Rights Analyst and Publishing Specialist

Our client located in Nashville, TN is seeking a Rights Analyst and Publishing Specialist to join their team.

The Rights Analyst and Publishing Specialist is a permanent opportunity with a hybrid schedule.

Responsibilities :

• Serve as a point of contact to assist the Sr. Director, Business Affairs Administration, Publishing in providing business and legal affairs contract administration support for the various US publishing teams.
• Manage the contract administration responsibilities for a subset of the U.S. publishing business :
• Interact with other depts. to ensure proper administration of contracts and related deliverables : e.g., proper registration, royalty administration, etc.
• Prepare contract summaries
• Work cross-functionally with various internal departments on songwriter client inquiries in collaboration with A&R, Copyright, Royalty, Client Services and / or Finance
• Assist with preparing and maintaining reports and tracking mechanisms, including for the purpose of tracking new agreements, upcoming options and expirations, delivery requirements, advance triggering events, recoupment positions, and other material terms)
• Prepare and track invoices for contractual payments for publishing deals across the U.S. publishing business
• Maintain publishing files and records in accordance with company’s document storage and retention policy, including participation in various technology initiatives.
• Provide support to the rest of the Publishing Business & Legal Affairs department as projects and need arise

Qualifications :

• At least 2-3 years of professional experience in the music publishing business, preferably in rights management
• Ability to think critically, multi-task and perform in a fast-paced, deadline driven environment with tight and frequently changing timeframes
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills, including the ability to distill complex contractual concepts into simple terms including timely and accurate assessment of contractual language
• Proactive, adaptive, coachable and positive
• Keen attention to detail and self-directed; able to turn ambiguity into actionable plans
• Excellent computer aptitude and reasonably proficiency with MS Office Suite, especially Excel, Adobe Acrobat PRO, Outlook and, cloud-based document management platforms.

Experience with JIRA and Salesforce a plus.

Culture / Benefits :

The client offers comprehensive medical and wellness benefits, generous time off, parental leave, charity match, paid time off for volunteering, and other fun company perks.

They have beautiful new offices and a culture committed to supporting everyone’s growth and development.

Job Title : Rights Analyst and Publishing Specialist

Opportunity : Perm

Location : Nashville, TN with Hybrid schedule (Tuesday, Wednesday, and Thursday in office)

Rate : $60-63K

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