Senior Royalty Coordinator

Downtown Music is a modern global music company committed to building a more equitable music industry. As the preferred partner for some of the world’s most beloved songwriters, storied music catalogs, and emerging artists at the forefront of pop culture, we offer bespoke distribution, publishing administration, creative marketing and finance solutions to entrepreneurial creators and their partners. Downtown Music is owned and operated by Downtown Music Holdings. 

Downtown Music Publishing is looking for a Senior Royalty Coordinator to join our global royalty processing team. Your focus will be on the processing of inbound royalties for both masters and publishing, and the ingestion and mapping of royalty statements from a wide variety of sources. You will report to the Royalties Manager and be responsible for meeting individual goals to ensure the department meets its quarterly objectives. Our team takes pride in accuracy and detail, but also in efficient collaboration with the other departments within Downtown’s Rights Management Operations. 

This hybrid position is based in our New York location.

What you'll be doing: 

• Operate as lead processor which includes
  o    Locating, analyzing, reviewing, and processing incoming royalty statements
  o    Importing statements
  o    Song matching statements
  o    Sub-coding statements
• Inbound royalty reconciliation of cash to statement details
• Lead in processing income in backlog, error, suspense, client adjustments, etc.
• Support internal and external rights holders and partners (e.g. PROs, DSPs, Distributers etc.) to ensure that royalty-related issues get resolved quickly
• Liaise with the Licensing, Copyright, Data, Income Tracking and other cross functional teams as necessary
• Identify ways the team can streamline and improve future processes
• Train and manage interns and temp employees
• Assist the management team with quarterly review, day to day and/or ad-hoc projects

You are / have:

• 2 years’ experience in music publishing and or record royalty accounting required
• Intermediate to advanced EXCEL and ACCESS skills required
• Passionate about music and working numbers & data
• Detail oriented with an analytical mind
• Self-initiating, resourceful, flexible, and teamwork oriented
• Ability to work in a fast-paced, high performing environment with tight deadlines
• Desire to improve music publishing and rights management processes
• Experience with Curve Royalty Processing system a plus
• Experience with Vistex Music Maestro a plus
• Experience with SQL a plus
• Experience with VBA & Macros a plus 

Why you want to work here: 

• Ample opportunities to work with leaders and employees across our business
• Work​ ​in​ ​a​ ​collaborative environment​ ​full​ ​of​​ mission driven, innovative, and passionate people
• Be part of an open, welcoming, and inclusive culture 
• Rich benefit program (Medical, Dental, Vision), Life Insurance, 401k (with match)
• Free CitiBike Membership (NYC Only)
• Paid Volunteer Hours

Downtown provides base salary ranges for all positions located in the United States at the time of posting. The hiring range for this position is $50,000 - $55,000 annually. As a candidate for this position, your salary and related elements of compensation will be contingent upon various factors including, but not limited to, work experience, geographic location and relevant skills. Downtown is committed to providing a comprehensive market-competitive total rewards program for its employees which includes medical, dental, and vision, life insurance, 401(k) match and generous paid time off. This range does not include any other variable compensation components.

Ensuring a diverse and inclusive workplace where we learn from each other is core to Downtown's values. We welcome and encourage all applicants of different backgrounds, experiences, abilities and perspectives to apply.

Salary : $50,000 - $55,000