Coordinator, Artist Royalties

We are UMG, the Universal Music Group. We are the world’s leading music company. In everything we do, we are committed to artistry, innovation and entrepreneurship. We own and operate a broad array of businesses engaged in recorded music, music publishing, merchandising, and audiovisual content in more than 60 countries. We identify and develop recording artists and songwriters, and we produce, distribute and promote the most critically acclaimed and commercially successful music to delight and entertain fans around the world.

How We LEAD

Excellent opportunity for hands-on learning and to become involved in numerous facets of the sales and royalty processing business. Position is a cross-functional role providing administrative support to the Finance and Rights Management Divisions of Virgin Music Group as well as assisting the artist royalty team in maintaining royalty process and review procedures.

How You’ll CREATE

• Manage, track and organize payments, payees and vendor set ups
• Generate payment files and submit to necessary departments for reviews and submittals
• Assist in oversight of the general rights and royalties email account to ensure that emails are addressed and handled timely
• Set up new clients/labels into our standardized onboarding processes
• Coordinate preparation stages for generation of monthly/quarterly client sales and royalty reporting
• Provide support with catalog research, database ingestion and cleanup
• Review and assist in artist royalty payout, including reviewing statements, input and review of sales and royalty rate terms
• Coordinate compliance procedures with various UMG departments
• Other Administrative duties as needed
  
  

Bring Your VIBE

• 1-3 years’ experience in a finance and accounting role is preferred but not required
• Ability to handle multiple projects and deal with tight deadlines
• Willingness to work outside normal responsibilities to achieve desired results
• Extremely detail oriented, excellent planning and execution skills with a proven ability to establish and meet impactful goals and objectives
• Proficiency with the MS-Office Suite, particularly, outstanding Excel skills (e.g. V-Lookups, Pivot tables, etc.)
• Ability to work in a dynamic, ever-changing entrepreneurial environment.
• Strong analytical, problem-solving and communication skills
• Ability to work independently
• Ability to interact with all levels of management
• Familiarity with the entertainment and/or music industry
  
  

Perks Playlist

Join an entrepreneurial, global organization where authenticity, boldness, creativity, connection, drive, and insight aren’t just values—they’re how we work every day. Here are some of the ways we support you along the way (and just a few of the benefits we offer):

• Comprehensive medical, dental, and vision coverage
• Including 100% coverage for out-patient in-network mental health services
• Fertility coverage for eligible medical plan participants
• Wellbeing reimbursements for fitness classes, spa treatments, meal services, travel, and so much more (up to $720/year)
• Student Loan Repayment Assistance and Tuition Reimbursement
• 401(k) with 100% immediate vesting on the first 5% of your contributions, plus an additional UMG contribution
  
  

A variety of ways to prioritize much-needed time away from work including:

• Flexible Paid Time Off (PTO) for exempt employees
• 3-weeks PTO for non-exempt employees
• 2-weeks paid Winter Break
• 10 Company Holidays (including Juneteenth and Wellbeing Day)
• Summer Fridays (between Memorial Day and Labor Day)
• Generous paid parental leave for every type of parent
  
  

Check out our full overview of benefits on the Perks Playlist page of the career site.

Disclaimer: This job description only provides an overview of job responsibilities that are subject to change.

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Job Category

Royalties & Copyright

Salary Range

$50,600.00 - $70,800.00

The actual base salary offered depends on a variety of factors, which may include, as applicable, the qualifications of the individual applicant for the position, years of relevant experience, specific and unique skills, level of education attained, certifications or other professional licenses held, and the location in which the applicant lives and/or from which they will be performing the job. All candidates are encouraged to apply.