Temp, Rights Management (Income Tracking)

Mechanical Licensing Collective•Nashville, TN

4d•Hybrid

About The Position

Are you interested in joining a purpose-driven company in the music industry? Do you thrive in a collaborative, hybrid work environment? If you do, we would like to get to know you. WORKING AT THE MLC The MLC is committed to excellence, service and transparency. Our culture is collaborative, and our team works in a hybrid environment. On our team, you are respected, valued for your unique strengths and experiences, and empowered to identify and resolve your own challenges. Are you interested in helping create a purpose-driven company in the music industry? Do you thrive in a collaborative, entrepreneurial environment? If you do, we’d like to get to know you. WORKING AT THE MLC The Mechanical Licensing Collective (MLC) is committed to excellence, service, transparency, and diversity. Our culture is collaborative, our people are adaptable, and our office environment is open. On our team, you are respected, valued for your unique strengths and experiences, and empowered to identify and resolve your own challenges. THE ROLE In this role, you will be very engaged in the distribution process with a dedicated focus on ensuring works registration data and royalty payments are correct and are properly matched to sound recording information. This role includes feedback to support process and performance improvement. Your role will be critical to support Rights Management needs for The MLC team.

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree in a related field preferred
One-year experience in music publishing administration, copyright or in a related field
Supervisory experience strongly preferred
Strong analytical/excel skills
Excellent communication skills
Strong attention to detail
Flexible with changing demands

Responsibilities

Researching, reviewing, and resolving copyright and royalty issues
Researching questions from publishers about matches
Engaging in the distribution payee review to determine sources of variances (unfavorable and favorable)
Engaging in the debits and credits process
Tracking service-levels to publishers using operational KPIs
Triaging publisher service issues with The MLC and/or vendors; specializing in addressing issues for unmatched usage claiming, royalty payments and statements
Conducting outreach and communications with Members of The MLC, tracking situations and feedback from Publishers
Researching, reviewing, and resolving copyright and royalty issues related to musical works
As needed, matching sound recording usage reported by licensees to musical works
Interfacing with other departments and MLC vendors to assist with identification and location of copyright owners of musical shares
Analyzing and creating reports as needed
Applying The MLC’s Guiding Principles to your work and your behaviors
Being process-oriented, data-driven, and tech-savvy; being collaborative, curious, and open to new ideas
Engaging in a diverse and dynamic team; continuing with personal development
Inspiring others with your enthusiasm and humility
Embracing The MLC’s leadership values and applying The MLC’s Guiding Principles to your team’s work
Building a dynamic team; mentoring team members; developing future leaders