Music Clearance Manager

2 days ago


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

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 guided by four core principles that underpin everything we do across all our diverse businesses:

  • Music is Everything: We're passionate about music and strive to create a culture where every talent can belong and build a career.
  • Global Growth, Local Expertise: We believe that music is a global language and that our success can come from anywhere and translate everywhere.
  • Innovation and Insight: We use both to create the future and push the boundaries of what's possible.
  • Empowered by People: We recognize that our differences make us stronger and strive to create a culture where every talent can thrive.

We're committed to Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion and encourage applications from people of any age, gender identity, sexual orientation, race, religion, ethnicity, disability, veteran status, and any other characteristic or identity.

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.

  • 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:

We're looking for a talented and experienced professional who can:

  • 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.
We'd Love It If You Also Had:

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 Us:

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. And 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.

Together, we are Warner Music Group: Music With Vision & Voice.



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