Job Description
The Primary Wave Sync Licensing department is seeking a New York-based Director of Creative Sync. This is an opportunity for an experienced creative exec to join our dynamic team and work with some of the world’s most iconic music.
This is a creative/pitch position that reports to the SVP/Head of Sync, and would work closely with the entire Sync team as well as other Primary Wave departments.
The ideal Director of Creative Sync candidate:
● Has 8-10+ years sync licensing experience at a music publisher, record label, ad agency, music supervision company or a similar position in a Sync / Licencing department
● Has an extensive, proven track record of proactively pitching and landing syncs in various visual media
● Has a very deep, established network of music supervision and other contacts in advertising and in film/TV music organizations, and is proactive in creating new client relationships
● Has thorough knowledge of music licensing, copyright, and the evolving advertising and film/tv music industries.
● Is a proactive self-starter who also works well as part of a team
● Is highly proficient in Microsoft Office, iTunes, Disco or similar music pitching platforms
● Has a strong work ethic and strives to make a positive impact on overall Sync
department and company priorities
● Is passionate about music and our industry!
In the position, the Director of Creative Sync would:
● Pitch Primary Wave’s roster of classic artist catalogs, contemporary writers and management clients to advertising agencies, music supervisors, film/tv studio departments and others in the creative business community, identifying and generating creative sync opportunities and revenue for our artists
● Organize showcases and other artist / client events and meetings
● Work with other internal departments to assist with onboarding newly-acquired catalogs
and other new partnerships
● Handle incoming sync licensing requests and approvals while liaising with songwriters and managers, film/TV and advertising clients, as well as co-rights holders and publishing administration partners
● Assist in department and company projects as needed
● Be a key part of a collaborative and supportive team, while working with some of the
world’s most all-time iconic music.
Location: New York
Compensation package includes salary, benefits and 401k.
Please send resume to apply.
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Primary Wave is the leading independent publisher of iconic and legendary music in the world. The company is home to some of the most iconic songwriters, artists, and record labels across the history of recorded music including Sun Records, Bob Marley, Stevie Nicks, Frankie Valli & the Four Seasons, Smokey Robinson, Whitney Houston, Burt Bacharach, Prince, Olivia Newton-John, Ray Charles, Aerosmith, Def Leppard, War, Robbie Robertson, Count Basie, Sly & The Family Stone, Boston, Alice Cooper, Paul Anka, Boy George and Culture Club, Allee Willis, Leon Russell, Free, Toots & The Maytals, Steve Cropper, Glenn Gould, Air Supply, Holly Knight, Godsmack, Disturbed, Devo, Donny Hathaway, Nicky Chinn, Noel Hogan (Cranberries), Dan Wilson, KT Tunstall, Patrick Leonard, Sturken & Rogers, and many more. The songs represented by Primary Wave include over 700 Top 10 singles, and over 300 #1 hits. Throughout the company’s 15-year existence, Primary Wave Music has embraced an entrepreneurial spirit, offering and executing proactive one-of-a-kind ideas, unique services and marketing campaigns for our artists. Primary Wave has earned a stellar reputation for being forward thinking and re-introducing classic artists and their music into the modern marketplace as well as nurturing young talent to become legends themselves. This success is based upon our team of seasoned and creative executives collaboratively working together closely with our artists as partners. As a company, we strive for excellence in the pursuit of iconic artists and catalogs that not only reflect great artistry, but impact and influence culture.
Our management division is led by a team of the most passionate and creative people in our business who represent some of the world’s most critically acclaimed artists including Melissa Etheridge, Cypress Hill, Bell Biv DeVoe, CeeLo Green, Fantasia, Eric Benét, Plain White T’s, Skid Row, Jam & Lewis, Yolanda Adams, and producers Mitch Allan, M-Phazes, Mag, Jon Levine amongst others.