Job Description
We are seeking a Legal Counsel with strong music and business affairs experience to join our Label Licensing Team. As Legal Counsel you will negotiate and draft business critical license agreements with music rights holders, provide legal advice, guidance and transactional support and facilitate practical solutions to achieve business objectives while managing legal and commercial risk. Our work is innovative and always evolving, so we are looking for an innovative, progressive and proactive problem-solver to join our team.
This role sits in our New York, NY offices.
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What You'll Do
• Work closely with, support and advise our Business Affairs teams on global licensing projects
• Negotiate, draft, and advise on a wide range of commercial transactions with a focus on content licensing deals with major and independent record labels, as well as music publishers and relevant societies
• Assist and support Product and Content Operations teams in connection with the launch of new service features and integrations
• Collaborate with our Finance and Operations teams on drafting and implementing our content licence agreements globally
• Working with senior leaders to advise on risks, complex agreement structures, approval processes, and company policies and procedures
Who You Are
• 5+ years of experience working in a law firm and/or in-house legal department, dealing with music industry issues
• Expertise in copyright law and legal issues relating to music licensing and digital distribution
• Previous experience in copyright issues related to live streaming and user generated content a plus
• Practical, business-oriented approach to problem-solving and ability to effectively counsel business teams by providing pragmatic, commercial and timely advice
• Great analytical and written/oral communication skills, and superior attention to detail
• Standout colleague with excellent organizational skills and ability to manage multiple projects simultaneously. Comfortable working in a company experiencing rapid change
Where You'll Be
• Hybrid role based in our New York offices (2 to 3 days a week required)
• Working hours? We operate within the Eastern time zone for collaboration
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The United States base range for this position is $158,582-$226,546, plus equity. The benefits available for this position include health insurance, six month paid parental leave, 401(k) retirement plan, monthly meal allowance, 23 paid days off, 13 paid flexible holidays. These ranges may be modified in the future.
Spotify transformed music listening forever when we launched in 2008. Our mission is to unlock the potential of human creativity by giving a million creative artists the opportunity to live off their art and billions of fans the chance to enjoy and be passionate about these creators. Everything we do is driven by our love for music and podcasting. Today, we are the world's most popular audio streaming subscription service.
Jobcode: Reference SBJ-r1nw5x-34-239-150-247-42 in your application.