Clearance Music Manager

6 days ago


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

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. Knowledge of the Warner Music Group catalog and front-line releases from the respective labels is imperative.

Key Responsibilities:

  • Coordinate and confer with the company's internal departments as well as outside parties regarding clearance, ownership, and financial procedures and fees.
  • Manage and run point on handling both telephone and correspondence from parties requesting fee quotations and license requests.
  • Perform research duties to confirm the company's right to songs, clear copyright provisions, 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.

Requirements:

  • 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.
  • 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.

Preferred Qualifications:

  • 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.


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