Copyright Live Claims Assistant – Sentric Music (M/W/D)

The Job

Artist & Catalogue Liaison

 

● Act as a first point of contact for Sentric Music’s artists via telephone, email and Live Chat. Ensure that all queries are brought to a timely resolution, involving specialised teams as required.

● Assist Client Management team and clients with all aspects of live performance query resolution.

● Review live performance claims and setlists, source any missing information from clients and third parties in order to complete claims.

● Support the wider team with queries on venue and live performance data.

 

Music Venue Database Maintenance

 

● Administer database of live performance venues across the world, and populate venue records with accurate information.

● Check Performance Rights Organisations’ (PRO) records of venue licenses and ensure that Sentric’s database reflects PRO findings.

● Work with Live Claims Manager to develop processes for handling venue and live performance data.

● Compile festival line-up data to identify potential claims relating to Sentric’s artists.

 

Live Performance Royalty Claims

 

● Assist client managers and clients with all aspects of live performance administration, taking pro-active measures to receive performance data and taking any territory exclusions into account.

● Assist with the gathering and verification of live performance data for high-profile clients.

● Assist Live Claims Manager with checking data from PROs to identify underpayment and support measures taken to reclaim missing payments.

 

Rights Management & Royalty Team Support

 

● Assist with special projects initiated by Client Managers and Senior Management ensuring a qualitative and timely resolution of assigned project tasks.

Qualifications

● Strong written and verbal communication skills

● Keen attention to detail, accuracy and detail-driven

● Demonstrable, prioritisation, organisation and deadline management skills required

● High level of numeracy

● Basic excel skills are preferred

● Basic understanding of the music publishing industry is preferable

● Positive approach to problem solving

● Enthusiasm for working with artists and business partners at all levels

● Collaborative approach to outcomes

Additional Information

Believe strongly promotes equal treatment regardless of race, ethnicity, nationality, gender, sexual orientation, socio-economic status, age, martial or civil partner status, pregnancy or maternity, physical abilities, religious beliefs, political beliefs, or other ideologies.

This role is based in Liverpool.

Copyright Live Claims Assistant – Sentric Music (M/W/D)

The Job

Artist & Catalogue Liaison

 

● Act as a first point of contact for Sentric Music’s artists via telephone, email and Live Chat. Ensure that all queries are brought to a timely resolution, involving specialised teams as required.

● Assist Client Management team and clients with all aspects of live performance query resolution.

● Review live performance claims and setlists, source any missing information from clients and third parties in order to complete claims.

● Support the wider team with queries on venue and live performance data.

 

Music Venue Database Maintenance

 

● Administer database of live performance venues across the world, and populate venue records with accurate information.

● Check Performance Rights Organisations’ (PRO) records of venue licenses and ensure that Sentric’s database reflects PRO findings.

● Work with Live Claims Manager to develop processes for handling venue and live performance data.

● Compile festival line-up data to identify potential claims relating to Sentric’s artists.

 

Live Performance Royalty Claims

 

● Assist client managers and clients with all aspects of live performance administration, taking pro-active measures to receive performance data and taking any territory exclusions into account.

● Assist with the gathering and verification of live performance data for high-profile clients.

● Assist Live Claims Manager with checking data from PROs to identify underpayment and support measures taken to reclaim missing payments.

 

Rights Management & Royalty Team Support

 

● Assist with special projects initiated by Client Managers and Senior Management ensuring a qualitative and timely resolution of assigned project tasks.

Qualifications

● Strong written and verbal communication skills

● Keen attention to detail, accuracy and detail-driven

● Demonstrable, prioritisation, organisation and deadline management skills required

● High level of numeracy

● Basic excel skills are preferred

● Basic understanding of the music publishing industry is preferable

● Positive approach to problem solving

● Enthusiasm for working with artists and business partners at all levels

● Collaborative approach to outcomes

Additional Information

Believe strongly promotes equal treatment regardless of race, ethnicity, nationality, gender, sexual orientation, socio-economic status, age, martial or civil partner status, pregnancy or maternity, physical abilities, religious beliefs, political beliefs, or other ideologies.

This role is based in Liverpool.

Legal and Business Affairs specialist M/W – (Music Industry)

The Job

You will be in charge of managing the legal matters of the affiliated companies of the Believe Group in Italy, mostly but not only in contract law and music law. Handling  commercial  agreements, you will ensure the Group’s processes, contract templates and guidelines are applied. You will negotiate contracts and will provide legal support to the Sales teams (Distribution and Artist Services departments). 

Your specific goal is to support the local sales team to sign contracts as quickly as possible, while protecting Believe and complying with Believe’s procedures and Business Rules.

In practical terms, your tasks and responsibilities shall be:

  • Implement the guidelines, processes and policies set up by the Group Central Departements, as adapted if needed to comply with the Italian local laws, and control they are applied;
  • Propose improvements of such policies and processes, to ensure they remain legally compliant in Italy;
  • Review and negotiate contracts with our customers (music labels and artists), or providers when applicable, in accordance with the Group guidelines and in cooperation with the Sales Team, and ensure such contracts are operable under the IT system of the Group. Main core business contracts are about copyright (synchronization licenses, compilation licenses, broadcast agreements, recording rights, publishing rights, etc), services designed for artists, advertising, collective societies;
  • Ensure general contracts administration and coordination (including compiling contract terms for the Royalties team and monitoring contract duration);
  • Liaise with Central Business Legal department to seek approval and ensure contracts are fully operable;
  • Assist on corporate life of the affiliates of the Group located in Italy and on local corporate operations;
  • Legal monitoring on the Italy laws, interface of the Group for any local legal matter and risk prevention
  • Liaise will local external attorneys.

You will report in solid line to the Believe General Manager Operations in Italy and in dotted line to the General Counsel of Believe based in France. You will work on a day to day basis with Italian teams (Sales Team, Ops Team, Finance team, etc) and with the Central Legal Department located in France.

You will have a proactive approach and will pay constant attention to support the needs and deployment of the Group, while you will protect its interests. You are cooperative and straightforward and at the same time you listen to the Sales Team needs. From this standpoint your activity will be monotored through KPIs tracking. The working environment is Italian and international, with a huge growth and ongoing restructuring.

The language for day to day working with Central teams is English. The working environment is international, with a huge growth and ongoing restructuring.

Qualifications

You have a Master degree in IP law and contract law (Italian laws)

You have minimum 3 years as a lawyer in the music sector, in an international company would be highly appreciated.

You are experienced on contract processing and control of Group processes

Highly motivated, leadership and organizational skills, with excellent time management skills. Capable of juggling various projects at the same time

Proactive, cooperative and straightforward approach. Excellent attention to detail, autonomous and good adaptation skills. 

Proven aptitude for reporting. Used to working with Groups headquartered out of Italy.

Constant attention to support the needs and deployment of the Group, while protecting its interests.

Team player, inter-personal that enable you to communicate efficiently at different levels of the Group in Italy and abroad.

Excellent knowledge of music rights and commercial contracts. Confident negotiator of commercial contracts

Additional Information

Believe is committed to ensuring equal opportunities in employment, regardless of origin, sex, morals, sexual orientation, gender, age, family status pregnancy, race, political opinions, trade union activities, religious beliefs, physical appearance, family name, place of residence, state of health, or disability.

Business Affairs Assistant

The Job

Based in our UK offices and working with our Senior Business Affairs Lawyer, your mission is to support the business with daily contract needs.

This role will primarily be focussed on providing the business affairs lawyer, label managers and our contract admin department with administrative support and basic drafting of standard contracts.

Your responsibilities include : 

  • Drafting agreed commercial terms into standard project and label distribution deals / including amendments and extensions of existing contracts under supervision and guidance of the senior business affairs lawyer.
  • Assisting label managers with completing opportunities in deal tracking systems (Salesforce / iCertis).
  • Document comparison reviews/proofing as against standard business rules / developed templates.
  • Working with the business affairs lawyer to improve efficiency and communication with internal teams.
  • Assisting with general business affairs tasks.

Qualifications

Why join us? At Believe, our motto is simple: openness, passion and involvement!

We appreciate agility, sense of innovation, excellent people skills and enthusiasm!

You are experienced in contract drafting and processing.

Experience in the music / entertainment / legal industry 

You have excellent abilities with digital tools (advanced proficiency with Microsoft Office suite) 

Additional Information

Believe strongly promotes equal treatment regardless of race, ethnicity, nationality, gender, sexual orientation, socio-economic status, age, martial or civil partner status, pregnancy or maternity, physical abilities, religious beliefs, political beliefs, or other ideologies.

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