Visual Media

BMI•Beverly Hills, CA

About The Position

POSITION SUMMARY Manages the administrative operations and programs for Film/TV/Visual Media, reporting to the VP of Film/TV/Visual Media. Maintains and increases BMI's creative strategies and market share. FUNCTIONS OF THE JOB Essential Functions: which may be representative but not all inclusive of those commonly associated with this position. Establishes, develops, and maintains relationships with composers, publishers, and Film/TV/Visual Media music industry executives and visual media community. Facilitates the relationships between BMI affiliates and the music industry by networking with industry professionals. Handles complex inquiries and issues related to top-level Film/TV/Visual Media composers, publishers, and their representatives. Conducts comprehensive investigation.Acquires an end-to-end understanding of BMI’s distribution and administration operations to appropriately respond to a wide varietyResearches and responds to escalated, complex inquiries, such as supporting larger rights holders with income tracking issues and royalty related questions.Identifies root causes of customer inquiries and any emerging themes or trends behind increased volume; shares observations with leadership and appropriate cross-functional teams to facilitate more comprehensive solutions. Escalates inquiries that rise to certain levels of complexity and/or sensitivity to the relevant subject matter experts and/or leadership. Attends music industry events as a representative of BMI to maintain BMI’s profile and increase industry contacts. Acts as an advisor to music organizations, community groups, and in all industry related events. Serves as a spokesperson for BMI at various industry panels, events, universities, music education forums and cross-industry initiatives, both locally and nationally, educating the music community on the role and function of BMI. Supports internal department research initiatives and external relevant industry research. Analyzes affiliates’ royalty earnings, work catalogs, and future Visual Media projects to provide projections on future earnings.Maintains a thorough knowledge of BMI’s policies and practices, including relevant aspects of affiliation and royalty distribution. Maintains a working knowledge of BMI’s role in the music industry, its competitive pressures, and how those matters impact BMI writers and publishers. Regular attendance. Other duties as assigned. Supports our BMI Core Values and cultivates a culture of diversity and inclusion.

Requirements

Bachelor’s Degree or equivalent preferred.
Minimum of 10 years of experience in the music industry.
Able to establish a constructive and informative relationship with a diverse employee population, BMI management (both locally and nationally), writers and publishers
Proficient in the Film/TV/Visual Media industry and analytics for research
Excellent written and verbal communication skills demonstrated through ease in presenting work and actively gathering feedback.
Excellent organizational, time management, and multitasking capabilities.
Excellent interpersonal skills
Experience managing teams of people.
Self-motivated and willing to expand knowledge.
Ability to prioritize multiple assignments to meet deadlines.
Proficiency in Microsoft Office
Experience working with and maintaining database systems and reports, as well as word processing and spreadsheets.
Attention to detail
Ability to prioritize multiple assignments to meet deadlines
Able to work independently and with good judgment
Available to travel domestically and internationally as assigned.

Nice To Haves

Visual Media Industries a plus.

Responsibilities

Manages the administrative operations and programs for Film/TV/Visual Media
Maintains and increases BMI's creative strategies and market share
Establishes, develops, and maintains relationships with composers, publishers, and Film/TV/Visual Media music industry executives and visual media community.
Facilitates the relationships between BMI affiliates and the music industry by networking with industry professionals.
Handles complex inquiries and issues related to top-level Film/TV/Visual Media composers, publishers, and their representatives. Conducts comprehensive investigation.
Acquires an end-to-end understanding of BMI’s distribution and administration operations to appropriately respond to a wide variety
Researches and responds to escalated, complex inquiries, such as supporting larger rights holders with income tracking issues and royalty related questions.
Identifies root causes of customer inquiries and any emerging themes or trends behind increased volume; shares observations with leadership and appropriate cross-functional teams to facilitate more comprehensive solutions.
Escalates inquiries that rise to certain levels of complexity and/or sensitivity to the relevant subject matter experts and/or leadership.
Attends music industry events as a representative of BMI to maintain BMI’s profile and increase industry contacts.
Acts as an advisor to music organizations, community groups, and in all industry related events.
Serves as a spokesperson for BMI at various industry panels, events, universities, music education forums and cross-industry initiatives, both locally and nationally, educating the music community on the role and function of BMI.
Supports internal department research initiatives and external relevant industry research.
Analyzes affiliates’ royalty earnings, work catalogs, and future Visual Media projects to provide projections on future earnings.
Maintains a thorough knowledge of BMI’s policies and practices, including relevant aspects of affiliation and royalty distribution.
Maintains a working knowledge of BMI’s role in the music industry, its competitive pressures, and how those matters impact BMI writers and publishers.
Regular attendance.
Other duties as assigned.
Supports our BMI Core Values and cultivates a culture of diversity and inclusion.
Directly supervises departmental team members.
Carries out supervisory responsibilities in accordance with the organization's policies and applicable laws.
Responsibilities include interviewing, hiring and training employees; planning, assigning, directing and ensuring reliability of work; appraising performance; rewarding and disciplining team members; addressing complaints and resolving problems.