Contract Admin Manager - Music Licensing & Operations

600 UMG Recordings Inc; Santa Monica (CA); On-site; USD 54,000 - 85,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical, dental, and vision coverage

Fertility coverage

Wellbeing reimbursements

401(k) with employer contribution

Generous paid time off

Job summary

Universal Music Group (UMG) is seeking a Contract Admin Manager for its Santa Monica office to support the Licensing and Partnerships team. The role focuses on reviewing, drafting, and administering licensing contracts and related documents.

You will draft agreements, manage turnaround deadlines, and act as authorized signatory for boilerplate licenses while coordinating with cross‑functional teams to finalize terms and ensure accurate recordkeeping.

Qualifications

• 3+ years drafting and processing legal contracts.
• Entertainment industry and/or publishing experience is a plus.
• Bachelor’s degree required; Paralegal certification preferred.

Responsibilities

• Review contract redlines.
• Draft standard form agreements and other legal documents (e.g., memorandums, addendums, assignment letters).
• Adhere to contract turnaround guidelines and client requirements.
• Act as authorized signatory for boilerplate licenses.
• Process fully executed licenses in CRM and forward to billing.
• Collaborate with Account Executives, Clients, Business Affairs and internal staff on modifications and approvals.
• Coordinate language modifications with UMPG Business Affairs.
• Directly manage one employee and ensure drafting workflows run smoothly.
• Join client calls as needed to resolve contracts efficiently.
• Maintain organized license and contract archives.
• Assist with license output reports and research claims.

Skills

Contract drafting

Organizational skills

Time management

Communication skills

Education

Bachelor’s degree

Paralegal certification

Tools

Microsoft Word

Microsoft Excel

CRM (Salesforce/MS Dynamics)

E-signature tools (Adobe/DocuSign)

Job description

Universal Music Group (UMG) is seeking a Contract Admin Manager for its Santa Monica office to support the Licensing and Partnerships team. The role focuses on reviewing, drafting, and administering licensing contracts and related documents.

You will draft agreements, manage turnaround deadlines, and act as authorized signatory for boilerplate licenses while coordinating with cross‑functional teams to finalize terms and ensure accurate recordkeeping.