Universal Music Group · 12 hours ago
Senior Manager, North America Copyright
Franklin, TN
Full-time
Onsite
Senior Level
$72K/yr - $154K/yr
5+ years expUniversal Music Group is the world’s leading music company, committed to artistry, innovation, and entrepreneurship. The Senior Manager, North America Copyright will be responsible for delivering services related to copyright and royalty management, while leading a team and improving processes within the North America Copyright team.
Audio Recording and ProductionMedia and EntertainmentMusicPublishing
Responsibilities
Review, interpret, and extract key terms from publishing agreements (such as copyright ownership, administration obligations, special handling provisions, and royalty rates). Assist in reviewing and authorizing copyright and royalty account setups by the greater NA Copyright team
Prioritize team workload, focusing on high priority tasks and escalated account issues
Respond to questions from clients, utilizing information and assistance from team members, or connecting them with other departments as appropriate, anticipating needs and questions to provide comprehensive service
Liaise with Business Affairs, Creative Admin, Client Services, Mechanical Licensing and Royalty teams on agreement terms and internal client account setups
Maintain records and documentation for internal compliance related to agreements and songs
Bring a fresh perspective, seeking to deconstruct and rebuild processes to create efficiencies and improvements
Exercise leadership experience while mentoring, coaching, and providing support to the team, seeking to maintain and elevate a world class publishing administration operation
Contribute to the building of new system tools and the implementation of new technologies within UMPG’s Administration Team, partnering with teams cross-divisionally and around the world
Execute ad hoc projects and delegated tasks as needed
Qualification
Required
5+ years of experience in music publishing, copyright administration or rights management
Strong understanding of music economics, copyright chain of title, and various types of publishing agreements
Knowledge of society mandates and CWR registrations
Exceptional organizational, analytical, and communication skills
Advanced Excel skills and confidence with data management
Able to learn multiple, customized systems
Strong written and verbal communication skills that can be adapted to a wide variety of audiences
Responds appropriately to direction regarding deadlines, deliverables, key performance indicators and service levels
Benefits
Comprehensive medical, dental, and vision coverage
Including 100% coverage for out-patient in-network mental health services
Fertility coverage for eligible medical plan participants
Wellbeing reimbursements for fitness classes, spa treatments, meal services, travel, and so much more (up to $720/year)
Student Loan Repayment Assistance and Tuition Reimbursement
401(k) with 100% immediate vesting on the first 5% of your contributions, plus an additional UMG contribution
Flexible Paid Time Off (PTO) for exempt employees
3-weeks PTO for non-exempt employees
2-weeks paid Winter Break
10 Company Holidays (including Juneteenth and Wellbeing Day)
Summer Fridays (between Memorial Day and Labor Day)
Generous paid parental leave for every type of parent
Company
Universal Music Group
Universal Music Group is a music-based entertainment company that offers music recording, publishing, and merchandising services worldwide. It is a sub-organization of Leviy Publishing.
10001+ employees
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Funding
Current Stage
Public CompanyTotal Funding
$8.65BKey Investors
William AckmanTencent
2023-06-06Post Ipo Debt· $802.31M
2021-09-21IPO
2021-06-21Secondary Market· $4.17B
Leadership Team
Devraj Sanyal
Chairman & CEO, Universal Music Group, India & South Asia; SVP Strategy "AMEA"
Timothy Xu
Chairman and CEO
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