Licensing Administrator

Job Description

Job Title: Licensing Administrator, Publishing
A little bit about our team:
The US Shared Services Publishing Licensing Team provides rights assessment and other licensing related administrative services to each of Warner's US record labels, along with those labels and affiliates based outside the US that wish to release records or recordings in the US The Licensing Team is responsible for negotiating and securing mechanical licenses from music publishers and paying those copyright owners the corresponding rates, advances, fees, and other royalties in an accurate and timely manner. The Licensing Administrator will be reporting to the Sr. Licensing Manager of Frontline and work closely with the Licensing Administrators.
Members of the Publishing Licensing Team work closely with Publishing Royalties, A&R Admin, Business & Legal Affairs, Data Operations, Finance, Production, and Marketing & Promotions at each label to fulfill the above-referenced responsibilities.
Your role:
The Licensing Administrator will have the unique opportunity to work at the most dynamic record companies in the music industry. In this role, you will have the opportunity to help develop and maintain business solutions for the Licensing Team, establish relationships with music publishers, and collaborate with various business units at Warner Music Group and US Shared Services.
Here you'll get to:
• Review, negotiate and secure mechanical and synchronization licenses and other publishing licenses covering the exploitation of musical compositions embodied on recordings and records that WMG wishes to release.
• Research song titles and information about songwriters, music publishers and performing rights societies such as ASCAP, BMI, SESAC and the Harry Fox Agency.
• Confirm publishing splits and writer credits, and vendor/payee names, addresses and other information with various music publishing companies and other publishing rights administrators.
• Compile the necessary information regarding musical compositions embodied in the recordings and records that WMG releases and then enter that information into WMG's internal databases and royalty systems.
• Analyze and apply the mechanical licensing and other related royalty provisions in WMG's agreements with its recording artists and producers and in other agreements between songwriters and their publishing companies and administrators.
• Liaise with other departments and with WMG's record labels in Nashville, Los Angeles and New York, as needed, to perform the tasks described above (e.g., to obtain copies of artist recording agreements, album track lists, label production schedules).
• Respond to inquiries from music publishers and other music publishing rights administrators regarding the licenses they have issued to WMG.
• Perform any other duties and tasks related to the Department's role and responsibilities that might be assigned by the Team's senior management from time to time.
About you:
• Bachelor's degree
• Able to work well independently and as part of a team
• Possess excellent communication, analytical, and organizational skills
• Ability to meet deadlines consistently while working under pressure
• Balance multiple assignments at any given time and prioritize them effectively and appropriately
• Strong digital literacy, including substantial data entry skills (with an emphasis on accuracy) and strong proficiency using Microsoft and Google applications
We'd love it if you also had:
• Candidate should possess some experience working in a position or positions involving copyright administration and/or processing of mechanical or other royalties.
About us:
As the home to 10K Projects, Asylum, Atlantic Music Group, 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 catalog 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: Independent Minds. Major Sound.

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Salary Range
$22.00 to $25.00 Hourly
Salary ranges are included for job postings where required by law. The actual base pay is dependent upon many factors, such as work experience and business needs. The pay range is subject to change at any time dependent on a variety of internal and external factors.
Warner Music Group is an Equal Opportunity Employer.
Links to relevant documents:
2025 Benefits At A Glance final.pdf
EVerify Participation Poster.pdf
Right To Work .pdf

Jobcode: Reference SBJ-neey9m-216-73-216-71-42 in your application.