Associate Director, Sync Licensing
Description
- Effectively negotiate and execute advertising and brand related sync licensing deals for Sony Music’s repertoire (including both frontline and catalog repertoire).
- Pitch Sony Music’s roster of talent to advertising agencies, brand executives, and music supervisors, and act as liaison and account manager for these clients.
- Attend internal label meetings, and liaise with product managers on marketing initiatives, goals, etc.
- Organize and host artist meetings, events and showcases.
- Create, develop and maintain relationships with creative executives at advertising agencies, brands and music supervisors, as well as with our artists and their representatives.
Requirements
- You have 5-7 years of relevant music licensing experience – most likely at a record label, music publisher, ad agency, production music library, music supervision / clearance company.
- You have a solid work ethic with a willingness to attend after-hour events, host clients, and occasionally travel.
- You have excellent interpersonal skills with a pre-existing network of contacts within music and advertising industries and energy to proactively create new ones.
- The ability to use those skills effectively with internal and external parties in evaluating and closing deals.
- You have communication and time management skills required to work on multiple projects simultaneously and efficiently.
- You are a detail oriented and organized person with a high desire to achieve and succeed in a results-driven, fast-paced environment in a constantly evolving business.
- In-depth understanding of music licensing, copyright, and ad agency business practices. Strong proficiency in computer software applications including Microsoft Word, PowerPoint, Excel, Outlook, iTunes.
- You are hungry to learn and grow. You are curious, ask questions and get excited about new projects.
Benefits & Perks
- You join an inclusive, collaborative and global community where you have the opportunity to fuel the creative journey
- A modern office environment designed to foster productivity, creativity, and teamwork
- Our Hybrid with Flexibility approach combines the flexibility of remote working with the benefits of in-person collaboration whenever we need to come together to do our best work. Managers will partner with their teams and employees to establish work arrangements that meet the business, team, and individual needs.
- An attractive and comprehensive benefits package including medical, dental, vision, life & disability coverage, and 401K + employer matching
- Voluntary benefits like company-paid identity theft protection and resources for pets, mental health and meditation resources, industry-leading fertility coverage, fully paid leave for childbirth or bonding, fully paid leave for caregivers, programs for loved ones with developmental disabilities and neurodiversity, subsidized back-up child and elder care, and reimbursement for adoption, surrogacy, tuition and student loans
- We invest in your professional growth & development
- Time off for a winter recess
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At Sony Music Entertainment, we fuel the creative journey. We’ve played a pioneering role in music history, from the first-ever music label to the invention of the flat disc record. We’ve nurtured some of music’s most iconic artists and produced some of the most influential recordings of all time. Today, we work in more than 60 countries, supporting a diverse roster of international superstars, developing and independent artists, and visionary creators. From our position at the intersection of music, entertainment, and technology, we bring imagination and expertise to the newest products and platforms, embrace new business models, employ breakthrough tools, and provide powerful insights that help our artists push creative boundaries and reach new audiences. In everything we do, we’re committed to artistic integrity, transparency, and entrepreneurship. Sony Music Entertainment is a member of the Sony family of global companies.