Coordinator, Clearance

Warner Music Group•Los Angeles, CA

3d•$20 - $28•Onsite

About The Position

At Warner Music Group, we’re a global collective of music makers and music lovers, tech innovators and inspired entrepreneurs, game-changing creatives and passionate team members. Here, we turn dreams into stardom and audiences into fans. We are guided by three core values that underpin everything we do across all our diverse businesses: Curiosity: We do our best work when we’re immersing ourselves in culture and breaking through barriers. Curiosity is the driving force behind creativity and ingenuity. It fuels innovation, and innovation is the key to our future. Collaboration: Making music and bringing it to the world is all about the power of originality amplified by teamwork. A great idea, like a great song, travels globally. We ignite passions and build connections across our diverse community of artists, songwriters, partners, and fans. Commitment: We pursue excellence for our team and our talent. Everything in music starts with a leap into the unknown, and we’re committed to keeping the faith, acting with integrity, and delivering on our promises. WMG is home to a wide range of artists, musicians, and songwriters that fuel our success. That is why we are committed to creating a work environment that actively values, appreciates, and respects everyone. We encourage applications from people with a wide variety of backgrounds and experiences. Consider a career at WMG and get the best of both worlds – an innovative global music company that retains the creative spirit of a nimble independent. Job Title: Coordinator, Clearance – WMG Global Sync U.S. A little bit about our team: WMG Global Sync handles sync licensing for the entire Warner Music Group roster. From legacy artists such as Aretha Franklin and Led Zeppelin to young up-and-comers such as Sombr and Prateek Kuhad, our unit works hard to research, clear and negotiate opportunities in film, TV, advertising, video games, mobile apps, promos, and trailers. Your role: This role will require you to work closely with all members of the clearance department which will give you access, visibility and opportunity to learn and assist with various types and levels of sync deals. This will also rapidly introduce you to a wide variety of music supervisors, music clearance specialists, artist managers, and label partners. You will also have the opportunity to independently negotiate your own deals and maintain your own relationships.

Requirements

You love music!
You possess a strong work ethic and a desire to work as part of a team
You are highly organized, efficient, and have great attention to detail
You can balance a high-volume workload while maintaining good relationships with demanding clients, partners, artist representatives
You believe in accountability and are self-motivated
You demonstrate the ability to be innovative and suggest change/improvements within scope of work
You are proactive, strategic, and analytical
You demonstrate flexibility and adaptability to changing situations
You can respectively and effectively communicate internally and/or externally in a manner consistent with the company’s Code of Conduct and core values
You can recognize, extract and digest critical data and information

Nice To Haves

A minimum of 1 - 2 years of relevant sync clearance, quoting, negotiating experience
A baccalaureate degree with a major or minor in music (business or music business preferred)
Highly proficient computer skills and strong email correspondence etiquette

Responsibilities

Provide high-level administrative support whenever necessary, including to joint units in the department
Assist with data entry into our proprietary applications
Contribute to shared organizational functions such as operational duties, work coverage, calendar management, record keeping
Learn to handle clearances and negotiations to arrive at the best terms and fees for our artists while maintaining a respectful and friendly relationship with clearance clients and music supervisors
Perform and analyze research on sync rights and distribute accurate information to the department
Coordinate and confer with outside parties such as repertoire co-owners and side artist labels
Collaborate with the licensing team to maintain consistency, adhere to established precedents and pre-negotiated language
Liaise with various external business units in the company to coordinate and execute needs of the department
Handle client access to audio/video assets (alternate mixes, stems, multi-tracks, etc.) and other deliverables
Work in tandem with studio services teams to facilitate the creation of new audio assets tailored to client specifications and project needs
Participate in meetings and contribute to conversations regarding department procedures & protocols
Maintain accurate records, manage data entry, and update internal systems in accordance with department procedure and company policy
Appropriately and discreetly handle and safeguard confidential and proprietary information