Assistant, Business Affairs
About The Position
An exciting opportunity has arisen for a Business Affairs Assistant to join Kobalt’s Business Affairs team in our New York office. The role will entail supporting and assisting the more senior lawyers in the business affairs team working across the company’s three divisions, Music Publishing. It will provide an excellent opportunity for the right candidate to enter the music industry and over time to learn and develop. Kobalt is the leading technology-powered music services company, offering end-to-end solutions for artists, songwriters, labels and publishing companies. Through Kobalt technology and services, creators benefit from more money, better reporting, and maintain ownership and control over how their work is distributed, tracked, collected, and monetized. With the award-winning Kobalt desktop portal and app, Kobalt clients get real-time insight into their work and activity. Working at Kobalt, and this role will help build the music services company of tomorrow, to empower creators in today’s complex and change the music landscape – so ideal for someone with an incredible drive, enthusiasm & passion for music!
Requirements
- Excellent communication skills, both verbal and written
- Excellent analytical skills and attention to detail
- Excellent organizational skills and ability to prioritize workload
Nice To Haves
- English law degree (or successfully completed the GDL) and passed the LPC
- Prior experience of working either in the music industry or in a legal capacity
- Passion for music and desire to work with law in the music industry
Responsibilities
- Administer BA agendas using SalesForce content management system
- Draft deal proposals
- Coordinate the payment of online advances
- Drafting side letters
- Prepare and review deal summaries
- Contract administration
- Liaising with and answering general Business Affairs queries from all departments
- Generally assist the Business Affairs team with various administrative tasks
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Entry Level
Education Level
No Education Listed
