Royalty Services - Data Services Coordinator

SOCAN Group; Toronto; On-site; CAD 45,000 - 75,000; Full time

Job summary

Join a forward-thinking organization dedicated to supporting music creators and publishers. As a Data Services Coordinator, you will play a crucial role in managing and processing music data to ensure timely royalty distribution. This position offers a chance to work in a collaborative environment where your contributions directly impact the creative community. With a flexible work schedule, comprehensive benefits, and a commitment to diversity and inclusion, this role is perfect for someone passionate about making a difference in the music industry. If you thrive in a dynamic setting and enjoy working with data, we encourage you to apply.

Benefits

Flexible work options

Paid sick days

Access to fitness facility

Annual Performance Incentive

Pension Plan

Health and dental benefits

Inclusive work environment

Qualifications

• Intermediate MS Office skills, especially in Excel for data manipulation.
• Strong aptitude for figures and problem-solving abilities.

Responsibilities

• Validate and track cue sheets from partners for royalty distribution.
• Process large data sets and ensure successful data ingestion.
• Create reports as per departmental needs using Epicor.

Skills

MS Excel

Data Cleansing

Problem Solving

Communication Skills

Organizational Skills

Bilingual (French)

Education

High School Diploma

Post-secondary education

Tools

MS Office

MS Access

Epicor

Job description

Royalty Services - Data Services Coordinator

SOCAN is a not-for-profit copyright collective dedicated to ensuring music creators and publishers receive what they have rightfully earned for the use of their work. SOCAN supports and represents more than 180,000 songwriters, composers, and music publishers. Through licensing, global royalty collection and advocacy, we help creators to keep making the music that entertains, moves, and inspires us.

OUR COMMITMENT TO DIVERSITY, EQUITY, INCLUSION, AND ANTI-RACISM

SOCAN thrives with a variety of viewpoints, identities, and backgrounds, and we are committed to anti-racism. Everyone is welcome to apply for our wide range of roles, regardless of gender identity, gender expression, ethnicity, race, age, culture, sexual orientation, religious belief, or physical ability.

WHY WORK WITH US?

• Make a difference by supporting and collaborating with a vibrant and creative community
• Enjoy many options for workplace flexibility and work-life balance
• Get involved in the rapidly changing creative space
• Advocate for and empower the creative community
• Together, we’ll help music creators earn more income and make a living

WHAT WE OFFER

• 35-hour workweek schedule (possible flexible work options i.e., 4-day work week)
• Twelve paid sick days annually (including five personal days)
• Access to Toronto’s SOCAN fitness facility
• Annual Performance Incentive bonus (dependent on personal and company performance)
• Defined contribution Pension Plan
• Comprehensive health and dental benefits program
• Inclusive and collaborative working environment

ABOUT THE ROLE

The role of Data Services Coordinator is to ensure that music data received from our Audio- and Audio-Visual partners are received and ingested each quarter so we can distribute accurate and timely royalties to our Members. More specific responsibilities include tracking incoming documents, manipulating the information received, and then storing, sorting, and recording such documents electronically in our operational database in a timely and accurate manner.

WHAT YOU’LL DO / KEY RESPONSIBILITIES

• Validating and tracking that we have received original or revised cue sheets via email or SFTP from our partners
• Prioritizing and sorting all validated documents, including organization of their electronic storage
• Identification of whether the incoming cue sheets are International or Domestic to determine classification of documents
• Ingestion activities for cue sheets received to the operational system, including data manipulation and monitoring the process to ensure data load is successful
• Process and manage large data sets for ingestion using data cleansing procedures (formats e.g. PDF, Excel)
• Utilize automated tools to extract data from primary/secondary sources
• Research and clarify missing information from source data
• Remove corrupted data and fix data errors and related problems from source data
• Digitize Audio- and Audio-Visual files from PDF, images, text, to standard format
• Handle ad-hoc queries and requests from other Operational teams as it relates to data processing
• Create and prepare relevant reports according to departmental needs using Epicor for stakeholders and management
• Improve and increase team and departmental effectiveness by providing feedback on improvement opportunities
• Other duties, as required

WHAT YOU WILL BRING / QUALIFICATIONS & EXPERIENCE

• Windows computer literacy required: Intermediate MS Office; experienced with MS Excel on data cleansing/manipulation/organization techniques using Pivot tables, data sorting/filtering, building formulas is a must
• MS Access and database knowledge is an asset
• Strong aptitude for figures
• Problem solving and conflict resolution skills
• Excellent communication and organizational skills
• Ability to meet tight deadlines
• Bilingual (French) an asset but not required

ACCESSIBILITY & ACCOMMODATION

SOCAN is committed to providing an inclusive workplace environment that meets the accessibility needs of employees with disabilities. Should you require accommodations please contact us directly at [e-mail] and we will make the necessary accommodations. Applications submitted to this email address will not be accepted.

EQUAL EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITY

SOCAN is an Equal Opportunity Employer. Hiring and other employment decisions at SOCAN are made without regard to race, colour, religion, sex, ancestry, national origin, ethnic origin, age, disability, citizenship, veteran status, sexual orientation, record of offences, marital status, family status, or any other characteristic protected by federal, provincial, or local law, regulation, or ordinance.

If you don’t see yourself fully reflected in every job requirement listed on the posting above, we still encourage you to reach out and apply. We are committed to creating a more equitable, inclusive, and diverse company and we strongly encourage applicants of all genders, ages, ethnicities, cultures, abilities, sexual orientations, and life experiences to apply.

Thank you for your interest in our company; we will be in touch with those candidates we wish to interview.

To learn more about SOCAN, go to www.socan.com . You can also follow us on LinkedIn, Twitter, Instagram, and Facebook (@SOCANmusic/@SOCANmusique).