Associate Director, Business & Legal Affairs
Core
Provide general business and legal counseling to Warner Records, structuring the label's business and legal relationships with artists across the music lifecycle from recording to marketing.
Role type
Associate Director, Business & Legal Affairs (In-house Counsel)
Builds
Music recordings, marketing campaigns, and artist projects for Warner Records labels
Domain
Music Industry / Entertainment Law
Deliverable
Production ML models | product features | dashboards & analysis | research | client delivery | infrastructure | physical/clinical work
Required skills
Music industry knowledge, contract negotiation, legal drafting, copyright law, trademark law, dispute resolution, budget management, asset vetting
Preferred skills
M&A experience, litigation experience, financial knowledge, rights of publicity expertise
Technologies
Legal research databases, contract management systems
Responsibilities
Negotiate and draft music and entertainment agreements (recording, label, license, producer, merchandise), advise departments on contractual obligations, investigate and respond to legal claims and disputes, review artist-related assets, coordinate dispute resolution strategies
Seniority
Senior, hands-on IC
