Music Publishing Administration Lead

Audio Network Limited; Nashville (TN); On-site; USD 65,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

Runner is seeking an Administration Manager to oversee publishing administration and acquisition integration across Runner Acquisitions and Runner Music Group, splitting time between the two, reporting to the Director, Corporate Development.

The role is also responsible for managing a high volume of moving pieces across catalog operations, royalty administration, rights management, and acquisition workstreams, ensuring clients, partners, and internal teams receive responsive, precise support.

Qualifications

• 3+ years of experience in music publishing administration.
• Strong understanding of global publishing infrastructure, copyright registrations, collection societies, and royalty administration.
• Comfortable solving complex problems, following up, and challenging assumptions to ensure the right outcome.
• Strong communicator across all levels, from writers to executives.
• Highly organized with strong attention to detail.
• Advanced proficiency in Microsoft Excel and Microsoft 365.

Responsibilities

• Oversee day-to-day administration of Runner's music publishing catalog, serving as a trusted point of contact for clients, administrators, collection societies, publishing partners, and senior management.
• Manage songwriter splits, prepare copyright registrations, and liaise with administration partners to maintain publisher redirects and ownership updates.
• Identify and resolve registration conflicts, ownership discrepancies, and metadata inconsistencies with external partners.
• Review royalty statements from administrators, sub-publishers, and collection societies, ensuring statements are accurate and timely.
• Facilitate royalty reconciliations, investigate discrepancies, support audits, and maintain publishing data integrity.
• Support neighboring rights, mechanical licensing, synchronization administration, and catalog maintenance.
• Manage acquisitions workstreams from due diligence through post-closing integration with relevant teams.
• Organize acquisition documentation, validate metadata and ownership information, coordinate rights transfers and registrations.

Skills

Music publishing administration

Global publishing infrastructure

Copyright registrations

Royalty administration

Metadata management

CWR workflows

Excel

Microsoft 365

Communication

Problem solving

Tools

Microsoft Excel

Microsoft 365

Job description

Runner is seeking an Administration Manager to oversee publishing administration and acquisition integration across Runner Acquisitions and Runner Music Group, splitting time between the two, reporting to the Director, Corporate Development.

The role is also responsible for managing a high volume of moving pieces across catalog operations, royalty administration, rights management, and acquisition workstreams, ensuring clients, partners, and internal teams receive responsive, precise support.