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About the Role

Kobalt Music is seeking an administrative and operational professional to manage the global song registration process for Australian and New Zealand repertoire, ensuring accurate royalty collection for clients. This role is crucial for maintaining the flow of royalties as songs are played live, on radio, or streamed online.

Responsibilities

• Establish and maintain strong relationships with Performing Rights Organisations (PROs) and Collective Management Organisations (CMOs) in the Asia-Pacific region, specifically with APRA AMCOS.
• Collaborate with Copyright teams in Hong Kong, London, and the US, maintaining best practices for song and agreement registrations and conflict resolution.
• Engage with societies, publishers, and other organizations in the Asia-Pacific region to communicate claims on Kobalt’s repertoire.
• Work closely with Kobalt’s global Writer & Publisher Relations department to ensure successful administration of client accounts, including registration submissions, dispute management, and catalogue maintenance.
• Proactively identify and resolve registration issues or delays impacting clients, ensuring compliance with society distribution rules and processes.
• Undertake side projects on specialist topics, including compiling and distributing song charts to internal stakeholders.

Requirements

• Demonstrate a genuine interest in music publishing, especially Copyright.
• Possess relevant administrative experience, potentially in database management or using Excel for data manipulation and analysis.
• Excellent communication skills with a high level of written and spoken English.
• Detail-driven self-starter with strong organization and prioritization skills.
• Applicants must be eligible to work in Australia.

Skills

• Data manipulation
• Data analysis
• Written and spoken English
• Organization
• Prioritization
• Cantonese and/or Mandarin (preferred)
• Working with Performing Rights Organisations (preferred)
• Working with Collective Management Organisations (preferred)
• Working with publishers (preferred)
• Working with rights holders (preferred)
• Working across international teams (preferred)
• Working across multiple time zones (preferred)
• Music rights
• Royalty collection
• Systems
• Technology platforms

Location

• Sydney, Australia

Work Type

• Hybrid
• Full-time
• Permanent

Experience Level

• Previous experience in music publishing is not required, but highly desirable.

About the Company

• Kobalt is a global music and technology company built for songwriters and publishers, with the technology infrastructure to enable better tracking and royalty collection for billions of micro-payments per song in digital music.
• Kobalt has championed creators since 2000, with technology and music services designed to make the industry more transparent, fair, and rewarding for artists, songwriters, and rights holders.
• The company works with influential talents including Phoebe Bridgers, Sam Fender, Paul McCartney, Foo Fighters, Karol G, Young Thug, Kali Uchis, and Andrew Watt, as well as acclaimed writers like Simon Aldred and Clarence Coffee Jr.
• Kobalt thrives on creativity, collaboration, and progress, with values of Music First, Transparent, Tech Powered, and Transformative.
• It is a community of people who care deeply about making a meaningful impact in music and technology.

Equal Opportunity

• Kobalt is an equal opportunity employer. We believe in equitable access to opportunities and are committed to building a diverse, inclusive, and supportive workplace.
• We welcome applications from people of all backgrounds and identities.
• If you need any adjustments during the hiring process, please let us know.
• All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, colour, national origin, gender, age, religion, disability, sexual orientation, or any other status or characteristic protected by law.