Warner Music Group
Warner Music Group
1,001 – 5,000 Employees
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Warner Music Group is a global media company operating across recorded music, music publishing, and media brand development. Its business brings together artists, songwriters, labels, and creative teams, with a focus on supporting distinctive voices and expanding opportunities across the music industry. For job seekers, Warner Music Group represents a broad range of work connected to music creation, publishing, artist support, and entertainment brands.

Copyright Administrator – Warner Music Group, Kowloon (Hybrid)

Manage music publishing rights, registrations, disputes, and metadata for Warner Chappell Music in support of songwriters, collective management organizations, and APAC copyright operations.

Description

  • Maintain complex deal records, song splits, and metadata in the global publishing administration system
  • Clean, format, and validate regional metadata across internal platforms and external international networks
  • File and register publishing agreements, administration deals, and catalog acquisitions with regional collective management organizations
  • Complete manual local song registrations when required by regional societies
  • Investigate society-level counterclaims, duplicate claims, and ownership disputes, and prepare the required documentation
  • Monitor documentation updates with collective management organizations to help release frozen or suspended royalty pools
  • Resolve operational delays, ingestion rejections, and documentation inconsistencies with local collection societies
  • Assist songwriters and artist management teams with copyright matters, registration shares, and song splits
  • Coordinate operationally between creators, Warner Chappell’s global systems, and local collective management organizations
  • Report to the APAC Copyright Manager

Requirements

  • One to three years of direct experience with music publishing copyright metadata, performance rights organizations or collective management organizations, or entertainment data entry
  • Experience using proprietary music databases or content management systems
  • Basic knowledge of music publishing formats is advantageous
  • Exceptional attention to detail and comfort working with repetitive, complex datasets
  • Strong proficiency in Microsoft Excel or Google Sheets
  • Clear written and verbal communication skills
  • Professional and courteous responses to client questions and external partners
  • Ability to read and write English and both Simplified and Traditional Chinese
  • Reading and writing ability in Korean, Japanese, Thai, or Vietnamese is advantageous
  • Knowledge of collection society structures and licensing or distribution processes is desirable
  • Experience in collection society or music rights administration is desirable
  • Passion for music

Benefits

  • Collaborative office environment with opportunities for talent development
  • Equal opportunity workplace
  • Applications welcomed from people with diverse backgrounds and experiences

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