Senior Director, Digital Legal Affairs (Warner Chappell Music)

At Warner Music Group were 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 were 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 were committed to keeping the faith acting with integrity and delivering on our promises.

WMG is home to a wide range of artists musicians and songwriters that fuel our success. That is why we are committed to creating a work environment that actively values appreciates and respects everyone. We encourage applications from people with a wide variety of backgrounds and experiences.

Consider a career at WMG and get the best of both worlds an innovative global music company that retains the creative spirit of a nimble independent.

A little bit about our team:

The Warner Chappell (WCM) Digital team is a part of WMGs corporate Digital team and is responsible for growing revenues through all forms of digital exploitation and finding new and innovative ways in which to grow our business in a way that underlines the value of WCMs incredible catalogue of work. The team is responsible for identifying and negotiating with DSPs and drafting contracts as well as working internally with our Operations and Finance teams to ensure that repertoire in all territories is properly licensed all reporting is delivered on time and relevant payments have been addition to this the Digital team works across multiple territories either directly or in a support role advising our International affiliates.

Your role:

The Senior Director Digital Legal Affairs is responsible for drafting and negotiating digital license agreements with new and existing digital partners (e.g. subscription streaming ad-supported streaming social media platforms services at the intersection of music and AI gaming fitness and other emerging technologies) creating new licensing schemes to offer flexibility to digital partners and new opportunities for WCM songwriters and advising on international legal and regulatory affairs that may impact the business. The role will report directly to the VP Digital Legal Affairs and ultimately to the EVP Global Digital and EVP and Chief Digital Officer. This role requires working at a fast-pace in collaboration with a highly sophisticated in-house team of experts in their fields.

Here youll get to:

• Negotiate agreements for the digital exploitation of music content including with digital service providers social media platforms app developers emerging tech companies and AI platforms

• Draft agreements and ancillary documentation (e.g. summaries presentation decks) as part of such deals and provide advice to internal departments to ensure compliance with contractual obligations

• Collaborate with internal departments to understand and develop operational efficiencies and tax-favorable licensing and payment structures.

• Work with the relevant internal departments in all regulatory and government issues relating to the digital exploitation of WCMs compositions

• Provide reports and present on complex digital licensing matters to senior executives

• Contribute to global digital strategy for Warner Chappell with emphasis on how the strategy will impact on or be impacted by changes at a regulatory or legislative level

About you:

• A minimum of four years of relevant transactional legal experience

• At least two years of direct work experience negotiating digital licensing agreements in-house at a music company media company or technology company licensing music or other content or at a law firm

• J.D. (or equivalent if not based in U.S.) and active license to practice in relevant jurisdiction

• Understanding of and experience with content licensing digital media and intellectual property law and the legal implications of AI

• Strong negotiation skills and experience (in particular the ability to lead and manage negotiations with a multiplicity of parts) as well as strong analytical and organizational skills

• Refined and well-practiced drafting skills (in particular the ability to develop and draft legal provisions that address creative solutions in areas with evolving legal guidance)

• Attention to detail and the ability to manage a high-volume workload efficiently and effectively

• Strong familiarity with new technology developments including AI and related legal issues

• Effective and confident communication skills

• Experience working across multiple time zones

Wed love it if you also had:

• A passion for the intersection of music business law and technology

• Experience negotiating license agreements with generative AI platforms

• Experience at a major publisher record label or digital service provider

• An understanding of music publishing and rights flow particularly in the digital landscape

• Familiarity with the international society network (e.g. ASCAP BMI PRS SACEM etc)

• Ability to design high-quality decks and visual materials using presentation platforms such as Canva or Google Slides.

• A proactive approach to integrating Generative AI (e.g. Gemini) into everyday work to support and streamline daily tasks and overall productivity.

#WCM

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 worlds 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 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.

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