Royalty Administration Manager

Loud Commerce; Deutschland; Remote; EUR 52.000; Vollzeit

Zusammenfassung

A music rights administration company is looking for a Rights Administration Manager to establish workflows and manage royalty operations. This remote role requires expertise in publishing rights, attention to detail, and a passion for simplifying complex processes. The position offers a base salary of $60,000/year, healthcare contributions, and equity incentives after onboarding completion.

Leistungen

Healthcare contribution

Monthly gym & wellness subsidy

Budget for conferences and events

Paid holidays & flexible PTO

Equity eligibility after onboarding

Qualifikationen

• Experience in publishing administration and royalty operations.
• Deep familiarity with CWR and global CMO landscape.
• Strong working knowledge of performance and neighboring rights.

Aufgaben

• Register works across global CMOs, PROs, and MROs.
• Coordinate with rights owners to collect metadata.
• Review royalty statements for accuracy and completeness.

Kenntnisse

Publishing administration expertise

Knowledge of CWR and metadata standards

Proficiency with Excel and Google Sheets

Attention to detail

Startup experience

Jobbeschreibung

Loud Commerce is seeking an experienced, highly organized Rights Administration Manager to help build the foundation of our music rights administration department.

You’ll be our first full-time hire in this function. You will be responsible for setting up the systems, workflows, and standards that will scale our royalty administration across publishing, master recordings, and neighboring rights globally.

This is a builder role. We’re looking for someone who not only understands music rights inside and out but thrives in the ambiguity and momentum of an early-stage startup.

Key Responsibilities

Rights Registration & Metadata

• Register works across global CMOs, PROs, and MROs
• Submit and manage CWR (Common Works Registration) files
• Coordinate with songwriters, artists, and rights owners to collect metadata and resolve conflicts
• Track and update ISWC/ISRC linkages and maintain accurate catalog metadata
• Work with record labels to administer uncollected master recording shares
• Be an expert in understanding data needed to deliver the highest quality registrations

Workflow Design & Operations

• Work with dev team and co-founders to design and document core rights management workflows using tools like Slack, Airtable, and Trello
• Collaborate to establish systems for logging registrations, claims, and disputes
• Collaborate with tech team to scope out tools and automations for rights management
• Implement internal SOPs to scale global registrations and optimize collection timelines

Territorial Affiliations & Relationships

• Assist in managing and maintaining direct relationships with foreign CMOs
• Monitor and track rights collections by region, repertoire, and royalty type
• Follow up on missing payments or unmatched works across territories
• Develop relationships with key admin contacts at various record labels and distributors

Royalty Reconciliation

• Review royalty statements for completeness, accuracy, and registration gaps
• Flag uncollected or misallocated royalties and help coordinate reclaims
• Work with internal royalty accounting systems to tag works and match statements
• Work alongside tech team to identify automation capabilities

Research & Policy Awareness

• Stay updated on CMO policies, rate changes, and best practices globally
• Proactively research collection opportunities for neighboring rights, digital rights, and new revenue streams (e.g., UGC, fitness, non-traditional sync, etc.)

Required Experience & Skills

• Experience and expertise in publishing administration and royalty operations
• Deep familiarity with CWR, global CMO landscape, and metadata standards
• Strong working knowledge of mechanical, performance, and neighboring rights
• Proficiency with Excel, Google Sheets, and rights databases
• Attention to detail, process-minded, and relentless follow-through
• Startup or fast-paced environment experience preferred
• Comfortable with ambiguity, autonomy, and remote collaboration

Who You Are

• You’re passionate about getting artists paid and doing it right.
• You want to build something from the ground up and shape the future of rights management.
• You’ve spent your career frustrated at how complex and fragmented music administration is an want to be part of the solution
• You understand the value of working at a startup and being an early hire and are excited at the opportunity to be in a role that has massive growth potential and equity incentives
• You care about accuracy, automation and simplifying overly complex processes.

Incentives & Benefits

• $60,000/year base salary
• Fully remote flexibility
• Healthcare contribution
• Monthly gym & wellness subsidy
• Budget for conferences and events
• Paid holidays & flexible PTO
• Equity eligibility upon completion of onboarding

*This is a contract to hire offer with a 90 day trial period.