New York, NY Hybrid Full-time USD 75,000 – 85,000 / year

Downtown Music is hiring a Business Affairs Associate

Responsibilities

  • Work alongside the Senior Director of Business Affairs to review, draft, and negotiate a variety of agreements, such as digital distribution, master use/content licenses, confidentiality agreements and related amendments and addenda
  • Collaborate with internal stakeholders to understand business needs and incorporate them into contractual terms
  • Provide research support as well as support for general legal and operational initiatives, including internal documentation and compliance projects
  • Review and summarize contracts
  • Maintain an organized and up-to-date electronic filing system and input agreement terms into a digital database
  • Manage claims and disputes in collaboration with the Senior Director of Business Affairs and cross-company legal teams
  • Assist with the development, updating, and maintenance of standard form agreements
  • Liaise and work closely with cross-company legal teams and outside counsel
  • Collaborate with the Senior Director of Business Affairs and other departments to ensure business needs are met

Requirements

  • 2-3 years of experience in a business and legal affairs environment, ideally in the music, and/or entertainment industries, as well as experience providing administrative support
  • BA or BS degree from an accredited college or university required
  • Prior contract analysis experience
  • Ability to maintain complete confidentiality
  • Ability to work autonomously as well as part of a team in a dynamic, creative environment
  • Highly proficient typing and computer skills, including in Microsoft Office and Salesforce
  • Excellent verbal and written communication skills; extremely detail-oriented
  • Exhibits a professional demeanor and sound judgment
  • Self-starter who takes initiative, is resourceful, and takes ownership of tasks and projects
  • Ability to follow up on delegated assignments through completion
  • Strong time management skills and the ability to multi-task and prioritize tasks efficiently across different time zones

Nice to Have

  • Bilingual - Spanish speaking a plus!

Benefits

  • Rich benefit program (Medical, Dental, Vision)
  • Life Insurance
  • 401k (with match)
  • Paid Volunteer Hours

Additional Information

  • Ability to follow up on delegated assignments through completion
  • Strong time management skills and the ability to multi-task and prioritize tasks efficiently across different time zones
About company
Downtown Music

Downtown – part of Virgin Music Group – is a modern global music company. We help millions of creators, rights holders and their partners to manage their music as a business and get paid fairly for their work. We’re working to build a more equitable global music industry because we believe when creators and their partners are fairly compensated, they are empowered to keep creating and investing back into the world.

We service over 50 million music assets from hundreds of countries across six continents, including some of the most well-known songs in popular music. Working with creators at every stage of their career, from emerging songwriters to iconic performers, our business model drives equity across the entire global music industry supply chain.

Downtown’s four core divisions – Publishing, Distribution, Artist & Label Services and Royalties & Financial Services – are built to make a more equitable and innovative global music ecosystem. Designed for the modern age, we are unencumbered by the legacy structures and outdated business practices that stifle creative musical evolution and growth. We advocate for creators and everyone in the business of music.

Headquartered in New York City, we are a global music company. Our 600+ employees are located in more than twenty cities on six continents around the world including: Amsterdam, Bogotá, Bordeaux, Buenos Aires, Concepción, Johannesburg, London, Los Angeles, Mexico City, Medellin, Milan, Nashville, New Delhi, New York, Paris, Portland, Rome, São Paulo, Seoul, Singapore, Sydney, Tokyo and Toronto.

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Department Downtown Artist & Label Services
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Posted a month ago