Assistant Royalty Manager

Warner Music Group; Greater London; On-site; GBP 42,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

Warner Music Group in London is seeking an Assistant Royalty Manager to support the UK Royalties team. You will help oversee day-to-day royalty statements, handle complex account setups including Joint Ventures and Profit Shares, and act as the first line of contact for contract interpretations.

You will work closely with A&R, Legal and Finance, ensuring accurate, timely processing and sign-off of royalty statements, while maintaining high attention to detail and the ability to meet tight

Qualifications

• Significant experience of artist accounting within a royalties department (min 2-3 years).
• Experience with enterprise royalty systems/software.
• Experience of supervising a team.
• Strong skills in interpreting and implementing contractual information.
• Microsoft Office or Google Suite skills (particularly Excel and/or Sheets e.g. XLOOKUP/VLOOKUP, Pivot Tables, data manipulation).
• Working knowledge of SAP.

Responsibilities

• Support the end-to-end royalty statement and payment processes for UK artists and producers.
• Assist with interpretation of complex artist contracts and account setups (including Joint Ventures and Profit Shares).
• Contribute to pre-run reviews and sign-off of royalty statements.
• Collaborate with A&R, Legal and Finance to streamline workflows and ensure on-time payments.

Skills

Artist accounting

Team supervision

Contract interpretation

Data manipulation

Tools

SAP

Excel

Google Sheets

Pivot Tables

Job description

Job Title: Assistant Royalty Manager

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.

A little bit about our team:

The EMEA SSC Royalties team is the engine that ensures WMG’s incredible talent gets paid accurately and on time. Working closely with A&R, Legal, and Finance, we manage the end-to-end statement and payment process for artists, producers, mixers, and third parties. We are directly connected to the lifecycle of every song, turning creative hard work into tangible financial rewards.

Your role:

Reporting to the Royalty Manager, you will be part of a wider royalty team of 20. In this role, you will play a crucial part in supporting the Royalty Manager in overseeing the day-to-day operations of the UK Royalties team. You will help ensure the accurate and timely processing of artists royalty statements and work alongside the Royalty Manager to execute the team's goals, acting as the first line of contact for intricate contract interpretations, complex account setups (including Joint Ventures and Profit Shares), and contract approvals. You will also provide support leading up to the statement runs including reviewing and approving pre-run errors and any products setup by the team which need reviewing.

Here you’ll get to:

• Drive Iconic Roster Success: Support the end-to-end statement and payment lifecycles for world renowned record labels.
• Ensure Precision & Punctuality: Guarantee that artists, producers, and mixers receive highly accurate royalty statements and payments exactly on time.
• Collaborate: Partner closely with A&R, Legal, and Finance teams to navigate complex artist contracts and streamline financial workflows.
• Deputize for the Royalty Manager where necessary. Showcasing your leadership skills & the ability to manage your workload effectively.
• Translate Data to Reward: Turn complex music usage and streaming data into tangible financial rewards, directly connecting your work to the success of global tracks.
• Prepare and assist with sign-off quarterly and six-monthly royalty statements ensuring contractual guidelines are met.
• Assist with approval of interpretation and implementation of artist recording agreements to the royalty system.
• Assist with approval of set-up of new releases to ensure all participants are captured.

About you:

You are highly organised with an excellent level of accuracy and attention to detail. You have the ability to work well under pressure and to meet tight deadlines. You are prepared to take responsibility and be accountable for your workload. You are comfortable communicating with stakeholders at all levels, including senior leadership and artist management. You are able to work on own initiative and as a team player. You have good communication skills, both written and verbal. You are looking for constant improvements with a view to achieving best working practice. You are able to master the dual requirement of attention to detail and to focus on the 'big picture' issues. You will have an understanding of high-level complex royalty accounts. Including standard accounting, profit shares and distribution deals. You have experience reviewing and approving accounts.

We’d love it if you also had:

• Significant experience of artist accounting within a royalties department (min 2-3 years).
• Experience with enterprise royalty systems/software.
• Experience of supervising a team.
• Strong skills in interpreting and implementing contractual information.
• Microsoft Office or Google Suite skills (particularly Excel and/or Sheets e.g. XLOOKUP/VLOOKUP, Pivot Tables, data manipulation).
• Working knowledge of SAP.

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.

This position requires a minimum of 2 days per week in the office. We value in-office collaboration, which is essential for talent development and strong working relationships. #LI-Onsite

WMG is committed to inclusion and diversity in all aspects of our business. We are proud to be an equal opportunity workplace and will evaluate qualified applicants without regard to race, religion or belief, age, sex, sexual orientation, gender, gender identity or gender reassignment, marital or civil partnership status, disability, pregnancy, childbirth or any other characteristic protected by law.

Warner Music Group is all about our people. We are one global company made up of the most knowledgeable, passionate, and creative people in our business. It is the mission of every member of the WMG team around the world to create a nurturing environment for artists, songwriters, and fellow employees at every stage of their career. We strive to set WMG apart from the rest of the industry by embracing a philosophy of innovation that is part of our company's DNA.

Consider a career at WMG and be a part of one of the biggest forces in music today.

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