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About the Role
As the Coordinator, Intellectual Property Licensing, you will play a vital role in supporting the administrative and project needs of the IP Licensing Department. You’ll work closely with both internal teams and external stakeholders, assisting in the clearance, licensing, and royalty processes for a wide range of products.
Responsibilities
- Monitor internal label product release schedules and initiate clearance work as needed.
- Gather product information such as label copy and video cue sheets from various departments.
- Obtain and verify songwriter and publisher ownership splits for songs.
- Manage writer administration changes by coordinating with publishers and securing all necessary details.
- Research and confirm writer credits for assigned projects.
- Provide regular project clearance and licensing status updates to team leads and project analysts.
- Maintain royalty accounts, including setting up new accounts, collecting W-9 forms, and working with accounts payable on vendor maintenance.
- Update payment statuses for songwriters, publishers, and products as needed.
- Calculate basic copyright royalty rates.
- Support the negotiation process for reduced copyright royalty rates.
- Process copyright licenses for physical, digital, and mobile products, including requesting, reviewing, and executing licenses.
- Monitor and maintain bulk licensing processes.
- Respond to publisher inquiries about ownership splits and licensing status.
- Generate and distribute reports as required.
- Register new recordings and products with the US Copyright Office, ensuring accurate tracking and archiving of completed registrations.
- Assist with special projects as needed.
Requirements
- Minimum of 1 year of experience in copyright administration.
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills, with the ability to communicate effectively with both internal and external stakeholders.
- Strong organizational skills, with a high level of attention to detail and the ability to manage multiple tasks simultaneously.
- Ability to work well under pressure and meet deadlines in a fast-paced environment.
Skills
- Proficiency in Microsoft Word and Excel.
- A general understanding of the music industry is required.
Location
- New York
Work Type
- Full-time
Experience Level
- 1 year of experience
Salary/Compensations
- $47,000—$52,000 USD
Benefits
- Medical, dental, vision, life & disability coverage
- 401K + employer matching
- Company-paid identity theft protection
- Resources for pets
- Mental health and meditation resources
- Industry-leading fertility coverage
- Fully paid leave for childbirth or bonding
- Fully paid leave for caregivers
- Programs for loved ones with developmental disabilities and neurodiversity
- Subsidized back-up child and elder care
- Reimbursement for adoption, surrogacy, tuition, and student loans
- Investment in professional growth and development
- Time off for a winter recess
About the Company
- At Sony Music Entertainment, we fuel the creative journey. We’ve played a pioneering role in music history, from the first-ever music label to the invention of the flat disc record. We’ve nurtured some of music’s most iconic artists and produced some of the most influential recordings of all time.
- Today, we work in more than 70 countries, supporting a diverse roster of international superstars, developing and independent artists, and visionary creators. From our position at the intersection of music, entertainment, and technology, we bring imagination and expertise to the newest products and platforms, embrace new business models, employ breakthrough tools, and provide powerful insights that help our artists push creative boundaries and reach new audiences. In everything we do, we’re committed to artistic integrity, transparency, and entrepreneurship.
- Sony Music Entertainment is a member of the Sony family of global companies.
Equal Opportunity
- Sony Music is committed to providing equal employment opportunity for all persons regardless of age, disability, national origin, race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender, gender identity or expression, pregnancy, veteran or military status, marital and civil partnership/union status, alienage or citizenship status, creed, genetic information or any other status protected by applicable federal, state, or local law.