Intern, Business & Legal Affairs

Sony • Santa Monica, CA

2d

About The Position

Extreme Music, formed in 1997, is renowned in the industry and around the world for its boundary-pushing approach to production music. Its A-list roster has yielded diverse award-winning collections and includes artists and composers such as Quincy Jones, Hans Zimmer, Sir George Martin, Snoop Dogg, Xzibit, and Junkie XL to name a few. Extreme's client and project list is a veritable who's who or what's what in the entertainment field working with all major networks and studios, ad agencies and production companies. Extreme Music is headquartered in London, with its creative operations based in a 7,500 square-foot production compound in Santa Monica, California. For more Extreme information visit www.extrememusic.com. Extreme Music is the Production Music House under Sony Music Publishing. Why join Sony Music Group? Here at Sony Music Group, we are shaping what’s next in a way that creates impact. Forging powerful new ideas at the heart of music, technology, and culture that entertain and move people. This is your opportunity. Part of a global community, united by individual passion, rising to that challenge every day. Adapting at pace and supporting one another, inspired to influence the future. For the benefit of you, our people; our creators, our business, and wider society too. Be a part of an organization that is creator first. Committed to fueling excellence and always imagining more, while fostering a supportive culture, one where we elevate each other and act responsibly. Job Purpose: The Extreme Music & Bleeding Fingers Music, Business and Legal Affairs department handles all contractual and transactional aspects of Sony Music Publishing’s Production Music and custom divisions. An intern in our department will help the Business and Legal Affairs team negotiate deal terms and issue synchronization license, commissioning, publishing, sampling, interpolation and general clearance agreements with composers and artists as well as with film, TV and new media clients, all while placing a strong emphasis on rights, administration and asset management.

Requirements

• In process of obtaining a JD from ABA accredited law school
• Excellent communication, interpersonal and organizational skills required
• High attention to detail
• Must have taken a copyright law class
• Sound cross-functional collaboration skills
• Hungry to learn and grow
• You embrace, support and inspire innovation through a creative and collaborative approach
• Able to adapt quickly to a changing environment with minimal disruption

Nice To Haves

• Proven entertainment industry experience not required but preferred

Responsibilities

• Review and analyze publishing, synchronization, sampling, interpolation, confidentiality and sub-publishing agreements
• Advise team regarding the status of accounts in queue to be licensed along with relevant requested revisions
• Execute special projects as requested by management
• Draft form agreements (including accompanying exhibits) to ensure complete chain of title documentation
• Maintain a project database within corporate file repositories for the registration of musical works with collective management organizations
• Investigate and prepare memoranda for potential copyright infringement matters under counsel's guidance

Benefits

• You join an inclusive, collaborative and global community where you have the opportunity to fuel the creative journey
• A modern office environment designed to foster productivity, creativity, and teamwork

What This Job Offers

• Career Level: Intern
• Education Level: No Education Listed
• Number of Employees: 101-250 employees