Job Description
The Primary Wave Sync Licensing department is seeking a Manager, Sync Clearance & Licensing to join our Los Angeles team.
Primary Wave Music 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 James Brown, Bob Marley, Stevie Nicks, Smokey Robinson, Burt Bacharach, Ray Charles, Sun Records, and many more. Throughout the company’s 16-year existence, Primary Wave has earned a reputation for being forward-thinking and re-introducing classic artists and their music into the modern marketplace, as well as nurturing young talent. 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.
We are looking for an experienced, detail-oriented team member to join our Sync department in the full-time position of Manager, Sync Clearance & Licensing (Los Angeles).
The role will report to the SVP/Head of Sync and will work closely with the entire Sync team as well as other departments.
The ideal Sync Clearance & Licensing Manager candidate:
- Has minimum 4-5 years prior music clearance and licensing experience at a music publisher, record label or similar position in a Sync department
- Has a working knowledge of music publishing and licensing fundamentals
- Has excellent attention to detail, is well-organized
- Is a self-starter who also works well as part of a team
- Is proficient in Microsoft Office
- Can multitask different priorities
- Is passionate about music!!
- Has a strong work ethic and strives to make a positive impact on overall Sync department priorities and projects
In the position, the Sync Clearance & Licensing Manager would:
- Proactively handle sync licensing requests and approvals while liaising with songwriters and managers, film/TV and advertising clients, and co-rights holders
- Manage the tracking and updating of sync licensing requests and fees/terms
- Research rights to songs/recordings, and liaise with internal copyright department and third-party administrators on other sync-related tasks for new catalog ingestion
- Develop a working knowledge of our classic and contemporary catalog, and make song suggestions to licensees and teammates (though this particular role not a creative/pitching position)
- Assist in department and company projects as needed
- Be a key part of a collaborative team
Location: Los Angeles
Compensation package includes salary, benefits and 401k.
To apply, please send us your resume.
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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.