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Technology Product Management: Music Publishing Royalties We are looking for a  Product Owner (m/f/x)  in our Technology department for the Music Publishing business in Berlin, with a specialty in Royalties systems. You are a thorough and a highly flexible, unreserved team player and a communicator, keen to be part of the world's fastest growing music company, BMG. What you should know about us: BMG is a new kind of digital age music company formed ten years ago with a relentless focus on delivering fairness, transparency and service to artists and songwriters Uniquely for its size, BMG represents both songs and recording rights on the same state-of-the-art platform worldwide It is already the world’s fourth biggest player in music publishing and one of the biggest players in recordings in Europe Our ambitions are not satisfied yet! Your Mission: Own several Royalties focused digital products/systems, specifically Provide vision, direction and methodology to development teams and stakeholders across projects Release planning in conjunction with development teams & ongoing communication with business stakeholders. Understand and represent your customers, both internally and externally. Assess value/return on investment, develop business cases, prioritize epics and stories to align with overall business and product strategy Ensure a good balance between feature set development and continuing resolving of technical debt Play an active role in resolving blockers preventing successful completion Your Profile: Empathy for business user requirements & passion for software product development 3+ years managing, inspiring and developing product management teams Proven experience as a product owner or product manager driving business capability expansion, revenue growth or cost savings 3+ years experience in the music industry, specifically in Publishing Royalties and the IT systems/applications within it Track record of understanding business requirements, core customer needs and turning these clearly into digital products that your users love to use Proven ability and intrinsic desire to engage and collaborate with all stakeholders, make people feel heard and understood, but be able to say no and make and stand up for tough calls needed to better serve the wider business and clients Experience working closely with engineers, agile and/or scrum teams and ability to switch to waterfall where this is the more suitable approach A Bachelors degree or higher, preferably in technology or business with excellent professional verbal & written English skills, German is a plus Experience and willingness to work with both internal and outsourced/offshore teams Now let’s see what’s in it for you: A fair and transparent business model and company structure Varied and autonomous tasks and flexible working hours in a comfortable and pleasant working atmosphere Occasional in-house concerts – to listen to all the awesome stuff we are producing every day A fun and respectful community of people with a passion for music including industry veterans who always have a great and unique story to share Are you interested? Then send us your application and all the convincing arguments why you are the right Person to get this job. The challenge is on. Let’s create a future together. Please feel free to apply in either German or English.     Unternehmen:  BMG RIGHTS MANAGEMENT GmbH - Corporate  Land:  Germany Region:  Berlin Stadt:  Berlin Postleitzahl:  10117 Job ID:  38423

We are hiring an Associate to join Kobalt’s Global Digital Partnerships team in New York City. This is an exciting opportunity for an individual to drive strategic and operational functions for the team that secures our commercial partnerships with digital services globally. He/She will work with a wide range of individuals internally, across both our Kobalt Music Publishing  and  AWAL (Kobalt’s recorded music division) businesses. The Associate will focus on research and analysis for a variety of exciting business initiatives, value a combination of economics, royalty rates, operational issues including but not limited to delivery of assets, proper royalty reporting, client communication of critical partnerships (e.g. the launches of new services), and provide overall support to the Digital Partnerships Team. 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 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 can 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 640 people based across 13 offices and we’re still growing!   WHAT DOES AN ASSOCIATE, GLOBAL DIGITAL PARTNERSHIPS DO AT KOBALT? Perform quantitative and qualitative analysis to deliver insights on existing digital deals, including Apple, Amazon, Google, Pandora, Spotify, among many others Internal analyses to deliver insights on our businesses and support growth & improvement initiatives Work with key digital services to enhance our partnerships, including operationally, through marketing initiatives, and data Work with our AWAL and Publishing operations and royalties teams to analyze the performance of digital partners Establish and manage company-wide processes & communications to key stakeholders across the business. Understand and help define key areas to collaborate with those groups (including Digital Accounts, Operations, Royalties, etc.) Ownership over core end-to-end data analysis (understand data, query, clean, structure, analyze, model, present) Support various BU strategy & operational projects Develop & deliver high-quality presentations for senior stakeholders on key opportunities, challenges, etc. in the digital space. Researching, requesting and generating reports on behalf of the Global Digital Partnerships team WHAT SKILLS AND EXPERIENCE ARE WE LOOKING FOR? Bachelor’s Degree in a relevant field 2+ years’ experience in the digital music space, preferably in a business development, licensing, or partner development role at a record label or music publisher Strong ability to structure and conduct quantitative & qualitative analyses Strong business sense and ability to identify implications Strong organizational skills Strong written and verbal communication skills Able to work effectively with a wide range of departments and senior management in a fast-faced environment Highly proficient with Microsoft Office and GSuite Ability to efficiently manage multiple projects, data inputs and stakeholders within tight deadlines Excellent interpersonal skills High attention to detail and strong time management skills Ability to work independently 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 exceptional individual to assist with our royalty and accounting responsibilities within Kobalt label & distribution services, AWAL. Joining a close-knit team and reporting to Senior Manager, Royalties, you are detail-oriented and highly organised, have great interpersonal skills and can cope with a high-pressure/fast-paced environment but remain optimistic & persistent to make things happen.  Kobalt has revolutionized the music publishing business by putting the creator at the centre of everything we do. We are now taking the same approach and are transforming the way record labels and artists manage, develop and optimise their catalogues.  Kobalt’s multi-rights platform accounts for billions of daily microtransactions for thousands of catalogue tracks in today’s ever-changing music industry. Working at Kobalt, you will help empower creators in today’s complex and change the music landscape – ideal for someone with an incredible drive, enthusiasm & of course, a passion for music! WHAT DOES A SENIOR ROYALTY ASSISTANT AT AWAL DO? Ensuring the timely receipt of incoming reporting from our Distribution Partners Processing & Reconciling of incoming statements Preparing invoices where necessary Data input and updating as required Investigating royalty identification issues Assisting with the generation of royalty accounting to our clients to strict deadlines Providing intelligent data analysis using Excel WHAT SKILLS AND EXPERIENCE ARE WE LOOKING FOR?   Good understanding of the music industry, with experience in royalty processing Record Label and/or Physical Distributor background with an understanding of sales/returns statements & recharge details associated with various distributor accountings Ability to work with large volumes of Digital income sales data Assist with any ad-hoc projects the team are involved with Highly numerate and IT literate with intermediate to advanced Excel skills Ability to work to strict monthly processing deadlines Highly proactive approach and quick learner Excellent communication skills, externally with our Partners and internally through business units we work closely with, such as Tech, Release Management & Business Affairs 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: AWAL x Forbes AWAL x Billboard Music Week - The Music Industry’s Best Friend   Music Business Worldwide – “We are Building for the Future of the Music Business ” 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. TRAVEL INSURANCE |  Business travel insurance cover. INCOME PROTECTION |  Covers up to 75% of base salary up to the age of 65. GYM MEMBERSHIP |  Corporate rates available at Nuffield Health and Fitness First. Kobalt will subsidise £45.00 gross per month towards your corporate gym membership if your membership is processed through company payroll. INTEREST FREE SEASON TICKET LOAN SCHEME |  Eligible after 1-month continuous service. Loans deducted from net pay over a 12-month period. LEARNING AND DEVELOPMENT |  As part of your ongoing learning and development you will have access to a range of tools and courses appropriate to your role and career goals. These include, but are not limited to; Udemy for Business and Bookboon E-library. EYECARE |  Full eye test provided at a range of opticians through a voucher scheme. WELLBEING |  Wellbeing Hub and Employee Assistance Programme. FRESH FRUIT AND CEREAL AVAILABLE DAILY  REGULAR STAFF SOCIALS |  Including seasonal social events and parties. POST PROBATIONARY PERIOD BENEFITS PENSION |  Kobalt’s salary exchange pension scheme with Aviva provides the benefit of a company matched pension contribution up to 5%, subject to eligibility. PRIVATE MEDICAL INSURANCE |  Managed through AVIVA. TRAVEL INSURANCE |  Both individual or family cover for personal holiday travel insurance. CYCLE TO WORK SCHEME |  In partnership with Evans Cycles.

We’re seeking an experienced Rights Manager to manage our Rights Management team within AWAL’s global Digital Operations & Supply Chain function. This team is responsible for ensuring our clients’ repertoire is set up and correctly monetised across the various UGC platforms, including YouTube, Facebook, Dubset and Mixcloud. The successful candidate should have deep knowledge of the user generated content landscape and an ability to communicate its complexities to a non-technical audience. The role will need to interface regularly with a variety of colleagues across the global AWAL business and be comfortable engaging directly with select artist, management and label clients around time sensitive and high priority issues. You should also have experience managing operational relationships, familiarity with copyright infringement workflows across audio and video platforms, working with DDEX standards and operating as part of a global support team servicing colleagues in different timezones. BACKGROUND 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 including Lauv, Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds, Tom Misch, Rex Orange County, Little Simz, Gerry Cinnamon, Bruno Major and more. We’re currently 650 people based across 13 offices and we’re still growing. WHAT DOES A SENIOR MANAGER, RIGHTS MANAGEMENT AT KOBALT DO? Monitor content deliveries to UGC platforms and ensure AWAL repertoire is successfully ingested and monetised. Manage and mentor Rights Management team members. Lead the operational relationships with a selection of our digital partners, with a focus on YouTube. Interface and build relationships with other labels and distributors to resolve issues around content ownership and availability. Handle business requests for rights and policy updates. Own service-level documentation and internal best practice guidelines for Rights Management area. Identify opportunities for workflow improvements, partnering with Product & Tech where relevant to implement supporting tools. Liaise with Business Affairs and Global Digital Partnerships teams regarding on-boarding of new UGC partners and associated processes WHAT SKILLS AND EXPERIENCE ARE WE LOOKING FOR?   At least five years’ experience in a Digital Operations, Supply Chain or Rights Administration role working with user generated content platforms (especially YouTube), or similar experience at a relevant DSP Advanced relationship management skills, with the ability to interface between partners, internal client-facing teams and artist, manager or label clients Deep expertise with using YouTube CMS to resolve rights conflicts, manage claims at scale and administer channels Advanced knowledge of digital copyright issues Ability to communicate technical information clearly to a non-technical audience. Strong leader with a customer-focussed approach Experience developing junior staff members Good understanding of digital metadata standards and style guides Experience with reviewing and troubleshooting XML in DDEX ERN format Expertise with Google Suite, especially Google Sheets, is preferred 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: AWAL x Forbes AWAL x Billboard Music Week - The Music Industry’s Best Friend   Music Business Worldwide – “We are Building for the Future of the Music Business ” 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. TRAVEL INSURANCE |  Business travel insurance cover. INCOME PROTECTION |  Covers up to 75% of base salary up to the age of 65. GYM MEMBERSHIP |  Corporate rates available at Nuffield Health and Fitness First. Kobalt will subsidise £45.00 gross per month towards your corporate gym membership if your membership is processed through company payroll. INTEREST FREE SEASON TICKET LOAN SCHEME |  Eligible after 1-month continuous service. Loans deducted from net pay over a 12-month period. LEARNING AND DEVELOPMENT |  As part of your ongoing learning and development you will have access to a range of tools and courses appropriate to your role and career goals. These include, but are not limited to; Udemy for Business and Bookboon E-library. EYECARE |  Full eye test provided at a range of opticians through a voucher scheme. WELLBEING |  Wellbeing Hub and Employee Assistance Programme. FRESH FRUIT AND CEREAL AVAILABLE DAILY  REGULAR STAFF SOCIALS |  Including seasonal social events and parties. POST PROBATIONARY PERIOD BENEFITS PENSION |  Kobalt’s salary exchange pension scheme with Aviva provides the benefit of a company matched pension contribution up to 5%, subject to eligibility. PRIVATE MEDICAL INSURANCE |  Managed through AVIVA. TRAVEL INSURANCE |  Both individual or family cover for personal holiday travel insurance. CYCLE TO WORK SCHEME |  In partnership with Evans Cycles.

We’re seeking an experienced Rights Manager to join the growing AWAL team. Reporting to the Senior Manager, Rights Management, this role sits within the global Digital Operations & Supply Chain function and is responsible for ensuring our clients’ repertoire is set up and correctly monetised across the various UGC platforms, including YouTube, Facebook, Dubset and Mixcloud. The successful candidate should have a good understanding of the user generated content landscape and an ability to communicate its complexities to a non-technical audience. The role will need to interface regularly with a variety of colleagues across the global AWAL business and be comfortable engaging directly with select artist, management and label clients around time sensitive and high priority issues. It’s extremely helpful if you have experience managing operational relationships, familiarity with copyright infringement workflows across audio and video platforms, working with DDEX standards and operating as part of a global support team servicing colleagues in different timezones. BACKGROUND 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 including Lauv, Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds, Tom Misch, Rex Orange County, Little Simz, Gerry Cinnamon, Bruno Major and more. We’re currently 650 people based across 13 offices and we’re still growing. WHAT DOES A MANAGER, RIGHTS MANAGEMENT AT KOBALT DO? Monitor content deliveries to UGC platforms and ensure AWAL repertoire is successfully ingested and monetised Interface with other labels and distributors to resolve issues around ownership and availability Manage the operational relationships with a selection of our digital partners, with a focus on UGC Handle business requests for rights and policy updates Track and resolve copyright infringement and streaming abuse cases that pertain to AWAL repertoire across all digital platforms Own service-level documentation and internal best practice guidelines for select UGC platforms Identify opportunities for workflow improvements, partnering with Product & Tech where relevant to implement supporting tools WHAT SKILLS AND EXPERIENCE ARE WE LOOKING FOR?   At least three years’ experience in a Digital Operations, Supply Chain or Rights Administration role working with user generated content platforms,or similar at a relevant DSP Good relationship management skills, with the ability to interface between partners, internal client-facing teams and artist, manager or label clients Team player with a customer-focussed approach Awareness of digital metadata standards and style guides Ability to communicate technical information clearly to a non-technical audience Experience with reviewing and troubleshooting XML in DDEX ERN format Familiarity with workflows and industry norms around copyright infringement and streaming abuse Expertise with Google Suite, especially Google Sheets, is preferred Bonus points for experience with the YouTube CMS, API or an understanding of MCN best practices 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: AWAL x Forbes AWAL x Billboard Music Week - The Music Industry’s Best Friend   Music Business Worldwide – “We are Building for the Future of the Music Business ” 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. TRAVEL INSURANCE |  Business travel insurance cover. INCOME PROTECTION |  Covers up to 75% of base salary up to the age of 65. GYM MEMBERSHIP |  Corporate rates available at Nuffield Health and Fitness First. Kobalt will subsidise £45.00 gross per month towards your corporate gym membership if your membership is processed through company payroll. INTEREST FREE SEASON TICKET LOAN SCHEME |  Eligible after 1-month continuous service. Loans deducted from net pay over a 12-month period. LEARNING AND DEVELOPMENT |  As part of your ongoing learning and development you will have access to a range of tools and courses appropriate to your role and career goals. These include, but are not limited to; Udemy for Business and Bookboon E-library. EYECARE |  Full eye test provided at a range of opticians through a voucher scheme. WELLBEING |  Wellbeing Hub and Employee Assistance Programme. FRESH FRUIT AND CEREAL AVAILABLE DAILY  REGULAR STAFF SOCIALS |  Including seasonal social events and parties. POST PROBATIONARY PERIOD BENEFITS PENSION |  Kobalt’s salary exchange pension scheme with Aviva provides the benefit of a company matched pension contribution up to 5%, subject to eligibility. PRIVATE MEDICAL INSURANCE |  Managed through AVIVA. TRAVEL INSURANCE |  Both individual or family cover for personal holiday travel insurance. CYCLE TO WORK SCHEME |  In partnership with Evans Cycles.

We are looking for a detail-oriented, highly organized music enthusiast to assist the Kobalt Miami Creative team in day to day operations and client upkeep. The successful candidate will have experience and/or familiarity working within an administrative publishing deal structure and be tuned into: up and coming and established artists, familiar with the Billboard charts, and knowledgeable of the local Miami music scene. This is a great opportunity for someone who really wants to work closely with a Creative A&R team to learn what a proactive publisher does, and the many different ways you can bring exciting opportunities to an artist or songwriter.   BACKGROUND 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 can 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 640 people based across 13 offices and we’re still growing!   WHAT DOES A CREATIVE ASSISTANT AT KOBALT DO? Research and compile spreadsheets containing information about songwriters, artists and around specific projects Run Billboard album and singles charts on Wednesday and distribute to US Creatives Weekly research and updates on music charts (Billboard, Mediabase, PRO databases, etc.) for any artists or songwriters that don’t appear to be currently published Help maintain the Miami Writer calendar in Outlook Help maintain the Miami Writer Info document Assist over email with co-write set up and follow up to ensure we have audio in the drive and splits delivered Check out local shows and any particular shows that the Miami Creative team members are not able to attend Play music / bring talent to the attention of the Miami Creative team Help with scheduling meetings, making restaurant reservations, sending out calendar invites, and booking meeting rooms Work on individual monthly expense reports for the Miami Creative team members Update and maintain songwriter reels for pitches Research songs/lyrics for sync pitches as needed Put together artist “hit” lists from research for festivals/conferences that members of the Miami Creative team are attending Manage the procured/placed tracklist Manage & compile information for press releases of new signings  Manage and organize SVP, Creative email and scheduling Manage social opportunities for the Miami Creative team Book Creative team travel as needed Provide back-up administrative support to the department as needed WHAT SKILLS AND EXPERIENCE ARE WE LOOKING FOR?  Bachelor’s Degree and/or relevant working experience Prior experience working/interning in music publishing is a plus Highly organized individual and exceptional attention to detail Proven experience in supporting a busy and dynamic department Strong MS Office skills - PowerPoint, Word, Excel Knowledge of Windows and Mac OSX Experience managing expenses and budgets  Must have a passion and interest in music Strong written and verbal communication skills A proactive attitude Ability to deal with several projects at once, prioritize and work efficiently under pressure  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.

The Royalty Processing Assistant will facilitate the processing of royalty statements from multiple US record labels for Kobalt’s publishing clients. This position will be integral in making sure that royalties are paid out to songwriters. The ideal candidate should be able to handle a large volume of repetitive tasks while maintaining a high standard of work quality, all with extreme attention to detail. This position will oversee the interpretation of royalty data, investigate any inconsistencies and maintain the documentation filing. A background in the music industry is not necessary for this position, but candidates must possess basic excel skills and a willingness to learn. BACKGROUND 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 can 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 640 people based across 13 offices and we’re still growing! WHAT DOES A ROYALTY PROCESSING ASSISTANT AT KOBALT DO? Data entry of statements into excel Process batches from start to finish to ensure royalty allocations are processed Problem solve any issues with allocation issues Follow up with payors to obtain full and accurate processing data Develop and maintain good relationships with payors and labels Devise a sensible system for filing/scanning/attaching of documents Independently manage and handle all zero value statements Handle all correspondence in a timely fashion Manage the Statement Tracking Report Provide support to all teammates and Manager and take on ad hoc tasks as needed WHAT SKILLS AND EXPERIENCE ARE WE LOOKING FOR?  Bachelor’s Degree or minimum 2 years’ work experience in a relevant field Basic knowledge of music licensing Efficient with Microsoft Office, specifically within Microsoft Excel Excellent written and oral communication skills Extremely detail oriented Ability to prioritize and exhibit strong time management skills and to stick to deadlines Has a “can do” attitude, and is collaborative and respectful with colleagues 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.

Kobalt Neighbouring Rights is seeking a hard-working and motivated people-person to support our successful team manage our performer client roster at neighbouring rights societies around the world. The role predominantly involves general administrative work such as client and recording database maintenance, but the role offers a lot of autonomy so being highly organised and detail-oriented is essential.  The role offers a fantastic opportunity to start a career with one of the leading companies in a fast-growing industry. Kobalt Neighbouring Rights started in 2011 and we are offering a global service for artists and independent labels to collect their neighbouring rights income. Today, our team represents artists like Ed Sheeran, Calvin Harris, Sam Smith, Dua Lipa, The Beatles, Elton John, Taylor Swift, Passenger, The Chainsmokers, George Ezra, Tove Lo and Coldplay.  BACKGROUND 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. WHAT DOES A SOCIETY RELATIONS ASSISTANT AT KOBALT DO? Preparing new client registration documents for societies globally Preparing documentation for roster maintenance at the applicable societies Maintaining internal & external databases to track registrations Ensuring all tasks are performed within agreed timelines and usually strict deadlines Assisting Society Relations team in any ad-hoc projects WHAT SKILLS AND EXPERIENCE ARE WE LOOKING FOR?   Strong verbal, written and interpersonal communication skills Ability to work accurately, independently, to strict deadlines and under pressure Excellent organisational skills and the ability to track and monitor documentation processes in an efficient manner  Strong proficiency in all Microsoft Office programs 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. TRAVEL INSURANCE |  Business travel insurance cover. INCOME PROTECTION |  Covers up to 75% of base salary up to the age of 65. GYM MEMBERSHIP |  Corporate rates available at Nuffield Health and Fitness First. Kobalt will subsidise £45.00 gross per month towards your corporate gym membership if your membership is processed through company payroll. INTEREST FREE SEASON TICKET LOAN SCHEME |  Eligible after 1-month continuous service. Loans deducted from net pay over a 12-month period. LEARNING AND DEVELOPMENT |  As part of your ongoing learning and development you will have access to a range of tools and courses appropriate to your role and career goals. These include, but are not limited to; Udemy for Business and Bookboon E-library. EYECARE |  Full eye test provided at a range of opticians through a voucher scheme. WELLBEING |  Wellbeing Hub and Employee Assistance Programme. FRESH FRUIT AND CEREAL AVAILABLE DAILY  REGULAR STAFF SOCIALS |  Including seasonal social events and parties. POST PROBATIONARY PERIOD BENEFITS PENSION |  Kobalt’s salary exchange pension scheme with Aviva provides the benefit of a company matched pension contribution up to 5%, subject to eligibility. PRIVATE MEDICAL INSURANCE |  Managed through AVIVA. TRAVEL INSURANCE |  Both individual or family cover for personal holiday travel insurance. CYCLE TO WORK SCHEME |  In partnership with Evans Cycles.

The Orchard is a leading music distribution company operating in over 40 markets worldwide –  distributing music from independent artists including Ozuna, Skepta, Jorja Smith, John Prine, and Kelsea Ballerini. With cutting edge operations and an unparalleled global team, The Orchard partners with labels of all sizes to make their music and video available across hundreds of digital and physical retailers around the world. At The Orchard, the focus is to provide a comfortable, social and engaging environment to encourage productivity and creativity. We are looking for a  Coordinator, Rights Management  to join our dynamic East Village (NYC) office. Responsibilities Reporting to the Manager, Rights Management, the full-time Coordinator will be responsible for performing a variety of projects pertaining to claiming and monetization on fingerprinting platforms and at performing rights societies, such as YouTube, Facebook, & SoundExchange. As a Coordinator on the Rights Management team, you will:  Proactively review, update, and audit The Orchard’s catalog within content management systems and internal proprietary tools with a high level of detail and efficiency Work closely with team members and management, communicating issues and roadblocks pertaining to department projects and procedures Review, update and audit content maintained in YouTube’s CMS with a high level of detail, speed, and accuracy -- all based on strict deadlines Work closely with team members and other departments to effectively communicate project results and explain necessary action items, while providing an extraordinary level of support internally, and for clients and rightsholders Efficiently work within The Orchard’s internal systems, YouTube’s CMS, YouTube.com, and SoundExchange.com in order to optimize revenue-earning processes and foster the growth of our clients’ content Basic comfort level and understanding of YouTube’s CMS, and the delivery and management processes that go along with it (e.g. Content ID system, weekly fingerprint/delivery cycle, ingestion queue) Provide clear and concise comments/notes in various internal tools Consistently meet and/or exceed performance objectives and deadlines Qualifications College degree preferred 1-2 years of work experience in data, entertainment, or legal fields  Proficiency in Microsoft Excel and Google Docs Outstanding written and verbal communication skills; impeccable follow-up and follow-through capabilities Well-organized and attentive to detail Love of research, an innate sense of curiosity, and the desire to learn Discerning eye and ear for audio and visual content Basic knowledge of copyright and current popular music landscape Comfort in a fast-paced, team-oriented environment, and able to manage multiple deadlines simultaneously Bonus Points Experience working in a CMS, such as YouTube, SoundCloud, or Facebook Prior experience working with neighboring rights or music licensing Specialized knowledge of global independent music or niche genres The Orchard is a leading music distribution company operating in over 40 markets worldwide. With a comprehensive artist & label services offering including full-service marketing, sync licensing, comprehensive video services, transparent data analysis, advertising, rights management, digital and physical distribution and more, The Orchard empowers creators and businesses to grow and adapt in the dynamic global industry. For further information, visit  www.theorchard.com . The Orchard is committed to providing equal employment opportunity for all persons regardless of age, disability, national origin, race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, pregnancy, veteran or military status, genetic information or any other status protected by applicable federal, state, or local law.

Joining the Publishing Copyright department in our London office, the primary role of the Copyright Assistant will be to assist the team in managing our catalogue in the Nordics by ensuring works and agreements are registered correctly at the local collection society – STIM/NCB. The 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. BACKGROUND  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 600 people based across 13 offices and we’re still growing. WHAT DOES A COPYRIGHT ASSISTANT, NORDICS AT KOBALT DO? Ensuring works and agreements are registered correctly at the collection society in the Nordics 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 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?   High level of written and spoken English is essential High level of written and spoken Swedish is preferred  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 numeracy Basic Excel skills are preferred but not essential Previous admin and copyright experience in a similar role as well as a good understanding of music publishing is advantageous 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 age, disability, gender reassignment, marriage and civil partnership, pregnancy and maternity, race, religion or belief, sex or 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. TRAVEL INSURANCE  | Business travel insurance cover. INCOME PROTECTION  | Covers up to 75% of base salary up to the age of 65. GYM MEMBERSHIP  | Corporate rates available at Nuffield Health and Fitness First. Kobalt will subsidise £45.00 gross per month towards your corporate gym membership if your membership is processed through company payroll. LEARNING AND DEVELOPMENT  | As part of your ongoing learning and development you will have access to a range of tools and courses appropriate to your role and career goals. These include, but are not limited to; Udemy for Business and Bookboon E-library. EYECARE  | Full eye test provided at a range of opticians through a voucher scheme. WELLBEING  | Wellbeing Hub and Employee Assistance Programme. FRESH FRUIT  AND CEREAL SUPPLIED REGULAR STAFF SOCIALS  | Including seasonal social events and parties.   POST PROBATIONARY PERIOD BENEFITS PENSION |  Kobalt match pension contributions when individuals contribute from 2.5% - 5% (giving a total contribution of 5% - 10%). PRIVATE MEDICAL INSURANCE  | Managed through AVIVA. TRAVEL INSURANCE  | Both individual or family cover for personal holiday travel insurance. 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.