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Spotify Hiring for Associate Director, Music Publishing Job at London, England Full Time
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Global Affairs
Business Development
Are you our next Associate Director in the Music Publishing team ?
Location
London
Job type
Permanent
At Spotify, we’re passionate about providing the right music for every moment. We’ve connected millions of people to their favorite songs and built a service that people use to discover and share music they love. We’re currently in 170 markets worldwide and growing fast.
We are seeking to recruit an outstanding professional to join our Music Publishing Licensing team. Reporting to the Head of Global Publishing Licensing based in London, the Associate Director’s primary focus will be to negotiate and coordinate music publishing licenses in EMEA and select American markets.
The Associate Director is responsible for existing and new Spotify licenses, establishing and maintaining key relationships with music publishing rightsholders and strategic and analytical support to help enable new business initiatives and developments . The right candidate will serve as an advocate and ambassador for the Spotify platform, whilst ensuring that music publishing rightsholders are fully aligned to support the ongoing growth and development of Spotify.
What you’ll do
- Initiate, negotiate and close key music publishing licenses in the relevant EMEA and American markets.
- Work cross-functionally s to optimise our publishing licensing infrastructure and help grow Spotify’s presence across these markets. .
- Key point of commercial interface for publishing rightsholders in these markets (including collecting societies and publishers).
- Lead all commercial aspects of music publishing license agreements once they are effective, analysing commercial impact of each license over time.
- Provide support to the wider commercial and legal licensing team on broader commercial initiatives, business developments, commercial analysis and strategic planning.
- Work cross-functionally daily with internal teams including Legal, Finance, Publishing Operations, Publisher & Songwriter Relations and Accounting to structure, develop, negotiate and implement all license terms.
- Work strategically with other internal business teams to ensure that the publishing licenses reflect and accommodate Spotify’s evolving business needs.
- You will work out of the London office.
Who you are
- At least a Bachelor’s Degree with a minimum of 7+ years of working experience in the music industry, preferably music publishing and/or the tech and media sector.
- You have knowledge of digital music and streaming; key music publishing partners, business models, market dynamics and future opportunities.
- A self-starter and independent worker with the ability and resourcefulness to execute an excellent commercial acumen.
- You are experienced at working across different cultures and timezones.
- Experience in deal structuring, deal analysis and a strong negotiator.
- You have a deep understanding of music copyright, licensing and challenges and opportunities the industry faces today.
- Highly self-motivated individual, excellent at negotiating and have strong communication skills to relate to local cultural aspects.
- Very good analytical and numerical skills. You can build and explain financial models and have strong spreadsheet skills.
- You are well organized with the ability to plan and deliver on tight deadlines with attention to detail.
- You enjoy working in a dynamic and international team and working closely with a number of internal partners.
- You are a confident and eloquent presenter, both to small and large audiences at a senior level.
- You are proficient in both written and spoken English. Additional language skills are desirable.
Our global benefits
Extensive learning opportunities, through our dedicated team, GreenHouse.
Flexible share incentives letting you choose how you share in our success.
Global parental leave, six months off – fully paid – for all new parents.
All The Feels, our employee assistance program and self-care hub.
Flexible public holidays, swap days off according to your values and beliefs.
Spotify On Tour, join your colleagues on trips to industry festivals and events.
Learn about life at Spotify
Spotify is an equal opportunity employer. You are welcome at Spotify for who you are, no matter where you come from, what you look like, or what’s playing in your headphones. Our platform is for everyone, and so is our workplace. The more voices we have represented and amplified in our business, the more we will all thrive, contribute, and be forward-thinking! So bring us your personal experience, your perspectives, and your background. It’s in our differences that we will find the power to keep revolutionizing the way the world listens.
Spotify transformed music listening forever when we launched in 2008. Our mission is to unlock the potential of human creativity by giving a million creative artists the opportunity to live off their art and billions of fans the chance to enjoy and be passionate about these creators. Everything we do is driven by our love for music and podcasting. Today, we are the world’s most popular audio streaming subscription service with a community of more than 365 million users.