Music Licensing Manager

Who We Are

Closer Music is building a music marketplace that connects artists with television, film, commercials, branded content, influencers, ad agencies, digital agencies, the internet, social media platforms, other emerging technologies and all visual content creators.

Closer Music has taken the bold step of building a hi-quality/bespoke music platform service that, radically, puts music first - disrupting the legacy music business by letting up-and-coming artists distribute their music directly to music buyers/licensors directly to content creators through our custom platform while maintaining ownership of our master recording rights & publishing 100% - making it a true one-stop.

We are looking for a Music Licensing Manager to join Closer Music! Please note that this role is remote.

What You'll Do

• Maximize Closer Music’s music contracting and licensing practice to drive revenue as we scale sync opportunities for Closer Music’s catalog and artists to support all media productions

• Centralize and run a clear and efficient sales process across multiple internal and external stakeholders including Sales, Accounts/Client Services, Commercial Operations, Legal, Artist Marketing & Artist Services, and rights holders

• Procure and Review briefs, and collaborate with Closer Music’s music team & Account/Client Services leads to understand music needs for client campaigns and projects, and manage the process of acquiring the music to pitch and present for opportunities

• Provide music quotes for the master and publishing

• Review, draft and negotiate long form licensing agreements for song placements in social media, television, film, live performances, and advertising campaigns.

• Lead with precise attention to detail while balancing operationally friendly terms with strong creative output.

Knowledge, Skills and Abilities

• Ability to manage multiple projects from the beginning through to signature, campaign launch and post-campaign administration.

• Business and relationship savvy: effectively balance the needs and interests of stakeholders and confidently negotiate with colleagues, rights holders and attorneys to get the deal done

• Collaborative, builds strong cross-functional relationships

• Excellent verbal and written communication skills; craft sharp deal terms

• Process oriented and builds playbooks to support a scaling business and efficient Music Licensing and contracting

• Extremely organized with meticulous attention to detail

• Autonomous, resourceful, strong bias for action

• Results-driven

Minimum Qualifications

• 2-5+ years work experience working on IP, content and services negotiation, Music Licensing (and pitching) at a major or indie label, streaming platform, advertising agency, law firm, media company, or in music supervision.

• Experience negotiating and securing global Music Licensing agreements

Preferred Qualifications

• Passionate about music and technology / a start-up mentality and eager to build something from the ground up

Job Types: Full-time, Contract

Pay: $75,000.00 - $100,000.00 per year

Benefits:

• Flexible schedule
• Paid time off

Schedule:

• 8 hour shift
• Weekends as needed

Supplemental pay types:

• Commission pay

Work Location: Remote