6 Publishing jobs

Summary The people here at Apple don’t just create products — we create the kind of wonder that’s revolutionised entire industries. It’s the diversity of those people and their ideas that inspires the innovation that runs through everything we do, from amazing technology to industry-leading environmental efforts. Join Apple, and help us leave the world better than we found it. We are growing and urge you to apply. We believe the role would place you in a highly-energised environment with some of the most talented individuals in the industry where you would be inspired to share your years of experience along with providing extraordinary support for the team. We are seeking an expert in licensing rights in musical compositions to lead commercial relationships relating to such rights. This is a key role to support the rapid expansion and growth of Apple Music, iTunes and all use of musical compositions across the Apple ecosystem. Key Qualifications You have exceptional understanding of the global music publishing licensing landscape. You have an intimate understanding of the digital music and content distribution industry. You have superior business development and partnership management skills. You have a proven track record working in international, cross-functional teams and a fast-growing environment. You have excellent presentation, written and verbal interpersonal skills. You have a willingness to travel. Description - Build relationships and manage business relations with music publishers and collecting societies in international territories (outside the US). - Analyse, interpret and understand data showing the impact of various features and programmes on collecting societies, music publishers and songwriters. - Conduct regular business reviews with applicable music publishers and collecting societies to track performance and find opportunities for growth. - Work in close partnership with Legal and Operations to support their work on licenses with publishing rights holders to support the expansion of new markets, product features, pricing and commercial programmes designed to accelerate the growth of Apple Music. - Scope business and financial models for new partnerships, programmes and other business initiatives in collaboration with the Business Development team. - Work collaboratively with all aspects of the Music Publishing team to find ways to better serve the music publisher and songwriter community, with a view to beneficial outcomes of that closer and more positive relationship, thereby helping to ensure that music services meet the needs and expectations of customers. Education & Experience BA/BS degree in Business or related subject, MBA or equivalent degree preferred. You have experience working in commercial and/or licensing roles within the music industry, ideally within music publishers or music services.   Additional Requirements This position is part of the new Global Music Publishing group and is based in London, UK.   Apple is an Equal Opportunity Employer that is committed to inclusion and diversity. We also take affirmative action to offer employment and advancement opportunities to all applicants, including minorities, women, protected veterans, and individuals with disabilities. Apple will not discriminate or retaliate against applicants who inquire about, disclose, or discuss their compensation or that of other applicants.

We’re looking for an experienced Digital Supply Chain Manager to join AWAL’s Global Digital Operations team. Based in our New York office, this role will be responsible for ensuring the quality and success of AWAL’s release deliveries, troubleshooting supply chain issues, managing our operational relationships with key North American partners, and handling rights management at Video/UGC platforms (YouTube, VEVO, Facebook & SoundCloud). This role will also work closely with our Release Management, Label Management and Digital Accounts teams to ensure operational best practice is understood and enacted across the business. Some travel will be required for this role, particularly to our London office as this is the global hub for AWAL’s Operations teams.  BACKGROUND Kobalt has revolutionized the music publishing business by putting the creator at the center of everything we do. We are now taking the same approach and transforming the way recording artists release music through our AWAL services. Whether an artist is looking for the best digital distribution or a truly global campaign, AWAL has become the partner of choice for innovative artists at all stages of their careers. This has created a high-quality path for artists to remain outside of the traditional label system while maintaining ownership of their masters. The leading artists who have already chosen AWAL includes Lauv, Nick Cave, Deadmau5, Die Antwoord, Verite, Tom Misch, Bruno Major and Rex Orange County. Kobalt is currently over 600 people based across 10 offices and we’re continuing to grow. That’s where you come in. If you feel like the fast-paced, rewarding environment of our rapidly growing company is for you - share your story! Apply today and tell us why you are the next best addition to our successful team! WHAT DOES A DIGITAL SUPPLY CHAIN MANAGER AT AWAL DO? Monitor and troubleshoot issues impacting our audio and video supply chain Provide timely resolutions and structured feedback for client-facing teams when issues are reported Manage operational relationships with key North American partners Contribute regularly to departmental documentation. Work with Product/Tech teams to review and optimise supply chain processes with a view to scale Work with cross functional teams to develop and implement appropriate operational tools and resources to support the business WHAT SKILLS AND EXPERIENCE ARE WE LOOKING FOR?   At least 5 years’ experience in a Digital Operations or Supply Chain role Deep expertise with digital supply chain processes and content management systems is required Previous experience working as part of a global team Experience managing operational relationships with digital partners Familiarity with delivery via DDEX ERN Ability to communicate calmly and effectively at all levels when handling complex and time sensitive matters Meticulous attention to detail and advanced analytical skills, particularly with regards to resolution of technical operational issues Expertise with content management systems (two or more of the following: iTunes Connect, Spotify, YouTube, Vevo, Facebook, SoundCloud) Kobalt is an equal opportunity employer encouraging diversity in the workplace. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, national origin, gender, age, religion, disability, sexual orientation, or veteran status, or any other status or characteristic protected by law.

We are hiring an Associate of Strategy & Business Analytics to join AWAL’s Strategy & Business Development team in LA. This is an exciting opportunity for an individual to drive strategic analysis and provide insight for key business decisions by AWAL’s senior management team and other stakeholders. The Associate will focus on research and analysis for a variety of exciting business initiatives, value a combination of artist, label and strategic partnership deals, and provide general support for strategy and operational projects across AWAL. Our ideal candidate will need to be comfortable with ambiguity and handling complexity in a fast-paced environment. He/she should be highly proficient with data analytics and possess the ability to analyze large, complex datasets with excellent modelling skills. He/she should also be strong at project management and proactively driving one’s own projects. BACKGROUND Kobalt has revolutionized the music publishing business by putting the creator at the center of everything we do. We are now taking the same approach and transforming the way recording artists release music through AWAL. Whether an artist is looking for the best digital distribution or a truly global campaign, AWAL has become the partner of choice for innovative artists at all stages of their careers. This has created a high-quality path for artists to remain outside of the traditional label system while maintaining ownership of their masters. Our roster of clients includes artists such as Lauv, Rex Orange County, Tom Misch, Steve Lacy, The Wombats, Gus Dapperton, Little Simz and more. We’re currently over 500 people based across 10 offices and we’re expecting to grow. That’s where you come in. If you feel like the fast-paced, rewarding environment of our rapidly growing company is for you - share your story! Apply today and tell us why you are the next best addition to our successful team!   WHAT DOES AN ASSOCIATE OF STRATEGY & BUSINESS ANALYTICS DO AT KOBALT? Deep quantitative and qualitative analysis to deliver insights Internal analyses to deliver insights on our businesses and support growth & improvement initiatives Ownership over core end-to-end data analysis (understand data, query, clean, structure, analyze, model, present) Run financial analysis of artists and label deals Assist with financial due diligence of partnership and M&A opportunities Support various BU strategy & operational projects Develop & deliver high-quality presentations for senior stakeholders on key opportunities, challenges, etc. WHAT SKILLS AND EXPERIENCE ARE WE LOOKING FOR?  Bachelor’s degree from a top-tier university, preferably with a quantitative background 2+ years of research and analysis experience, with affinity for problem-solving Strong ability to structure and conduct quantitative & qualitative analyses Strong business sense and ability to identify implications Strong organizational skills Strong communication skills – written & verbal Excellent skills in MS Excel and PowerPoint; experience with SQL preferred Ability to efficiently manage multiple projects, data inputs and stakeholders within tight deadlines Kobalt is an equal opportunity employer encouraging diversity in the workplace. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, national origin, gender, age, religion, disability, sexual orientation, or veteran status, or any other status or characteristic protected by law.

AWAL is looking for an experienced and motivated B2B Label Manager to be based in our London headquarters.  In this role, you will be responsible for a roster of high profile relationships for label clients, driving creativity, strategy, operational efficiency, visibility and value. At AWAL we’re doing things differently and are well placed to make the most of the changing face of the industry. Your role managing some of the hottest label properties, in a cutting-edge team will be an exciting challenge. It’s a very exciting time for the company as a whole and particularly within the label management team where we’re really proud to be looking after so many of the best emerging and established artists and labels. At AWAL we’re doing things differently and are well placed to make the most of the changing face of the industry. Your role managing some of the hottest properties, in a cutting-edge team will be an exciting challenge. BACKGROUND Founded in 2004, AWAL is the trusted partner of independent artists and labels globally, from new artists at the beginning of their career to global successes. With local offices across the world, AWAL offers services such as distribution, YouTube monetization, playlist promotion, member support from industry experts, and real-time data analytics through the AWAL Portal and App. Our client roster includes both established and emerging artists such as Moby, Placebo, Chip, Gabrielle Aplin, Todd Terje, Tom Misch, R3hab and Vérité, and labels including Lex, B3SCI, Chrysalis Records, Marathon Artists, Kid Coconut, Independiente and mau5trap. At Kobalt, we’re currently over 600 people based across 13 offices and we’re expecting to grow. That’s where you come in. If you feel like the fast-paced, rewarding environment of our rapidly growing company is for you - share your story! Apply today and tell us why you are the next best addition to our successful team! WHAT DOES A B2B LABEL MANAGER AT KOBALT DO? Reporting to the Senior Director of Label Management in the UK, your main focus will be to represent a core roster or AWAL’s key B2B client partnerships to drive strategy, visibility, revenue and relationships.  You’ll work closely with teams globally to achieve these goals and drive growth for AWAL and our clients. RESPONSIBILITIES  Manage a roster of priority label clients across both digital and physical supply chains. Work in tandem with international label managers on defined high profile partnerships. Support these clients with distribution, release planning, prioritisation and marketing advice  & best practice working in tandem with internal teams as needed. Onboard new clients in tandem with A&R, BA and integrations. In tandem with management regularly review and audit rosters, offering insight to those partners that should be upstreamed for broader services and to streamline workflow to current priorities. Mentor more junior team members as required and act as a buddy to new staff as the AWAL team expands. Provide reporting and feedback to line managers and executives as required. Represent AWAL at artist showcases & gigs, plus relevant industry conferences and events Continually strive to offer ideas for improvement, development and entrepreneurship across your own role and that of the team. REQUIREMENTS  Passionate about music, with minimum 3 years experience as a B2B label manager or in product management within distributor or label services company. Excellent working knowledge of digital music distribution, supply chain and DSP processes. Excellent understanding of the needs of labels in order to schedule and maximise their release campaigns. Excellent interpersonal skills and ability to communicate effectively at all levels, internally and externally. Flexible, adaptable and strategic thinker, able to communicate effectively with internal & external stakeholders at all levels. Knowledge of international industry landscape is highly desirable. Solid understanding/experience of digital music marketing and promotion would be an advantage. Understanding of physical supply chain and distribution is highly desirable. The role will involve daily working with international based contacts, especially North America – some international travel may be required in the course of this role, as is flexibility for out of hours working. 

Joining the Publishing Copyright department in our London office, the primary role of the Asia Copyright Assistant will be to assist in managing our catalogue by ensuring works and agreements are registered correctly with our sub-publishers in Asia and liaising directly with the collection societies where required. A successful candidate will need to have excellent communication skills when dealing with general enquiries from internal and external sources and can deal with pressure but remain optimistic and persistent to complete tasks accurately and efficiently. Founded in 2000 by Willard Ahdritz, Kobalt is creating the music company of the future. Kobalt is a global music and technology company built for artists, songwriters, publishers and labels as an alternative to the traditional music business model. Kobalt have built the technology infrastructure to enable better reporting and for artists to maintain ownership and control over how their work is distributed, tracked, collected, and monetized.  This global technology platform is able to track and collect royalties for the billions of micro-payments per song in digital music today. This is an established yet fast growing creator-centric company of artists and songwriters including The Chainsmokers, Kelly Clarkson, Miles Davis, Dave Grohl, Lauv, Zayn Malik, Max Martin, Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds, Paul McCartney, Stevie Nicks, Pitbull, Elvis Presley, Skrillex, Sam Smith, and many more. Kobalt represents on average over 40% of the top 100 songs and albums in both the US and UK. We’re currently over 600 people based across 13 offices globally and still growing! If you feel like the fast-paced, rewarding environment of our rapidly growing company is for you - share your story! Apply today and tell us why you are the next best addition to our successful team! WHAT DOES A COPYRIGHT ASSISTANT AT KOBALT DO? Ensuring works and agreements are registered correctly at collection societies Dealing with general enquiries regarding our claims to works and the terms of our publishing agreements. Handling song disputes and duplicate claims Processing new works and agreements as the company acquires rights to new catalogues Processing royalty statements received from collection societies Processing Label Copy received from Major and Local Asian labels. Analysing the royalties received to identify possible underpayment or delayed payment, and working with the societies to resolve these issues You may be asked to take on extra responsibilities – please be aware that the above list is not exhaustive WHAT SKILLS AND EXPERIENCE ARE WE LOOKING FOR?  Excellent communication skills: the duties require a very high level of communication internally and externally; we are looking for someone who can adapt communication to audience Track record of excellent organization and prioritisation skills Strong attention to detail, accuracy and a detail-driven mind-set High level of written and spoken English Analytical skills as well as experience working with Excel Previous admin and copyright experience in a similar role as well as a good understanding of music publishing is highly desirable   Recent Awards/Recognitions: 2018 Financial Times Boldness in Business – Drivers of Change Nominee 2018 Fast Company’s Most Innovative Companies in Music 2017 Fast Company’s Most Innovative Companies in Music 2017 Music Week Publisher of the Year Recent press: Music Week - The Music Industry’s Best Friend Music Business Worldwide – “We are Building for the Future of the Music Business ” Wired - How data saved music Economist - Disrupters Check out our blog: https://www.kobaltmusic.com/blog   SPECIFICS Based at River Building, Cannon Street, London EC4R 3TE Hours are 37.5 hours per week. Generally, these are taken between 9.30-6 with 1 hour for lunch but amendments to these hours can be agreed on a case by case basis with line manager approval www.kobaltmusic.com/careers   IMPORTANT NOTICE Applicants must be eligible to work in the United Kingdom. Verification checks will be conducted during the interview process and a full DBS check on acceptance of offer. Kobalt is an equal opportunity employer encouraging diversity in the workplace. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, national origin, gender, age, religion, disability, sexual orientation, or any other status or characteristic protected by law.  Thank you for choosing to apply for a role at Kobalt! By applying for a role on our website you are allowing Kobalt to collect your personal data and contact you regarding this opportunity. We care about transparency and believe that skill sets can be applied to multiple roles, so we would love to able to get in touch with your regarding other opportunities that may be suitable for you. We will therefore keep the information you supplied to us for one year. We collect your personal data for the purposes of managing Kobalt recruitment related activities and in relation to the evaluation and selection of applicants and as is otherwise needed in the recruitment processes. You can read our Privacy Policy  HERE  where we outline full details in line with GDPR requirements.   KOBALT MUSIC GROUP BENEFITS FROM DAY ONE   ANNUAL LEAVE  | Contractually 25 days, however Kobalt closes its offices for the 3 days between Christmas and New Year’s when staff contribute 1 day. LIFE ASSURANCE  | Equal to four (4) times base salary. INCOME PROTECTION  | Covers up to 75% of base salary up to the age of 65. TRAVEL INSURANCE  | Business travel insurance cover. GYM MEMBERSHIP  | Corporate rates available at Nuffield Health and Fitness First. Kobalt will subsidise £45.00 per month towards your corporate gym membership if your membership is processed through company payroll. EYECARE  | Full eye test provided at a range of opticians through a voucher scheme. WELLBEING  | Wellbeing Hub and Employee Assistance Programme. FRESH FRUIT ,  SELECTION OF   SNACKS AND CEREAL SUPPLIED REGULAR STAFF SOCIALS  | Including seasonal social events and parties.   POST PROBATIONARY PERIOD BENEFITS PENSION  | Kobalt’s pension scheme is currently with Aviva. On passing probation, staff can select to move to salary sacrifice and benefit from a 2.5% - 5% company matched contribution. PRIVATE MEDICAL INSURANCE  | Policy is with the AVIVA ‘select’ scheme TRAVEL INSURANCE  | Personal travel insurance, individual or family cover. INTEREST FREE SEASON TICKET LOAN SCHEME   (eligible after 1 month of service)  | Loans deducted from net pay over a 12-month period. CYCLE TO WORK SCHEME  | In partnership with Evans Cycles.

We are hiring a Client Manager with strong interpersonal skills to join our market-leading administrative team in New York. You are a confident team-player with strong interpersonal skills and ideally a background in music copyright, publishing and/or collection societies. You are confident in client-facing, account management role, and have a track-record of providing excellent customer service and building long-term relationships. The Client Manager will communicate with Kobalt publishing clients as well as senior colleagues across the business on a regular basis BACKGROUND Kobalt is a music and technology company built for artists, songwriters, publishers and labels as an alternative to the traditional music business model. Kobalt’s commitment to technology, transparency, and creators’ rights has driven tremendous growth year-over-year for the company and its clients. Today, Kobalt’s Music Publishing, Neighbouring Rights, and Recordings/AWAL divisions serve over 25,000 songwriters, 600 publishers, and 20,000 independent artists, including The Chainsmokers, Kelly Clarkson, Miles Davis, Dave Grohl, Lauv, Zayn Malik, Max Martin, Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds, Paul McCartney, Stevie Nicks, Pitbull, Elvis Presley, Skrillex, Sam Smith, and many more. Kobalt represents on average over 40% of the top 100 songs and albums in both the US and UK. We’re currently over 500 people based across 10 offices and we’re expecting to grow. That’s where you come in. If you feel like the fast-paced, rewarding environment of our rapidly growing company is for you - share your story! Apply today and tell us why you believe in a better music industry and would be the next best addition to our successful team!  WHAT DOES A CLIENT MANAGER AT KOBALT DO? Act as the primary, administrative point of contact for questions from Kobalt clients and any internal queries relating to those clients Develop and maintain relationships between Kobalt and its publishing clients Process new client agreements and coordinate the ingestion of new compositions and catalogues with Kobalt’s Copyright Department Develop and maintain a thorough understanding of all areas of Kobalt’s internal system and processes, and all areas of Kobalt’s business in order to effectively respond to client queries (including royalties, royalty and product tracking, work registrations, duplicate claims, and legal disputes) Coordinate investigations into the above issues with the relevant members of Kobalt’s global staff Coordinate with Kobalt’s Copyright and IT Departments to manage the quarterly royalty distribution for client accounts WHAT SKILLS AND EXPERIENCE ARE WE LOOKING FOR?  Bachelor’s Degree in a relevant field Prior experience working in music publishing and/or with a performing rights society is required Experience in a client-facing, account management role Strong verbal, written and interpersonal communication skills Ability to work independently, multi-task, adapt to changing priorities, and manage high intensity situations while maintaining professionalism and poise Adaptable and comfortable working in a fast-paced & evolving environment Sensitivity to confidential information and material Strong proficiency in Microsoft Office