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Job Description
Role Purpose
The Music Licensing Specialist, Music Business & Legal Affairs will provide comprehensive operational support and vital administrative services with a focus on the NBCU News Group. This position will own vendor setup and payment processing, and thorough tracking and review of music cue sheet submission. This position does not include any music creative responsibilities, including with respect to consulting on music placement in production (i.e.: music supervision).
Job Duties
Provide complete music services for production, including but not limited to:
- Process payments, set up vendors in system, and interact with AP team
- Own assistance with cue sheet training, supervision, and administration, including: creation, review, research, revision, submission, archiving and analysis
- Collaborate with internal and external personnel to ensure all music is consistent with usage practices and guidelines
- Provide support and input for expansions and upgrades of internal systems
- Prepare and send out related music clearance correspondence, such as intake, checks, and licenses
- Process work for hires, including: registering cues, uploading fully executed agreements to ELF, maintaining detailed, organized files and securing the physical elements
- Focus internally and externally to maintain industry contacts and have a solid understanding of music, the music industry, and our business, such as internal partners, publishers, labels, music libraries and other related vendors
- Ensure that owned music elements are properly fingerprinted and tagged
- Perform inquiry/claim intake and resolution
- Liaise, supervise, and train other areas, both internally and externally, that overlap on music matters
- Provide support and process music license requests, pick-ups and licenses
- Coordinate with Music Library and other areas as they relate, as well as support production and promo
- Organize and maintain tracking grids, cost charts and database for production music usage and licensing
- Assist with other department projects as they arise, which may include: research, cue sheets, music licensing negotiation, and music clearance estimates
Qualifications
Basic Requirements
- Bachelor’s degree from an accredited university
- Minimum 2 years experience in music clearance for TV production, or related area
- Demonstrated proficiency in Microsoft Office (Outlook, Excel, Word)
Desired Characteristics
- Comfortable discussing and using various custom software
- Comfortable with providing input on upgrades, to internal and external IT development personnel
- Experience working in a high-paced and pressure-filled environment
- Excellent attention to detail and organizational skills
- Demonstrated initiative; self-starter and accountable
- Excellent interpersonal skills with strong team and client-support orientation
- Demonstrated ability to execute and follow through, with minimal supervision
- Excellent oral and written communication skills
- Willingness to perform at a high level as a team player
- Demonstrated ability to multitask, prioritize work and deal with different clients simultaneously
- Solid negotiating skills
- Knowledge of the current market rate of artists and publishing catalogs
- Diversified knowledge of contemporary music, as well as classic music catalogs and their applicable record labels
- Strong knowledge of production music libraries
- Passion for all things music
Additional Requirements
- Interested candidates must submit a resume/CV through nbcunicareers.com to be considered
- Must be willing to work in New York, NY
- Must have ability to work flexible hours due to production schedules; including evenings and holidays
- Must be willing to potentially travel
- Must have unrestricted work authorization to work in the United States
- Must be 18 years or older
- Must be covered by Solutions, NBCU’s Alternative Dispute Resolution Program
- This position has been designated as hybrid, generally contributing from the office a minimum of three days per week
- This position is eligible for company sponsored benefits, including medical, dental and vision insurance, 401(k), paid leave, tuition reimbursement, and a variety of other discounts and perks. Learn more about the benefits offered by NBCUniversal by visiting the Benefits page of the Careers website. Salary range: $60,000 – $70,000
Additional Information
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