Manager, Contract Administration - Global Digital Business

Sony Music Entertainment UK; New York (NY); On-site; USD 75,000 - 85,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical insurance

Dental insurance

Vision insurance

401K + employer matching

Identity theft protection

Fertility coverage

Paid leave for childbirth or bonding

Job summary

Sony Music Entertainment in New York seeks a Contract Administration Manager to summarize contracts between SME’s Global Digital Business and digital service providers. You will create detailed contract summaries, track deadlines, and support cross‑department reporting and audits to ensure data accuracy and compliance.

The role requires at least 2 years of contract-reading experience, ideally in entertainment, with strong communication skills and the ability to manage multiple projects

Qualifications

• Minimum of 2 years’ experience reading and summarizing contracts, including time in law school or as a paralegal.
• Entertainment/music industry experience is preferred.
• Detail-oriented, organized, timely and accurate.
• Comfortable with various computer software applications.
• Excellent communicator and collaborative team player.
• Able to manage multiple projects simultaneously.

Responsibilities

• Create and code detailed summaries of contracts between SME’s Global Digital Business and digital service providers.
• Ensure summary data meets requirements of various SME departments (Copyright, Finance) and collaborate to refine summarization requirements.
• Track contract deadlines (term, payment due dates) throughout each contract.
• Communicate with departments relying on summarized data and develop systems for knowledge management (reports, distributions).
• Assist with due diligence, document production and audits.
• Perform special projects for Business and Legal Affairs as requested.

Skills

Contract reading

Attention to detail

Communication

Team collaboration

Time management

Autonomy

Job description

About Sony Music Entertainment

At Sony Music Entertainment, we fuel the creative journey. We’ve played a pioneering role in music history, from the first-ever music label to the invention of the flat disc record. We’ve nurtured some of music’s most iconic artists and produced some of the most influential recordings of all time.

Today, we work in more than 70 countries, supporting a diverse roster of international superstars, developing and independent artists, and visionary creators. From our position at the intersection of music, entertainment, and technology, we bring imagination and expertise to the newest products and platforms, embrace new business models, employ breakthrough tools, and provide powerful insights that help our artists push creative boundaries and reach new audiences. In everything we do, we’re committed to artistic integrity, transparency, and entrepreneurship.

Sony Music Entertainment is a member of the Sony family of global companies.

This role presents an exciting opportunity to join the music industry and gain knowledge about all of the contracts that we have in place to make our music available around the world. The Contract Administration Manager analyzes and summarizes the contracts that we have in place with various digital service partners.

What you’ll do:

• Create and code detailed summaries of contracts between SME’s Global Digital Business and digital service providers in SME’s contract summary system.
• Ensure summary data meets requirements of various SME departments, including Copyright and Finance. Regularly collaborate with these departments to adjust and refine summarization requirements.
• Track deadlines (e.g., contract term, payment due dates) through the term of each contract.
• Communicate with various departments throughout SME that rely on summarized data and contractual information (e.g., Finance, Copyright, Reporting, Royalties), and develop and implement systems for knowledge management (e.g., designing and distributing recurring reports).
• Assist with due diligence, document production and audits.
• Perform special projects for Business and Legal Affairs, as requested.

Who you are:

• You have a minimum of 2 years prior experience with reading and summarizing contracts, which could include experience during law school or as a paralegal
• Entertainment/music industry experience is preferred
• You are detail-oriented, organized, timely and accurate
• You are comfortable with various computer software applications
• You are an excellent communicator and enthusiastic collaborator who works well with team members
• You are able to work on multiple projects simultaneously
• You are proactive, resourceful and can work autonomously and self-sufficiently

What we give you:

• You join an inclusive, collaborative and global community where you have the opportunity to channel your passion every day
• A modern office environment designed to foster productivity, creativity, and teamwork empowering you to bring your best
• An attractive and comprehensive benefits package including medical, dental, vision, life & disability coverage, and 401K + employer matching
• Voluntary benefits like company-paid identity theft protection and resources for pets, mental health and meditation resources, industry-leading fertility coverage, fully paid leave for childbirth or bonding, fully paid leave for caregivers, programs for loved ones with developmental disabilities and neurodiversity, subsidized back-up child and elder care, and reimbursement for adoption, surrogacy, tuition, and student loans
• Investment in your professional growth and development enabling you to thrive in our vibrant community.
• The space to accelerate progress, positively disrupt, and create what happens next
• Time off for a winter recess

Sony Music is committed to providing equal employment opportunity for all persons regardless of age, disability, national origin, race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender, gender identity or expression, pregnancy, veteran or military status, marital and civil partnership/union status, alienage or citizenship status, creed, genetic information or any other status protected by applicable federal, state, or local law.

The anticipated annual base salary does not include any other compensation components or other benefits that an individual may be eligible for. The actual base salary offered depends on a variety of factors, which may include as applicable, the qualifications of the individual applicant for the position, years of relevant experience, specific and unique skills, level of education attained, certifications or other professional licenses held, and the location in which the applicant lives and/or from which they will be performing the job.

New York Pay Range

$75,000—$85,000 USD