Director, Music Licensing
NBCU
Universal City, CAThis was removed by the employer on 6/21/2024 5:33:00 PM PST
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Join our NBCUniversal EPIC Legal Team! EPIC symbolizes key foundational principles as we strive to be extraordinary partners to our businesses in an evolving environment. Here at NBCU Legal, we are Expert Partners who provide Inspiring and Creative solutions to our clients. We are subject-matter experts who collaborate with our legal colleagues and clients to guide, solve and push for our collective success. We inspire by bringing optimism and positivity to our work, and apply strategic and innovative thinking to support our businesses.
Role Purpose
The Director, Music Licensing will be responsible for managing the operations and administrative services related to comprehensive music licensing functions for NBCUniversal, including television programming for Universal Studios Group (USG), which includes our studios, Universal Television, Universal Content Productions, and Universal Television Alternative Studios, our broadcast network, NBC, our cable channels, and our streaming service, Peacock. The NBCUniversal Music Business & Legal Affairs department oversees music matters across all NBCUniversal businesses, including Filmed Entertainment, Destinations & Experiences. This position does not include any music creative responsibilities, including consulting on music placement in production (i.e., music supervision).
Job Duties
The Director, Music Licensing will be responsible for handling a wide array of music business and legal affairs duties, including but not limited to the following:
• Management/oversight of dedicated team
• Draft, negotiate, review, and track music licenses and other music agreements as needed
• Work with business & legal affairs to help advise clients on intellectual property issues, copyright infringement, clearance, rights-related and regulatory issues, compliance, union issues, performing rights, strategy, risk analysis, and other matters arising from programming
• Interact with various departments on budgeting, invoicing, payroll, union obligations, and deliverables
• Review and process quote requests, pick-up letters, master use and synchronization licenses, payments, vendor set-ups, and other music licensing-related matters across different productions
• Collaborate across all NBCU platforms in the development and implementation of technological solutions to best serve internal clients
• Provide training and guidance on music licensing, copyright, cue sheets, and general business processes
• Maintain tracking grids, cost charts, databases, etc., for all music usage, licensing, and other music needs across NBCUniversal
• Cue sheet review, analysis, revision, and submission
• Administer union payments associated with licensed music (e.g., AFM, SAG-AFTRA) and generate reports
• Track music revenue from multiple sources (publishing, soundtrack, licenses, neighboring rights, among others) and report periodically to key stakeholders
• Oversee catalog administration, including, but not limited to, providing quotes, obtaining approvals, issuing licenses, and liaising with publishing administrators
• Communicate and maintain relationships (e.g., internal partners, publishers, labels, music libraries, and other related vendors)
• Partner with clients and colleagues to implement best practices and formulate new processes
Qualifications
Basic Requirements
• Bachelor's degree from an accredited university or comparable work experience
• Minimum of 7 years of music licensing and/or clearance experience or related field
Desired Characteristics
• Legal background (contract specialist, paralegal, or comparable experience) is a significant plus
• Knowledge and understanding of copyright (publishing & recording) related to the music industry
• Established relationships with major publishing companies, record labels, and music libraries, along with experience in clearance/licensing through other channels such as management, attorneys, agents, and independent companies
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