Director/Senior Director, Business & Legal Affairs

Job Description:

At Warner Music Group, we’re a global collective of music makers and music lovers, tech innovators and inspired entrepreneurs, game-changing creatives and passionate team members. Here, we turn dreams into stardom and audiences into fans. We are guided by three core values that underpin everything we do across all our diverse businesses: 

● Curiosity: We do our best work when we’re immersing ourselves in culture and breaking through barriers. Curiosity is the driving force behind creativity and ingenuity. It fuels innovation, and innovation is the key to our future. 

● Collaboration: Making music and bringing it to the world is all about the power of originality amplified by teamwork. A great idea, like a great song, travels globally. We ignite passions and build connections across our diverse community of artists, songwriters, partners, and fans. 

● Commitment: We pursue excellence for our team and our talent. Everything in music starts with a leap into the unknown, and we’re committed to keeping the faith, acting with integrity, and delivering on our promises. 

WMG is home to a wide range of artists, musicians, and songwriters that fuel our success. That is why we are committed to creating a work environment that actively values, appreciates, and respects everyone. We encourage applications from people with a wide variety of backgrounds and experiences. 

Consider a career at WMG and get the best of both worlds – an innovative global music company that retains the creative spirit of a nimble independent. 

Job Title: Director/Senior Director, Business & Legal Affairs (title commensurate with experience)

A little bit about our team:

Our team is a close-knit group of passionate music attorneys who handle the business and legal issues related to the creation, distribution, monetization, and marketing of our artists’ music. We work directly with every department at the label, including A&R, marketing, artist development, PR, royalties, finance, and sales, to negotiate record deals for Atlantic’s entire roster.

Your Role:

This is a key role on Atlantic Music Group’s Business & Legal Affairs team, and an opportunity to join one of the groups that is shaping the future of the music business. You'll use your expertise to structure and negotiate a wide variety of complex music agreements, providing crucial legal and business guidance across the label. Your work will directly support our artists and help bring their music to the world.

Here You’Ll Get To:

• You will structure, negotiate, draft, and review a wide variety of complex music industry agreements, including “360” recording agreements, label deals, profit split deals, and various types of licenses.
• You will liaise with all other departments of the company to answer questions and ensure compliance with contractual and legal obligations.
• You will review artwork, audiovisual materials, and marketing materials to identify potential legal issues and assess possible risks.
• You will provide advice to the Audit and Finance departments on contractual interpretation and audit strategy.
• You will review royalty statements for major artists to ensure accuracy.
• You will manage claims and outside counsel as needed.

About You:

• You have experience as a practicing lawyer.
• You have experience negotiating recording agreements or other relevant transactional experience.
• You have proven, strong contract drafting skills.
• You have experience handling complex business and legal issues.
• You are a proactive problem solver with excellent communication skills.

We’d love it if you also had:

• Music and/or contract law experience.

About Us:

As the home to 10K Projects, Asylum, Atlantic Music Group, East West, FFRR, Fueled by Ramen, Nonesuch, Parlophone, Rhino, Roadrunner, Sire, Warner Records, Warner Classics, and several other of the world’s premier recording labels, Warner Music Group champions emerging artists and global superstars alike. And our renowned publishing company, Warner Chappell Music, represents genre-spanning songwriters and producers through a catalog of more than one million copyrights worldwide. Warner Music Group is also home to ADA, which supports the independent community, as well as artist services division WMX. In addition, WMG counts film and television storytelling powerhouse Warner Music Entertainment among its many brands.

Together, we are Warner Music Group: Independent Minds. Major Sound.

Love this job and want to apply?

Click the “Apply” link at the top of the page, or apply directly with your LinkedIn. Applying with LinkedIn will import all of the information you put in your profile, but will still allow you to upload a resume and cover letter.

Don’t be discouraged if you don’t hear from us right away. We’re taking our time to review all resumes, and to find the best people for WMG.

Thanks for your interest in working for WMG.  We love it here, and think you will, too.

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This position requires a minimum of four days per week in the office. We value in-office collaboration and believe it's essential for talent development and fostering strong working relationships.

Salary Range$100,000 to $160,000 AnnuallySalary ranges are included for job postings where required by law. The actual base pay is dependent upon many factors, such as work experience and business needs. The pay range is subject to change at any time dependent on a variety of internal and external factors.

Warner Music Group is an Equal Opportunity Employer.

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