Record Label Operations Manager
Create Music Group
full-time
Posted on:
Location Type: Remote
Location: Remote • California • 🇺🇸 United States
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💰 $85,000 - $125,000 per year
Job Level
Mid-LevelSenior
About the role
- Oversees and coordinates the day-to-day operational, contractual, and financial workflows of the record label
- Ensures that all releases, artist agreements, publishing matters, royalty inputs, and deal-related obligations are accurately captured, tracked, and executed
- Review artist, producer, distribution, and publishing agreements to identify key business terms, financial obligations, delivery requirements, and option periods
- Summarize deal terms for internal stakeholders; maintain accurate internal documentation and contract trackers
- Ensure internal teams (A&R, marketing, finance) have accurate release information and deadlines
- Maintain organized records and support audit-readiness (internal and external)
Requirements
- 3+ years in music industry operations, label administration, business affairs support, royalties, or publishing administration
- Prior experience supporting a record label, distributor, publisher, Performing Rights Organization (PRO) such as ASCAP, BMI, SESAC, GMR, or SOCAN, or rights management environment strongly preferred
- Strong understanding of recording and distribution agreements. Publishing Administration, co-pub, admin deals, and split structures
- Strong understanding of Royalty Accounting concepts and Recoupment Models
- Ability to review agreements to extract key business terms (financial, rights, delivery obligations) and communicate them clearly to operational teams
- Exceptional organizational skills and a detail-driven approach to data, documentation, and deadlines
- Strong written and verbal communication skills
- Proficiency with spreadsheets, royalty systems, contract databases, and metadata tools
Applicant Tracking System Keywords
Tip: use these terms in your resume and cover letter to boost ATS matches.
Hard skills
royalty accountingpublishing administrationcontract reviewfinancial analysisdata documentationdeal summarizationoption period analysisrecoupment modelsbusiness terms extractionmetadata management
Soft skills
organizational skillsdetail-orientedwritten communicationverbal communicationteam collaborationdeadline managementproblem-solvingstakeholder communicationoperational coordinationaudit readiness