Job Description:
At Warner Music Group, we’re a global collective of music makers and music lovers, tech innovators and inspired entrepreneurs, game-changing creatives and passionate team members. Here, we turn dreams into stardom and audiences into fans. We are guided by three core values that underpin everything we do across all our diverse businesses:
● Curiosity: We do our best work when we’re immersing ourselves in culture and breaking through barriers. Curiosity is the driving force behind creativity and ingenuity. It fuels innovation, and innovation is the key to our future.
● Collaboration: Making music and bringing it to the world is all about the power of originality amplified by teamwork. A great idea, like a great song, travels globally. We ignite passions and build connections across our diverse community of artists, songwriters, partners, and fans.
● Commitment: We pursue excellence for our team and our talent. Everything in music starts with a leap into the unknown, and we’re committed to keeping the faith, acting with integrity, and delivering on our promises.
WMG is home to a wide range of artists, musicians, and songwriters that fuel our success. That is why we are committed to creating a work environment that actively values, appreciates, and respects everyone. We encourage applications from people with a wide variety of backgrounds and experiences.
Consider a career at WMG and get the best of both worlds – an innovative global music company that retains the creative spirit of a nimble independent.
At Warner Chappell Music (WCM) -the global music publishing arm of Warner Music Group (WMG) - we shape the culture of songwriting and champion songs that resonate for generations by creating transformational opportunities for songwriters everywhere. Our people and culture are at the epicenter of our company, and we are looking for team members who share our service-oriented mindset and have a passion for looking after our songwriters.
Job Title: Sr. Coordinator, Mechanical Licensing
A little bit about our team:
The Mechanical Licensing team is responsible for clearing and licensing all WCM songs released in physical and digital audio format. By working closely with internal departments, record labels, various major publishers, the Harry Fox Agency, and the MLC, the Mechanical Licensing team makes sure our writers’ songs are cleared, licensed at the proper mechanical rates, and set up for payment. Mechanical royalties are a vital source of revenue for our songwriters so we are looking for detailed oriented applicants who are ready to get involved in this exciting facet of the industry.
Your role:
As part of the Mechanical Licensing team, you will have the opportunity to dive head-first into the world of writer splits! By working with other internal departments you will become a bit of a “split detective” in order to provide the record labels, HFA, and our co-publishers with the writer shares Warner Chappell represents. All of this “fact-finding” enables the record labels to calculate our writers’ mechanical rates, request licenses and pay our writers! All thanks to the work you do!
Here you’ll get to:
You will…
Be the primary contact for incoming split inquiries from labels, Harry Fox, the MLC, and other sources.
Work closely with the Copyright team to help track pending and unresolved song splits.
Under supervision of the Manager and Director of Mechanical Licensing, negotiate special rates for licenses and serve as liaison for the Company in all facets of the mechanical licensing activities.
Effectively escalate issues of high complexity to management to obtain proper course of action, judgment and/or decision.
Provide status updates for projects to Director of Mechanical Licensing, Administration department, and other departments as needed.
Approve U.S. mechanical license requests for major labels, independents, and individuals either online via the Harry Fox Agency website, via direct licenses, or by e-mail approval.
Answer incoming calls and inquiries, answering questions, and directing to correct contacts when needed.
About you:
You have…
1-2 years of prior experience in publishing, preferably Administration or Mechanical Licensing
Proficiency in using Excel and analyzing data
Experience in and/or willingness to learn how to work with and manipulate high volume of data
High attention to detail
Have experience and an understanding on writer splits and music copyright
A passion for music
A natural drive to succeed
Classes or college education in the Music Industry
Comfortable with direct contact with internal and external clients
We’d love it if you also had:
A love for data – find satisfaction in solving complicated problems, especially with a systems-wide lens for long-term problem solving
Ability to design high-quality decks and visual materials using presentation platforms, such as Canva or Google Slides.
A proactive approach to integrating Generative AI (e.g., Gemini) into everyday work to support and streamline daily tasks and overall productivity.
About us:
At Warner Music Group, we’re a global collective of music makers and music lovers, tech innovators and inspired entrepreneurs, game-changing creatives and passionate team members. Here, we turn dreams into stardom and audiences into fans. We are guided by three core values that underpin everything we do across all our diverse businesses:
Curiosity: We do our best work when we’re immersing ourselves in culture and breaking through barriers. Curiosity is the driving force behind creativity and ingenuity. It fuels innovation, and innovation is the key to our future.
Collaboration: Making music and bringing it to the world is all about the power of originality amplified by teamwork. A great idea, like a great song, travels globally. We ignite passions and build connections across our diverse community of artists, songwriters, partners, and fans.
Commitment: We pursue excellence for our team and our talent. Everything in music starts with a leap into the unknown, and we’re committed to keeping the faith, acting with integrity, and delivering on our promises.
WMG is home to a wide range of artists, musicians, and songwriters that fuel our success. That is why we are committed to creating a work environment that actively values, appreciates, and respects everyone. We encourage applications from people with a wide variety of backgrounds and experiences.
Consider a career at WMG and get the best of both worlds – an innovative global music company that retains the creative spirit of a nimble independent.
As the home to 10K Projects, Asylum, Atlantic Music Group, East West, FFRR, Fueled by Ramen, Nonesuch, Parlophone, Rhino, Roadrunner, Sire, Warner Records, Warner Classics, and several other of the world’s premier recording labels, Warner Music Group champions emerging artists and global superstars alike. And our renowned publishing company, Warner Chappell Music, represents genre-spanning songwriters and producers through a catalog of more than one million copyrights worldwide. Warner Music Group is also home to ADA, which supports the independent community, as well as artist services division WMX. In addition, WMG counts film and television storytelling powerhouse Warner Music Entertainment among its many brands.
Together, we are Warner Music Group: Independent Minds. Major Sound.
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Don’t be discouraged if you don’t hear from us right away. We’re taking our time to review all resumes, and to find the best people for WMG.
Thanks for your interest in working for WMG. We love it here, and think you will, too.
Warner Music Group is an Equal Opportunity Employer.
Salary Range$25.00- $28.85/hourSalary ranges are included for job postings where required by law. The actual base pay is dependent upon many factors, such as work experience and business needs. The pay range is subject to change at any time dependent on a variety of internal and external factors.Warner Music Group is an Equal Opportunity Employer.
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