Manager, Clearance

Job Description

Job Title: Manager, Clearance, Visual Media Licensing

A little bit about our team:

The Visual Media Licensing department represents the recorded music rights and offers clients a comprehensive sync licensing service. They work to serve WMG's extensive catalog and the company's frontline recorded music labels by strategically developing new opportunities in film, TV, advertising, video games, and new media.

Your 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.

Here you'll get to:
• Coordinate and confer with the company's internal departments as well as outside parties (including, but not limited to, co-publishers, copyright owners, composers, managers, and/or attorneys) 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 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

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.

#LI-Onsite

Effective October 1st, this position will require being in the office 4 days a week. We believe that an in-office presence is critical for talent development, collaboration and building strong relationships.

Salary Range
$67,600 to $75,000 Annually

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.

Links to relevant documents:

2024 Benefits At A Glance final.pdf

EVerify Participation Poster.pdf

Right To Work .pdf

Jobcode: Reference SBJ-gp60bx-35-173-48-18-42 in your application.