Counsel, Media Use and Royalty Manager

Educational Media Foundation - K-LOVE & Air1 • Franklin, TN

6d • Onsite

About The Position

Called to K-LOVE Inspiring People to Move Closer to Jesus At K-LOVE, every role is ministry. We hire first for ministry alignment and a shared commitment to our faith, mission, vision, and values. We then seek talented professionals who can use their God-given gifts, skills, and experience to serve with excellence. If you love Jesus and are called to be part of a ministry that places Christ at the center of everything we do, we invite you to explore this opportunity. If your heart aligns with our mission and you possess the knowledge, skills, and abilities needed for the role, please keep reading. The Counsel, Media Use & Royalty Manager is a professional who is responsible for maintaining and servicing performance licenses necessary to use music in various media. This role works with domestic and foreign performing rights organizations, neighboring rights organizations as well as acting as a contact and liaison for record labels, music publishers, and artists relative to serve as a point of contact to maintain licensing agreements, researching and processing data, rendering reporting and timely accounting and remitting payments on a timely basis. The role will also prepare, review and process royalty accounting reports, remitting payment for incentive compensation payees and writers and authors (K-LOVE Books). This is an onsite role.

Requirements

• Juris Doctorate and Bachelor’s degree in music business, entertainment law, accounting or combination of education/training with relevant experience
• Minimum 7 years’ experience practicing law
• Minimum 4-5 years’ experience in license compliance industry including work with PROs, Royalty Organizations.
• 5 plus years working on contracts, negotiations, and music licensing.
• 5 plus years giving legal advice and preparing legal memoranda
• Ability to manage multiple projects from beginning to end.
• Strong written and verbal communication.
• Adept in communications and organizational awareness in understanding dynamics with external customers and internal stakeholders.
• Proficient with customer interface, engagement, and managing sensitive external communications.
• Proficient in client negotiations, related to establishing and resolving compliance findings and licensing discrepancies within the context of purchasing licenses.
• Proficient in data analytics/reporting and program management.
• Detail oriented towards producing high-quality deliverables for an executive audience.
• A collaborative and flexible style, with a strong service mentality.
• Need to be seen as a team player.
• Excellent interpersonal skills with the ability to develop sincere business/ministry relationships.
• Demonstrated commitment to the social sector with a passion for our mission and values.
• Must pass a pre-employment reference screen and background check.
• Proof of legal authorization to work in the United States.
• Must agree with K-LOVE Christ-Centered Life Covenant and Statement of Faith.

Nice To Haves

• LLM and experience with international matters a plus.
• Experience with databases or record repository applications, desirable.

Responsibilities

• Research, assemble and process music use data for reporting compliance obligations to domestic and foreign performing rights and neighboring rights organizations.
• Liaison with internal K-LOVE divisional clients to obtain and process data (e.g., cue sheets, international donor data, music use reports, etc.) and ensure all music use is properly tracked, reported and fully compliant, both domestically and internationally.
• Work with K-LOVE leaders to create processes that ensure all music use, domestic and international, is properly tracked, reported, and fully compliant.
• Maintain liaison relationships with external domestic and foreign performing rights organizations such as ASCAP, BMI, SESAC, and GMR, as well as domestic and foreign neighboring rights organizations, such as SoundExchange, regarding reporting obligations and troubleshooting.
• Responsible for remitting all required payments and ensuring payments are made on time.
• Stay up to date with industry trends and changes in licensing regulations. Ensure that their organization is compliant with all relevant laws and regulations.
• Perform other duties as assigned.
• Drafting, reviewing, and negotiating contracts across various domains, including real estate leases, technology contracts, and marketing agreements
• Supports K-LOVE’s compliance with relevant regulatory laws and regulations, advising on matters related to industry-specific standards and corporate policies.
• Provides legal support throughout real and personal property, including real estate, leases, and the mergers and acquisitions process, including conducting due diligence and advising on structuring and documentation.
• Manages, protects, and enforces the Ministry’s intellectual property, including patents, trademarks, and copyrights, and with supporting representation of the Ministry’s intellectual property rights in negotiations and matters with third-parties.
• Provides legal support with media and entertainment matters, including content creation, distribution, and legal compliance, involving pre-publication review of content, advising on defamation, privacy, copyright, and intellectual property issues, negotiating and drafting contracts, and providing legal education to internal teams as well as advising on the legal aspects of music licensing, including negotiating and drafting agreements with record labels, publishers, and other stakeholders.
• Provides legal support to the HR team on global employment practices, employment handbook updates, compliance training, and new country expansion, and offer Ministry-wide partnership through legal guidance on a wide range of employment-related matters, including employee onboarding and offboarding, performance, and discipline, and interpretation and application of HR policies and procedures

Benefits

• Medical Insurance
• Vision Insurance
• company paid Dental
• Company paid life insurance
• short term/long term disability insurance
• Company 401k with a generous company match
• Parental leave with Baby Bonding pay
• Generous paid vacation, sick leave and holiday time off
• Amazing company culture that includes exclusive access to concerts, movie premieres, media industry, and events.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Senior