Manager, Label Administration

Overview

This role supports label administration and royalty accounting for independent label clients. The Manager, Label Administration supervises Label Administration analysts and oversees royalty administration label clients.

The position is fully remote, with a preference for candidates located in Los Angeles, CA; New York, NY; Nashville, TN; or Toronto, ON.

Responsibilities

• Supervise the preparation of mechanical, artist, producer, and net profit royalty accountings for independent label clients.
• Interpret and summarize royalty terms in artist and third-party agreements to support royalty software setup.
• Ensure accuracy of royalty rate calculations for artists, third parties, and joint venture statements, including PPD royalty rates and net profit arrangements.
• Review distribution sales files and other income to ensure they are accurately uploaded to the royalty system and properly mapped to products and contracts.
• Review recoupable costs, net profit expenses, and advances to ensure proper application to artist and third-party statements.
• Perform quality assurance checks for all statement drafts before delivery to clients and finalization in royalty software.
• Support the team in meeting varying label administration deadlines.
• Lead initiatives to improve the efficiency and effectiveness of royalty reporting and related department processes.
• Handle high-level analysis and client correspondence for requests that fall outside royalty statement preparation cycles.
• Perform other projects and duties as assigned.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree required.
• 5+ years senior-level music royalty experience at a major label, large independent label, or business management royalty department.
• Hands-on experience preparing and reviewing mechanical, artist, producer, third-party, joint venture, and net profit royalty accountings and agreements for master-side label clients.
• Experience supervising analysts or royalty accounting staff, including reviewing work, training team members, delegating tasks, and meeting time-sensitive reporting deadlines.
• Advanced knowledge of one or more industry standard royalty systems, including Curve, RoyaltyShare, RyteBox (formerly known as SR1), Record Maestro, Infinite Catalogue, or similar platforms.
• Advanced knowledge of Microsoft Office (Excel, Word, Outlook, Teams).
• Strong verbal and written communication skills, with the ability to respond in a timely, professional manner to royalty inquiries from clients, managers, attorneys, and employees.
• Strong interpersonal skills to build and maintain trusting relationships with staff and clients.

Preferred Qualifications

Not specified.

Compensation & Benefits

• Exempt position.
• Annualized base pay range: $85,000 - $125,000 (base salary).
• Actual base pay may vary based on experience, subject matter expertise, geographic location where work will be performed, and the applicant’s skill set.
• Base pay is one component of total compensation.
• Other rewards may include an annual cash bonus and a comprehensive benefits package, including medical, dental, vision, life insurance, and 401(k).
• Note: job title is subject to change based on the selected candidate’s experience and education.

Location

Fully remote (preference for Los Angeles, CA; New York, NY; Nashville, TN; or Toronto, ON).