Administrative Assistant, Legal & Business Affairs

Job Description:

At Warner Music Group, we’re a global collective of music makers and music lovers, tech innovators and inspired entrepreneurs, game-changing creatives and passionate team members. Here, we turn dreams into stardom and audiences into fans. We are guided by three core values that underpin everything we do across all our diverse businesses: 

• Curiosity: We do our best work when we’re immersing ourselves in culture and breaking through barriers. Curiosity is the driving force behind creativity and ingenuity. It fuels innovation, and innovation is the key to our future. 

• Collaboration: Making music and bringing it to the world is all about the power of originality amplified by teamwork. A great idea, like a great song, travels globally. We ignite passions and build connections across our diverse community of artists, songwriters, partners, and fans.

• Commitment: We pursue excellence for our team and our talent. Everything in music starts with a leap into the unknown, and we’re committed to keeping the faith, acting with integrity, and delivering on our promises.

WMG is home to a wide range of artists, musicians, and songwriters that fuel our success. That is why we are committed to creating a work environment that actively values, appreciates, and respects everyone.  We encourage applications from people with a wide variety of backgrounds and experiences.

Consider a career at WMG and get the best of both worlds – an innovative global music company that retains the creative spirit of a nimble independent.

Job Title: Administrative Assistant, Legal & Business Affairs

A little bit about our team:

If you love music both new and old, are highly organized, and want to join a legal department that works with some of the best songwriters in the world, Warner Chappell is the place for you. We deal with a wide range of legal and business affairs, including contract negotiation and copyright enforcement.  If that’s what drives you, too, we want you on our team.

Your role:

      Under general supervision with latitude for independent judgment and decision, participates in the legal and certain related financial and business operations and aspects of the Company, involving negotiations, deals or contracts affecting copyrights, licenses, royalties, fees, claims, settlements, litigation and other related legal and/or business matters.

Here you’ll get to:

• Maintain records, files, contacts, documentation, etc. 

• Provide administrative support to the legal department.

• Prepare agreements and files for briefing.

• Assist, gather and review supporting materials for agreements, claims and litigation, including song information. 

• Prepare pay requests and complete necessary documentation.

• Schedule, coordinate, and maintain calendar of appointments, meetings, prepare and process expense reports, and travel itineraries. 

• Prepare, transcribe, and process correspondence, reports, status reports, forms of contracts, agreements, licenses, memoranda, presentation material, and other related matters of confidential and/or complex nature.

• Process incoming mail and correspondence; preparing outgoing mail.

• Perform special projects as needed. 

About you:

• A high school level education is required 

• Two (2) years of progressively responsible office experience, preferably within a legal department in a music publishing or related business preferably within a legal department, performing administrative functions.

• Handle and safeguard confidential and proprietary information.

• Effectively communicate internally and/or externally in a manner consistent with the company’s Code of Conduct and core values.

• Come to work on time without restriction as to time commitment.

• Read and understand materials and documents and have the ability to recognize and extract critical data and information.

• Perform all diverse physical tasks necessary to complete all the essential duties and responsibilities of the position.

• Work at and utilize all necessary functions of a computer in order to complete all the essential duties and responsibilities of the position.

• General computer skills and a working knowledge of Google Workspace and Microsoft Office with advanced emphases in WordPerfect, Word, Excel, and PowerPoint preferred.

• General office practices, typing, filing, office appliance operations.

• Be resourceful.

• Pay strong attention to detail / detail oriented.

• Be energetic.

• Self-starter and posses a strong work ethic.

• Strong communication skills (written and verbal).

• Takes ownership of work assigned.

• Ability to adhere to deadlines and execute on tasks and handle multiple, diverse assignments.

About us:

At Warner Chappell Music (WCM), we shape the culture of songwriting and champion songs that resonate for generations by creating transformational opportunities for songwriters everywhere. Our people and culture are at the epicenter of our company, and we are looking for team members who share our service-oriented mindset and have a passion for looking after our songwriters.

As the global music publishing arm of Warner Music Group (WMG), we’re a collective band of music lovers, innovative connectors, and relentless supporters of our songwriters and catalog of iconic works. We lead with curiosity, collaborate across departments, borders, languages, and genres, and we’re committed to delivering on the promises we make to each other and to our songwriters.  

As the home to 10K Projects, Asylum, Atlantic Music Group, East West, FFRR, Fueled by Ramen, Nonesuch, Parlophone, Rhino, Roadrunner, Sire, Warner Records, Warner Classics, and several other of the world’s premier recording labels, Warner Music Group champions emerging artists and global superstars alike. And our renowned publishing company, Warner Chappell Music, represents genre-spanning songwriters and producers through a catalogue of more than one million copyrights worldwide. Warner Music Group is also home to ADA, which supports the independent community, as well as artist services division WMX. In addition, WMG counts film and television storytelling powerhouse Warner Music Entertainment among its many brands.

Together, we are Warner Music Group: Independent Minds. Major Sound.

Love this job and want to apply?

Click the “Apply” link at the top of the page, or apply directly with your LinkedIn. Applying with LinkedIn will import all of the information you put in your profile, but will still allow you to upload a resume and cover letter.

Don’t be discouraged if you don’t hear from us right away. We’re taking our time to review all resumes, and to find the best people for WMG.

Thanks for your interest in working for WMG.  We love it here, and think you will, too.

#LI-Hybrid and #LI-Onsite

Effective October 1st,  this position will require being in the office 4 days a week.  We believe that an in-office presence is critical for talent development, collaboration and building strong relationships.

Salary Range

$26.67- $29.25/hour

Salary ranges are included for job postings where required by law. The actual base pay is dependent upon many factors, such as work experience and business needs. The pay range is subject to change at any time dependent on a variety of internal and external factors.

WMG is committed to inclusion and diversity in all aspects of our business. We are proud to be an equal opportunity workplace and will evaluate qualified applicants without regard to race, religious creed, color, age, sex, sexual orientation, gender, gender identity, gender expression, national origin, ancestry, marital status, medical condition as defined by state law (genetic characteristics or cancer), physical or mental disability, military service or veteran status, pregnancy, childbirth and related medical conditions, genetic information or any other characteristic protected by applicable federal, state or local law.

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