Licensing And Publishing Assistant

Description:

DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES

• Provides time sensitive license request and pitch processing within the music, film, television, advertising, and gaming fields, by reviewing incoming requests and briefs, logging pertinent data including requestor details, project summaries, requested scope of rights, and proposed deal terms (via FileMaker Pro or similar database application), formulating pitches and delivering content including audio recordings, video, and/or photographs (via DISCO, DropBox, or similar file delivery application).
• Performs song publishing administration activities of SFR by researching songwriters and rights holders, determining rights ownership, maintaining a database with pertinent song publishing information including publisher splits, working with contractor(s) and/or a third-party publishing administrator for the registration and collection of performance and mechanical royalties.
• Engages in research to determine copyright ownership and listenability of content in the SFR catalogue which shall require careful and systematic review of archival documentation including artist contracts, metadata and liner notes, coordination with fellow staff and contractors across departments, and diligent database maintenance (via FileMaker Pro or similar database application).
• Promotes and encourages the licensing of SFR content in markets domestic and foreign by curating targeted pitches, drafting and issuing a promotional newsletter, and maintaining a contacts database. These prospective licensees include various kinds of professionals from the music industry, film and television industries, advertising industry, and game industry.