Manager, Artist Agreements – Clearances
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Manager securing artist agreements, synchronization rights, and content clearances for Recording Academy productions. Coordinating contracts, licensing, and rights compliance across affiliates and platforms.
Responsibilities:
- Draft, negotiate, execute, and manage artist agreements and releases across Recording Academy and affiliate productions
- Maintain organized records of agreements, rights granted, restrictions, and obligations
- Partner with internal stakeholders to reflect content usage plans and artist negotiations in contractual terms
- Secure synchronization rights and related clearances for music and content use
- Coordinate with record labels, publishers, PROs, and other rights holders to obtain licenses
- Track and manage rights by territory, media, term, and usage
- Oversee license lifecycle, including payments, amendments, extensions, expirations, and archiving
- Troubleshoot and resolve clearance issues under tight production timelines
- Support clearances for artwork, likeness, podcast, and other media usage
- Serve as primary point of contact for artist-related contractual and clearance matters
- Refine workflows and systems for outreach, negotiations, contract execution, rights tracking, documentation, and reporting
- Ensure content is cleared prior to distribution; flag risks and stay current on music rights, licensing practices, and industry standards
Requirements:
- Bachelor’s Degree required
- 5+ years’ experience in music business affairs, content clearance, and music publishing
- Paralegal experience and/or ability to draft and review content licensing agreements and negotiate terms
- Knowledge of how smaller negotiations affect big-picture relationships
- Established relationships with record labels, music publishers, and artist management
- Proficiency in Spanish and/or Portuguese preferred
- Exceptional organizational skills, attention to detail, and comprehensive follow-through
- Ability to succeed in a fast-paced production environment with tight deadlines
- Ability to manage multiple projects proactively and independently while providing cross-company support
- Ability to stand, walk, and sit for long periods of time and work at a computer for long periods of time
Benefits:
- Medical, dental, and vision coverage
- 401k match
- Generous paid time off
- Comprehensive benefits package for positions working 20+ hours per week
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