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Copyright Administrator
Remuneration: | Negotiable market-related |
Location: | Johannesburg (Sandton) |
Own transport required: | Yes |
Travel requirement: | Occasional |
Type: | Permanent |
Job description
Sheer is looking for a Copyright Administrator to join our Copyright & Administration team. Reporting to the General Manager, you will be a key member of our team auditing registrations, matching unclaimed works, and researching registration statuses.
What you’ll do:
- Register catalogue agreements with our society partners based on priority
- Assist with catalogue audits, verifying that works registrations are accurate and complete, and coordinating with the Copyright Team to resolve inaccurate, incomplete, and missing registrations
- Amend and update catalog information as requested to ensure accuracy and compliance with defined standards
- Create Letters of Direction (LODs) for Priority Clients
- Assist with Counterclaims at societies
- Work with the Copyright Team to establish, test, and execute Agreements for newly onboarded CMOs, and resolve any Society issues that negatively impact catalog delivery and ingestion
- Support internal and external rights holders and partners (PROs, DSPs, etc.) to ensure that rights-related issues are resolved quickly
- Support the processing of various client document submissions including setlists, cue sheets, etc.
- Collaborate with the licensing, royalties, business affairs and client services teams to provide superior service to internal and external stakeholders
- Comply with company and industry standards and best practices
- Contribute to the documentation of departmental workflows, business processes, diagrams, user guides, and SOP
- Support various administrative tasks as requested
- Share knowledge and promote the professional growth of team members through collaboration and mentorship
- Registration Auditing
- Research registration statuses for specific works and catalogs at various international pay sources
- Communicate with pay source and publisher representatives to resolve various issues such as conflicts, duplicates, etc.
- Work with the Client Services team to track research results
- Manually register priority works at mechanical societies
- Unclaimed Works Matching
- Process unclaimed works reports from domestic and international affiliates
- Identify and validate potential claims within the Sheer and Downtown catalogs
- Work with the Income Tracking team to submit claims and track missing/unclaimed royalties
After 3 months you’ll have:
- In-depth understanding of the global music publishing landscape
- Experience working with proprietary tools as well as industry standards
- Autonomy in your workflow to most effectively complete your responsibilities, with support from an experienced and helpful team
You are/have:
- A critical-thinking problem-solver with a passion for publishing administration and data
- Experience at a music publishing company (copyright/admin department preferred)
- Comfortable working with large sets of data
You are/have:
- Prior experience working at a music publishing company (copyright/admin department) or a music business degree
- Basic knowledge of at least one Performing Rights Organization (PRO) and/or Collective Management Organization (CMO)
- Skilled with Excel or Google Sheets
- A critical thinking problem-solver with a tenacious focus on accuracy and precision
- You have a passion for music and a desire to continuously learn about global copyright and publishing administration
- A self-starter that enjoys seeking solutions and sponsoring initiatives
- Must be proactive in identifying, solving, and mitigating process, communication, and information issues and risks
- Must be proactively communicative and possess strong verbal and written communication skills in English
We’d prefer it if you have:
- Fluency in English and at least one African language (French would be a bonus)
- Experience working with Vistex Music Maestro Rights Administration Platform
- Experience working with Airtable
- Experience with music data and music data standards (DDEX, CWR)
Why you want to work here:
- Ample opportunities to work with leaders and employees across our business
- Work in a collaborative environment full of mission-driven, innovative, and passionate people
- Be part of an open, welcoming, and inclusive culture
Apply by email:
Attention: Rehana Pillay
Email: careers@sheer.co.za
Telephone:
27 (0)11 438 7000
Head Quarters:
5th Floor, 165 West Street
2 Sandown Valley Crescent
Sandton 2196, South Africa
Postal Address:
P.O. Box 3128
Parklands 2121
South Africa