Senior Digital Rights Specialist

Established in 2015, Create Music Group is a leading music and entertainment company. The company operates as a record label, distribution company, and entertainment network which generates over 15 billion music streams each month on DSP’s. Named #2 on the Inc 5000 Fastest Growth Companies in America in 2020, the company has grown exponentially by leveraging its owned IP with its media and technology platform. The company works with superstar artists, major and independent record labels, and global media brands. It operates a number of companies including Label Engine, one of the largest independent music distribution platforms in the world, with over 75,000 artists and 5,000 label clients; and Flighthouse, a digital entertainment brand focused on Gen Z,  which has more than 300 million followers across social media. Create Music Group is based in Hollywood, CA and has 400 employees worldwide.

Job Summary

The Senior Digital Rights Specialist will be responsible for managing, protecting, monitoring and optimizing the Company’s digital content rights and ensuring effective exploitation and monetization of content across digital platforms. The role requires close coordination with internal teams, platforms, aggregators, partners, rights holders and external stakeholders.

Responsibilities

• Manage and administer digital rights for music, video and other content across relevant digital platforms and territories.
• Maintain accurate records of content ownership, rights, licenses, territories, validity periods, restrictions and contractual obligations.
• Coordinate content delivery, metadata, asset management, rights ingestion and updates across DSPs, OTT platforms, social media platforms, YouTube and other digital channels.
• Monitor digital exploitation of Company and/or represented content and identify unauthorized usage, copyright infringement, claims and potential rights conflicts.
• Manage copyright claims, takedowns, disputes, escalations and resolution of rights-related issues with platforms and third parties.
• Review and interpret agreements, licenses and rights documentation to ensure digital usage is within the permitted scope. 
• Coordinate with Legal, Content, Distribution, Finance, Business Development and other teams on rights-related matters.
• Track digital revenues, claims, usage and monetization opportunities and support reconciliation and reporting wherever required.
• Assist in maximizing content monetization through effective rights management, platform optimization and identification of new digital exploitation opportunities.
• Maintain rights and content databases, dashboards and periodic reports, ensuring data accuracy and timely updates.
• Monitor platform policies, copyright regulations, industry developments and changes affecting digital rights and content monetization.
• Liaise with platforms, aggregators, labels, publishers, licensors, licensees, content owners and other stakeholders for rights administration and issue resolution.
• Support audits, rights verification, catalog reviews and due diligence exercises as required.
• Provide guidance to junior team members and oversee day-to-day rights administration activities where assigned.
• Confidentiality and Compliance: The employee shall maintain strict confidentiality of all Company, client, employee, content, commercial, financial, technical, platform, contractual and business information accessed during employment, and shall perform the role in accordance with applicable laws, contractual obligations, Company policies, confidentiality requirements, data-security expectations and lawful directions issued by the Company.
• The above responsibilities are indicative and may be modified, expanded, reassigned or supplemented by Management from time to time based on business requirements, provided such changes are reasonably connected with the employee’s role, skills, experience, qualifications or responsibilities of a similar nature.
• Other duties as assigned

Qualifications 

• Any Graduate / Post Graduate
• 1+ year of experience in digital rights management
• Must be eligible to work in India
• Must have business level English communication
• Must be able to commute to office in Mumbai 5 days/week
• Passionate about music and is up to date with trends and new genres in the music industry
• Works well in a team environment and can communicate effectively with peers
• Detail-oriented and organized when handling multiple tasks and projects

Pay Scale

• INR 25,000/- to 40, 000/- per month
• The final compensation within this range will be determined based on the candidate’s experience, skills, and overall fit for the role.