Hybrid Global Rights & Clearances Analyst

at Spotify

• Job title: Global Rights & Clearances Analyst
• Job type: Full Time
• Experience level: Junior, Mid level
• Salary: $93,457 - $133,510 per year
• Degree requirement: Bachelor's Degree
• Location requirements: Hybrid, New York City, United States

About the role

• Global Rights & Clearances Senior Analyst coordinating with teams to implement workflows and maintain database for third-party clearance obligations. Working cross-functionally to improve efficiencies and relationship with rights holders.

Responsibilities

• Coordinate with the Global Rights & Clearances team to implement automated workflows and create and maintain a new internal database to clearly track all points of third party clearance obligations.
• Partner with internal teams to develop new ways of working cross functionally on a global scale to increase efficiency and maintain a healthy relationship with rights holders.
• Develop and update processes to streamline with internal systems and create smooth team workflows from the research and clearance stage all the way through signature and payment.
• Review manual processes and lead internal teams and Engineers to update the workflows and evolve into better future ways of working.
• Draft, review and send Spotify templates to rights holders for the use of their material within Spotify’s original content.
• Review third party-issued license templates to ensure clearance terms are in line with official quotes and escalate any changes to Legal for review.
• Work within Spotify’s internal contract management system to bring the licensing and payment stage to a close, and develop new ways of integrating a high volume of agreements into a manageable database.
• Develop and maintain integrations with internal databases allowing bulk API uploading to better automate research and tracking of a project’s current status and rights holder information.
• Process invoices for payments associated with confirmed synchronization licenses and research past-due payment inquiries and ensure timely responses and resolutions.
• Serve as the primary point of contact for labels, publishers, and any other rights holder requesting administrative updates.
• Work with third party partners and sign off and approve automated cue sheet creation for editorial content.
• Test new tools and features from third party vendors to align with the goals of the Global Rights & Clearance team.

Requirements

• 2+ years of experience in an coordinator role within a music label, music publisher, archival library, or post-production media company, preferably with a background in IT, or technical engineering.
• Deep understanding of intellectual property licensing terms and definitions.
• Highly organized and detail-oriented with experience in project management and maintaining clear status updates on multiple high-volume and high-impact projects in a fast paced environment.
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills with the ability to articulate complex concepts to both internal and external partners.
• Strong sense of ownership for assigned projects with the ability to work independently and develop solutions with the resources available.

Benefits

• health insurance
• six month paid parental leave
• 401(k) retirement plan
• 23 paid days off
• 13 paid flexible holidays