Music Clearance Manager

2 days ago


Los Angeles, California, United States Warner Music Full time
Job Title: Manager, Clearance

At Warner Music Group, we're a global collective of music makers and music lovers, tech innovators and inspired entrepreneurs, game-changing creatives and passionate team members. We're committed to fostering a culture where every talent can belong, contribute, and grow.

About the Role:

The Manager of Clearance will be responsible for fielding and negotiating requests from sync clients for music uses in all areas of sync. This role requires knowledge of the Warner Music Group catalog and front-line releases from the respective labels.

Key Responsibilities:
  • Coordinate and confer with internal departments and outside parties regarding clearance, ownership, and financial procedures and fees
  • Manage and run point on handling telephone and correspondence from parties requesting fee quotations and license requests for use of company products contained in the catalog
  • Perform research duties to confirm the company's right to songs, clear copyright provisions and songs, and potentially acquire permission for usage
  • Negotiate fees with requesting parties as directed
  • Coordinate individual principals in relation to legalities, fee structures, income and general operations related to video games or other programs
  • Maintain records such as logs, files, and deals
  • Review licenses within own specific area
  • Make suggestions for use of alternate songs in the company's catalog when clearances are not available for the original request
  • Attend meetings and conferences both within and outside the company relative to the department's operation
  • Handle and safeguard confidential and proprietary information
About You:
  • Optimally communicate with partners internally and externally in a manner consistent with the company's Code of Conduct and core values
  • Proven track record of innovative, anticipatory, and thoughtful suggestions to improve and create efficient and effective processes within scope of work
  • Recognize, comprehend, and extract critical data from materials and documents
  • Strong organization skills, time management, and attention to detail
  • Effective written, verbal, and interpersonal communication skills
  • Able to adhere to deadlines and handle multiple, diverse assignments while producing quality work
  • Possess a strong work ethic and initiative in tasks
  • Self-starter, self-motivated, and takes responsibility/ownership of work
  • A creative, proactive, strategic, and analytic teammate
  • Demonstrate flexibility, accountability, and adaptability to changing situations
  • Proven experience demonstrating a high level of customer service
Requirements:
  • A baccalaureate degree with a major in music, business preferred, or equivalent experience
  • A minimum of three years of relevant sync clearance, quoting, negotiating experience
  • Experience with Google Workspace
About Warner Music Group:

As the home to 10K Projects, 300 Elektra, Asylum, Atlantic, East West, FFRR, Fueled by Ramen, Nonesuch, Parlophone, Rhino, Roadrunner, Sire, Warner Records, Warner Classics, and several other of the world's premier recording labels, Warner Music Group champions emerging artists and global superstars alike. Our renowned publishing company, Warner Chappell Music, represents genre-spanning songwriters and producers through a catalogue of more than one million copyrights worldwide. Warner Music Group is also home to ADA, which supports the independent community, as well as artist services division WMX. In addition, WMG counts film and television storytelling powerhouse Warner Music Entertainment among its many brands.

We are committed to inclusion and diversity in all aspects of our business. We are proud to be an equal opportunity workplace and will evaluate qualified applicants without regard to race, religious creed, color, age, sex, sexual orientation, gender, gender identity, gender expression, national origin, ancestry, marital status, medical condition as defined by state law (genetic characteristics or cancer), physical or mental disability, military service or veteran status, pregnancy, childbirth and related medical conditions, genetic information or any other characteristic protected by applicable federal, state or local law.



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