Licensing/Copyright Assistant
Description
Domino Publishing Company is seeking a full time Licensing/Copyright Assistant based in our Brooklyn, NY office. This position reports to the Sr. Licensing Director. We are seeking an individual who has great interpersonal skills, is a self-starter, and has the ability to work in an open group environment. The Licensing/Copyright Assistant position is responsible for performing rights, mechanical, new media, and synchronization licensing. The position requires strong organizational and communication skills; the ability to work under pressure in a fast paced environment; strong musical knowledge, and an awareness of the ever-changing music marketplace. At least two years of professional experience. Experience in the music business is preferred.
RESPONSIBILITIES:
Synchronization Licenses:
- Issue Synchronization Licenses and invoices in a timely fashion.
- Follow-up with Licensee’s, to ensure that licenses are executed and returned in a timely manner, and that the accordant invoices have been paid.
- Utilizing Domino’s existing license templates, expected to update / draft, and keep track of all synchronization licensing for US and Canada.
- Liaise with Business Affairs and prospective licensees with regards to requests for amendments to Domino’s license templates.
- Logging and keeping detailed records of all US & Canada based synchronization licenses in Domino’s database.
- Creating or reviewing our existing templates with Sr. Licensing Director and/or Business Affairs.
- Sending cue sheets to Performing Rights Organization’s in a timely manner.
- Sending media buy schedule (via Competitrack / Numerator Ad Intel) to PROs
Mechanical / New Media Licenses:
- Responsible for issuing and tracking mechanical licenses in the US and Canada in coordination with Licensing Director
- Checking and claiming unmatched titles for MLC and MRI; and occasionally via HFA
- Potential to assist with broadcast, web licenses and other types of agreements, per business needs.
- Assisting PRO and Mechanical / Digital Licensing Agencies (MLC, HFA, MRI, etc.) issues (i.e. claims, counter-claims/resolving conflicts, occasional manual registration, etc.)
- Assisting Domino Publishing Co. and Recording Co. with copyright registrations to US Copyright Office, as assigned.
- Will periodically be expected to support other members of Domino’s Licensing Dept, and the GM- North America, as needed.
Other administrative duties:
- Special projects as assigned
Requirements
- Minimum of 2 - 3 years’ experience in Licensing and/or Administration in Music Publishing or related industry
- Basic knowledge of music publishing and licensing (synchronization, mechanical, print, arrangement, performance, etc.) are must
- Strong interpersonal skills and ability to work well in a team as well as with other departments/clients
- Ability to work well under pressure and multi-task in a fast-paced environment.
- Fluent in MS Office (Outlook, Excel, Word)
- Experience with Music Maestro and YouTube CMS is a plus
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Domino Recording Company, an independent record label since 1993, is home to artists such as Arctic Monkeys, Animal Collective, Franz Ferdinand, The Kills, Dirty Projectors, Hot Chip, Wild Beasts, Clinic, Robert Wyatt, Owen Pallett, Anna Calvi, Cass McCombs, Villagers and many more.