative functions such as mailings, filing, and organization (both digital & physical)
- Supporting the legal team with assorted administrative duties, including ensuring all department IT needs are met and/or supported; planning and coordinating department off-sites, special events, etc.
- Helping with meeting preparation, including agenda prep and distribution, making copies of documents and presentations, ordering refreshments, etc.
- Exercising discretion and the highest level of ethics in connection with confidential information
- Assisting with any special projects as needed
Tour Coordinator – Sony Music Entertainment (posted on 6-27-23)
The Tour Coordinator will provide support to the Directors of Tour Merchandise and VP of Tour while working closely with supply chain, the creative and design team, artist management, tour personnel, and venue staff in order to help project and produce merchandise for sale at live events.
What you’ll do:
- Manage atVenu touring set up. Build out tour legs, enter products and images, maintain shipments, keep electronic warehouses up to date.
- Coordinate and track shipments of merchandise to tour locations. Generate Fed Ex labels for tour shipments, samples and customer service issues.
- Support Tour Directors in managing open venue receivables and open settlements.
- Maintain artist schedule in shared doc.
- Support Tour Directors in managing expense reporting and invoices for road staff.
- General support to tour and road staff.
Manager, Creative Marketing – Film & TV – Sony Music Publishing (posted on 6-20-23)
Sony Music Publishing is the leading global music publisher, which is home to world-class songwriters, legendary catalogues, and industry-leading synchronization licensing and production music businesses. With an international network of 38 offices, Sony Music Publishing represents many of the most iconic songs ever written by celebrated songwriters such as The Beatles, Bob Dylan, Aretha Franklin, Marvin Gaye, Michael Jackson, Carole King, Queen and The Rolling Stones, as well as contemporary superstars including Beyoncé, Ed Sheeran, Pharrell Williams, Lady Gaga, P!nk, and Sam Smith.
Job Purpose: Sync clearance and creative marketing
What You’ll Do:
- Manage a robust roster of clients to make sure all our customer’s requests are being met and processed in a timely manner
- Pitch the SMP catalog to respective videogame and sports clients to procure placements for our writers/copyrights in the sync marketplace
- Negotiate and issue approvals/quotes for sync deals in the film and TV sector including promos, trailers and other media as needed
- Communicate efficiently and effectively with writer approval parties and estates
- Partner effectively across internal divisions and with external partners using excellent communication skills
- Price the catalog strategically and competitively and have a deep understanding of relevant sync history and fee structures
- Stay on top of licensing trends and new media/technologies
- Attend showcases, concerts, and other relevant events as it relates to business to liaise with our songwriters and their management teams
- Offer additional support to clearance and creative teams as needed, ie special projects
Content Operations Lead (US) – TikTok (posted on 6-20-23)
TikTok is the leading destination for short-form mobile video. Our mission is to inspire creativity and bring joy. TikTok has global offices including Los Angeles, New York, London, Paris, Berlin, Dubai, Singapore, Jakarta, Seoul and Tokyo.
RESPONSIBILITIES:
- Oversee SoundOn’s North American music distribution and monetization operations with a focus on industry leading delivery, management, protection and monetization of music releases.
- Lead and develop a small team of distribution and product operations specialists.
- Adhere to compliance and best practice standards with all distribution and delivery partners (TikTok, Spotify, Apple, Youtube, Amazon, etc.)
- Manage the quality control process of content submitted by artists and labels to ensure that they adhere to guidelines.
- Manage and grow relationships with multiple digital service providers and third-party vendors
- Ensure accurate and timely reporting to partners and internal stakeholders.
- Support internal Product and Developments teams to improve and iterate the tools and features of SoundOn and provide a best in class distribution product and service.
- Maintain strong knowledge of our tech stack and proprietary systems, products and processes.
- Help troubleshoot and proactively identify any issues involved in the distribution process between clients and distribution partners, ensuring all assets are delivered correctly and deadlines are met for clients and vendors
Manager, Creative – Warner Chappell Music (posted on 6-14-23)
The sync team is a collaborative group of creatives who are responsible for placing Warner Chappell music in films, trailers, television shows, video games, marketing campaigns, promos, and sports programming. We work together and independently to deliver unique sync opportunities and generate revenue.
Your role:
- Meet and work with songwriters/producers/composers/artists and their management teams to gain a true understanding of their vision and music to best prepare you for pitching their music as well as keeping them informed on upcoming video game, sports, promo, trailer, film and TV projects or opportunities
- Actively pitch and market songwriters, producers and publishing catalog to the gaming, sports programming, film and tv communities
- Establish, grow and maintain effective relationships with sync partners (music supervisors, sports licensing agents, gaming companies, TV and film studios, trailer houses)
- Coordinate with video game companies to place music for in game uses, soundtracks and marketing campaigns
- Pitch music to sports broadcast networks for TV promos, general programming, and social media campaigns
- Facilitate songwriting sessions to create original music for pitching
- Create playlists by category, lyrical themes, genre and other criteria to expedite music searches
- Build and maintain close relationships with all strata of publishing employees with a special emphasis on Creative Services and A&R departments.
- Attend meetings with A&R teams for new signing support, talent relations and sync updates
- Participate in weekly WC sync creative meetings, giving ideas on how we as a team can develop, grow, and promote our songwriters and copyrights within the sync world
- Collaborate with international teams and affiliates to create marketing strategies for new releases
- Participate in discussions around events and showcases to promote Warner Chappell writers to the sync community
- Closely monitor trends in the sync ecosystem
- Willingness to attend after-hours events and occasionally travel
- Represent WCM at concerts, showcases, listening parties, mixers, and other events
Senior Director A&R, Pop – Sony Music Entertainment (posted on 6-8-23)
The Senior Director, Pop A&R will be responsible for finding and acquiring recording artists, songs and producers as well as leading artist development efforts for designated artists in their genre. This role will report directly to the Partner and Co-Founder of RECORDS and can be in New York or Los Angeles.
What you’ll do:
- Find and acquire recording artists, songs and producers through demos, recordings and live performances.
- Cultivate relationships with artists and representatives and negotiate deals.
- Solicit producers and coordinate meetings with artists and producers.
- Spearhead recording, mixing and mastering sessions.
- Select singles and key tracks.
- Gather deliverables, negotiate producer agreements, mixer agreements, gather label copy and deliver assets to operations team.
- Act as liaison with artist, artist managers and art department regarding marketing concepts.
- Provide comprehensive feedback on new music to head of label.
- Review and recommend submitted/solicited demos as well as online material.
- Provide creative input and direction on artist’s material.
- Plan and monitor recording budgets for assigned projects.
- Keep projects within agreed budget and schedule/timeline.
VP, A&R and Recording Studio Operations – Concord (posted on 5-23-23)
As the VP, A&R and Recording Studio Operations, you’ll be responsible for creating an managing recording schedules, budgets and the business related to the creation and complete delivery of commercial audio and video masters. You’ll work under limited direction.
What you’ll do:
- Review artist agreements to determine the amounts and payment schedules of the artist advance and recording budget or fund.
- Create and/or collaborate with producers in creating recording budgets
- Authorize budget compliant costs
- Organize and schedule all phases of recording for all new recordings
- Have an understanding of recording technology
- Maintain the relationship with the American Federation of Musicians (AFM), maintain an expertise its regulations and enforce compliance for new recordings
- Ensure that approved masters and videos meet production deadlines
- Coordinate the creation of radio edits and remixes
- Supervise the collection, archiving and storage of masters
- Manage the department’s priorities and workflow of the A&R Operations team, company recording studio facilities and staff engineers.
- Performs all duties inherent in a senior managerial role. Approves staff training, hiring, promotions, terminations and salary actions and prepares and ensures adherence to the department budget.
- Performs other duties as assigned.
Research Assistant – Music Reports (posted on 1-30-23)
- Research music copyright ownership using information available through the internet, direct sources, and other reference tools
- Prepare and enter updates to Songdex, the largest independent source of music copyright information in the world
- Match sound recordings to musical works
- May include other tasks related to music database maintenance and research, such as researching new releases or processing music cue sheet
Royalty Accountant – Royalty Review Council (reposted on 12-02-22)
Royalty Review Council has an immediate opening for a Royalty Accountant, an ideal opportunity for an experienced royalty accountant from the entertainment industry, particularly with experience with Counterpoint (Vistex) Systems software (Record Maestro and Music Maestro).
Required Experience:
- 2+ years of record label or music publishing administration experience in preparing royalty statements REQUIRED
- Solid math skills and the ability to think analytically
- Highly proficient in Microsoft Excel (pivot tables, lookups, data validation, formulas)
- Experience working with Counterpoint Systems Record Maestro and/or Music Maestro a plus
- Accounting, Finance, Information Systems or Music Industries Studies degree preferred
- Ability to work within deadlines, exercise good judgment, and maintain client confidentiality
- Strong written and oral communication skills
Job Responsibilities:
- Set up royalty rate terms and label copy information in royalty system
- Enter quarterly sales, costs, reserves and related data for clients in royalty system
- Review royalty statements for accuracy
- Research unknown song publisher shares
- Other music related projects
- Meet established guidelines and timelines with high quality results
Associate Attorney – Music Law Firm (posted on 11-2-22)
If you are a CA-licensed attorney with music legal experience and an exacting attention to detail who wants to join an innovative law firm run by a top music attorney, then read on!
Company Overview
Erin M. Jacobson, Esq., A.P.C. is a top boutique music law firm in Los Angeles, CA. The firm represents music artists, songwriters, composers, music publishers, independent record labels, managers, producers, estates and heirs, and legacy music catalogues. The nature of the firm’s work is transactional. We handle contractual, copyright, and publishing administration matters on behalf of clients (i.e. no litigation).
Our mission is to protect music creators, rights’ owners, and their catalogues through expert deal negotiation, intellectual property management, and advice for long term success. We value professionalism, excellence in our work, expert knowledge and advice, confidentiality, honesty, and innovation.
We are looking for a superstar Associate Attorney who is smart, positive, reliable, detail-oriented, trustworthy, and can work independently.
Position Overview
This is a full-time, remote role, reporting directly to the firm owner/managing attorney. Although the position is remote, the candidate must be a California resident. There will be a brief, part-time evaluation period at the outset to ensure a good fit for both parties.
Candidates should only be interested in a long-term position with the firm.