Assistant, A&R Administration
Warner Music Group
Los Angeles, CAFull Time Job
Assistant, A&R Administration
A little bit about our team:
The intersection of A&R, Business Affairs and Finance, the A&R Administration team at Warner Records oversees the recording process from a business perspective. This includes administering all A&R related budgets and handling recording related legal issues and logistics. Further, the department serves as the primary interface between A&R/Marketing/Legal and Production in the creation and release of all commercial and promotional products.
Your role:
This is an opportunity to work at one of the most historic and successful record companies in the world, in the center of the action. If paying attention to detail, anticipating anything that might go wrong, learning from your mistakes, and getting things done sounds just like you, this is your opportunity. You will work behind the scenes, in a fast-paced team environment. This position reports to the SVP of A&R Operations.
Here you'll get to:
• Complete general administrative duties: answer phones, calendar management, filing, scanning, etc.
• Coordinate artist travel, including flights, lodging, and ground transportation and the tracking of the associated spend, which also includes reconciliation of travel charges and statements
• Process invoices, including the creation of vendors and coding of invoices in our financial systems.
• Communicate with third-party vendors to set them up in our payment system, issue purchase orders, and address invoice-related matters
• Draft transmittal letters and form legal documents, including Work For Hire and Remix agreements.
• Coordinate the creation of project numbers and royalty accounts with the Royalty and Business Affairs Departments.
• Process department expense reports.
• Support departmental operations by assisting with day-to-day tasks
About you:
• Detail oriented, well organized, and focused
• Calm under pressure
• Hard worker for whom no task is too small
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills
• Comfortable with numbers and spreadsheets
• Self-motivated and able to complete tasks independently
We'd love it if you also had:
• Some knowledge of the recording process
• Knowledge and understanding of artist recording agreements
• Prior assistant experience including answering phones, booking travel and handling T&E
• Experience with SAP and Concur
• Experience in Google Suite and Excel
As the home to 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. Redefining what it means to be a music company in the 21st century, our consumer brands include trend-setters like UPROXX, Songkick, HipHopDX, and EMP. We're the home to WMX – the next generation services division that connects artists with fans and amplifies brands in creative, immersive, and engaging ways – and Alternative Distribution Alliance (ADA) – the ground-breaking global distribution company for independent artists and labels.
Thanks for your interest in working for WMG. We love it here, and think you will, too.
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Salary Range
$17.95 to $21.50 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.