Manager, Song Processing

Job Description:

At Warner Music Group, we’re 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 we’re 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 we’re 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. 

Job Title: Manager, Song Processing

A little bit about our team:

The Warner Chappell Copyright team oversees and processes all newly written, released, recorded by our writers in addition to any new catalogues WCM acquires.  We are the point of entry for the assets that make our company the success it is.

Your role:

The Manager of Song Processing will handle song entry, registration, split delivery,  submission and confirmations of worldwide CWR registrations, adaptation/translations/print and Copyright PA submissions. You will also resolve counterclaims and disputes, monitor charting titles, disperse label copy, work closely with A&R, Legal, Contract Administration and Mechanical licensing departments to ensure songs are collected and paid.

Here you’ll get to:

You will…

• Provide end-to-end support for a dedicated portfolio of high-value Nashville clients, assuming ownership of all associated tasks. 

• Oversee processing of new songs into the Warner Chappell Asset Management system. (TANGO) 

• Delegate or process missing data for new signing schedule A’s / IPI numbers, co-writer detail, release information

• Request and confirm splits for songs released via Spotify, iTunes, YouTube, major labels and sync licenses

• Oversee/Review/Resolving CWR  rejections at domestic societies – HFA/BMI/ASCAP/SESAC/GMR with a focus on charting titles

• Resolving counterclaims with labels to allow Mechanical licensing

• Providing label copy/publishing lines and splits  to labels, writers, publishers and 

• Correspond with ASCAP and BMI to resolve registration or song issues.

• Provide consultation and support to Mechanical Licensing team on claims, disputes and writer split details. 

• Oversee and guide staff in growth, manage performance and goal setting both as a group and as independent team members.

About you:

You have..

• A high school level education to be augmented by course work in business administration, and copyright law

• Three (3) years of relevant experience in business administration, and/or copyright administration, preferably in a music publishing company, at least one (1) year of which shall have been in a supervisory capacity, or

• A satisfactory equivalent of education and experience, sufficient to qualify for the duties of the position.

We’d love it if you also had:

• Established working relationships with US collection agencies, HFA/MLC/PRO’s etc.

• Experience working with CCLI (Christian Copyright Licensing International).

• Experience using Canva

About us:

At Warner Chappell Music (WCM), we shape the culture of songwriting and champion songs that resonate for g