Manager, Label Administration

Overview

The organization is seeking a Manager, Label Administration to join its team handling complex label royalty accounting and client royalty administration oversight.

This is a fully remote role, with a preference for the selected candidate to be 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 prior to delivery to clients and finalization in royalty software.
• Help the team meet varying deadline requirements across label administration clients.
• Lead initiatives to improve the efficiency and effectiveness of royalty reporting and related department processes.
• Handle high-level analysis and correspondence for client-specific 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 supporting 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, including timely, professional responses 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 compensation range.
• 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 only one component of total compensation. Other rewards may include an annual cash bonus and a comprehensive benefits package, including but not limited to medical, dental, vision, life insurance, and 401(k).
• Job title is subject to change based on the selected candidate’s experience and education.

Location

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