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by Chris Durst Mar. 27, 2024
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Passionate about music and seeking a remote job?
Warner Music Group (WMG) has posted a Remote Analyst, Catalog Artist Royalties role that might be what you’ve been looking for.
WMG — the company that owns 300 Elektra, Asylum, Atlantic, East West, FFRR, Fueled by Ramen, Nonesuch, Parlophone, Rhino, Roadrunner, Sire, Warner Records, Warner Classics, and other leading recording labels — needs someone to keep track of royalties for the Group’s record label clients.
This position was posted the day before yesterday, and may fill fast, so share or apply now if you’re interested!
The pay range is $24 to $26 hourly — the rate depending on factors like experience and business needs.
Hiring in the United States, no state hiring exclusions are noted.
While a Bachelor’s degree is preferred, it doesn’t appear to be required. (The language is a bit unclear.)
Here’s an excerpt from the Warner Music Group job post:
Job Description:
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 know that each talent makes our collective bolder and brighter. We are guided by four core principles that underpin everything we do across all our diverse businesses:
- Music is Everything: Music is our passion, and we can never get enough. Tastes, trends, and tech will change, but great artists and songwriters will always be our driving force.
- Global Growth, Local Expertise: Music is a global language. Through communication and collaboration, our success can come from anywhere and translate everywhere.
- Innovation and Insight: Pushing the boundaries requires the best information and the boldest imagination. We use both to create the future.
- Empowered by People: Like the artists we serve and the music they make, our differences make us stronger. This is a place where every talent can belong and build a career.
- We remain committed to Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion. We know it fosters a culture where you can truly belong, contribute, and grow. We encourage applications from people of any age, gender identity, sexual orientation, race, religion, ethnicity, disability, veteran status, and any other characteristic or identity. 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.
Your role:
This position will be responsible for entering and maintaining record royalty rates for the applicable royalty recipient and rendering record royalty statements for the Group’s record label clients. The candidate will analyze output from the various royalty and financial systems to respond to questions and communicate results to internal and external departments and clients. In this fast paced environment, you will get to work with artist management, Label attorneys, internal finance/accounting personnel, auditors, and others.
Here you’ll get to:
- Review and analyze recording agreements, producer agreements and other similar agreements (and any corresponding deal summaries or deal memos) for the purpose of identifying and summarizing the applicable royalty rates, related terms and payee information for a given record or recording and then enter those terms into WMG’s artist royalty system;
- Analyze output from the various royalty systems to respond to questions and communicate results to WMG Labels Business Affairs Departments;
- Perform Fund Calculations for Business Affairs based on Artist contractual language.
- Perform Recoupment analyses for 3rd party recipients;
- Assist with WMG’s monthly, quarterly and annual financial close processes as needed by responding to information requests from WMG’s
- Corporate and Royalty Finance Departments and the Finance Departments of WMG’s U.S. Record Labels;
- Create and maintain royalty accounts information for royalty recipients in WMG’s artist royalty system, including by updating the recipient’s contact information and tax identification numbers as needed;
- Link individual record products to the applicable contractual terms as they have been set-up in WMG’s artist royalty system in a timely manner;
- Perform and review adjustments to existing royalty rate set-ups in WMG’s artist royalty system, as needed;
- Process and review semi annual, quarterly and monthly artist royalty statements to ensure the accuracy of both the royalty rates applied and the underlying earnings on which royalties are being paid;
- Ensure that artist royalty statements are issued in a timely manner;
- Provide the Income Tracking Team in the Revenue Assurance Group with direction regarding the contractual terms to be applied to third party licensing income, to ensure that royalty recipients are paid properly with respect to third party licenses.
- Perform any other duties and tasks related to the Department’s role and responsibilities that might be assigned by the Team’s senior management from time to time.
About you:
- Be passionate about music and the music industry;
- Must be able to work well independently and as part of a team;
- Have strong computer skills, including strong data entry and data analysis skills (with an emphasis on accuracy and problem-solving) and strong proficiency using Microsoft Office’s Excel, including pivot tables and vlookups, Word and PowerPoint applications; familiarity with
- Microsoft Office’s Access application is strongly preferred, but not required;.
- Possess excellent verbal and written communication skills;
- Possess excellent analytical, mathematical and organizational skills;
- Meet deadlines consistently and effectively while working under pressure;
- Must be able to manage multiple assignments at any given time and prioritize them effectively and appropriately.
We’d love it if you also had:
- Bachelor’s degree required.
- Candidate should possess 0 to 2 years’ experience working in a position or positions involving the administration and analysis of artist royalties.
- Candidate should be prepared to work overtime toward the end of each quarterly or semi annual royalty statement cycle; candidate should be prepared to schedule vacation days at times that will not conflict with these deadlines, so that their absences do not interfere with their ability to meet royalty statement deadlines.
About us:
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. Together, we are Warner Music Group: Music With Vision & Voice.
Salary Range
$24.00 to $26.00 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.
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