Careers

BUSINESS AFFAIRS ADMINISTRATOR

We seek a detail oriented, enthusiastic Business Affairs Administrator and music lover to join Primary Wave’s Business & Legal Affairs department. This role will be full-time with a hybrid in-person and remote work schedule in our New York office, and will report to the General Counsel.

Responsibilities:
• Coordinate and assist with catalog acquisitions, including with respect to due diligence (e.g., copyright and trademark research), preparation and review of asset schedules, and post-closing catalog matters (e.g., implementation of letters of direction, tracking of post-closing deliverables).
• Liaise with a variety of Primary Wave departments, including with regard to rights research requests, royalty audits, and use approvals and licenses.
• Review, analyze and summarize contracts.
• Assist with expansion and maintenance of rights management database.
• Manage form document files.
• Manage internal deal tracker for certain catalogs, and outside counsel legal fee invoicing.
• Other Business Affairs duties as assigned by attorneys in the department or the General Counsel.

Qualifications:
• Minimum 4 years in-house business affairs role or law firm experience (in an entertainment practice group) handling music related matters.
• Degree from an accredited college or university.
• Proficient with analysis of music contracts; content licensing; rights tracking.
• Strong organizational, and oral and written communication skills.
• Demonstrated ability to work independently, within a team-oriented environment.
• Ability to maintain strict confidentiality of sensitive legal and business matters.
• Self-starter with a strong work ethic; skilled with managing and appropriately prioritizing multiple assignments, meeting deadlines under pressured timelines, and taking ownership of projects.
• Proficient in MS Word, Outlook, Adobe, and Excel.
Prior business affairs or copyright department experience at a music publisher or label strongly preferred. Familiarity with USPTO and US Copyright Office databases a plus.

Benefits:
Primary Wave offers exceptional benefits to our employees. In addition to a competitive salary, we offer an excellent career path. We provide one of the best available benefit programs for small businesses, including a healthcare plan, 401(k), long-term and short-term disability, holidays, life insurance, hybrid work schedule, and vacation.
We work to maintain the best possible environment for our employees, where people can learn and grow with the company. We strive to provide a collaborative, creative environment where each person feels encouraged to contribute to our processes, decisions, planning and culture.

To Apply:
To respond to this great opportunity, please click on the link to complete an application and submit your resume HERE

DIGITAL MARKETING SPECIALIST / AUDIENCE DEVELOPMENT

To develop and execute innovative digital marketing campaigns for our company and artist roster. More specifically, responsibilities will include the following:

• Develop overall digital strategy and build/execute innovative campaigns to further our artists’ data capture, sales, and advertising goals, and react to social analytics in order to improve the success of these campaigns.
• Develop creative out of the box ideas and campaigns.
• Create and manage internal communication decks as required.
• Create social media content calendars and monitor all social media pages.
• Direct and manage relations with internal digital team as well as 3rd party partners and agency clients.
• Using insights, analytics, and consumer insights to inform effective marketing initiatives and decisions.
• Direct and approve creative processes for all internal and external marketing collateral.
• Work closely with internal talent management and publishing teams to develop and maximize opportunities.
• Manage artist web properties, e-commerce stores with any updates, SEO optimization and keyword usage.
• Track and interpret data to compile reports for clients and others as needed.
• Create tracking links for campaigns and communicate learnings as appropriate.
• Develop relationships and secure promotions with online properties and technology platforms.
• Assess new technologies, partners and develop new opportunities.
• Manage digital paid media campaigns with media agency, agents, and labels.
• Manage email marketing communications for artists throughout projects.
• Assist with basic in-house graphic design and video needs across all Primary Wave departments.
• Ensure best practices are used with attention to new digital trends and platform updates.
• This job is performed under general office conditions
• This job routinely requires physical activity such as bending, walking, lifting, etc.
• This job requires communication with others to exchange information

Qualifications/Skills and Education Required:
Ideal candidate should possess:
• 3+ years’ experience working in the music or entertainment fields managing digital marketing campaigns and relationships with digital and social partners.
• Passion for music, social media, lifestyle blogs, and discovers new music in interesting ways.
• Reads blogs (tech and entertainment) every day, installs every new app just to try it out
• You are excited by a collaborative high-volume work environment
• Must be comfortable working in an environment with many changeable demands and priorities, requiring scheduling flexibility, positive demeanor and a “can do” attitude.
• A passion for music and live events, interest in understanding how content performs, leveraging available platforms and data.
• Natural storyteller who understands the brand DNA, voice, and aesthetics.
• Strong organizational and copywriting skills.
• Excellent attention to detail, including grammar and spelling.
• Proficiency in Photoshop, Video Editing Programs (Final Cut Pro, Premiere, etc.) and Microsoft Office (Outlook, Excel, Word, etc.) and Basic HTML experience is a major bonus.
• Entrepreneurial mindset.
• Able to read and react to trends in the social and online space.
• Able to read basic analytics and develop plans and content in reaction to what the data observed is telling them.
• Strong presentation skills (both written and spoken), creativity and adaptability.
• Demonstrated ability to develop content for online use.
• Experience writing copy and creation of photo/video content.

To Apply:
To respond to this great opportunity, please click on the link to complete an application and submit your resume HERE

DIRECTOR, CREATIVE SYNC

The Primary Wave Sync Licensing department is seeking a New York-based Director of Creative Sync.

This is an opportunity for an experienced creative exec to join our dynamic team and work with some of the world’s most iconic music. This is a creative/pitch position that reports to the SVP/Head of Sync and would work closely with the entire Sync team as well as other Primary Wave departments.

Summary of Key Responsibilities and Essential role functions to include but not limited to:
• Pitch Primary Wave’s roster of classic artist catalogs, contemporary writers and management clients to
advertising agencies, music supervisors, film/tv studio departments and others in the creative business
community, identifying and generating creative sync opportunities and revenue for our artists
• Organize showcases and other artist / client events and meetings
• Work with other internal departments to assist with onboarding newly acquired catalogs and other new
partnerships
• Handle incoming sync licensing requests and approvals while liaising with songwriters and managers, film/TV
and advertising clients, as well as co-rights holders and publishing administration partners
• Assist in department and company projects as needed
• Be a key part of a collaborative and supportive team, while working with some of the world’s most all-time
iconic music.

The ideal Director of Creative Sync candidate:
• Has 8-10+ years sync licensing experience at a music publisher, record label, ad agency, music supervision
company or a similar position in a Sync / Licensing department
• Has an extensive, proven track record of proactively pitching and landing syncs in various visual media
• Has a very deep, established network of music supervision and other contacts in advertising and in film/TV
music organizations, and is proactive in creating new client relationships
• Has thorough knowledge of music licensing, copyright, and the evolving advertising and film/tv music
industries.
• Is a proactive self-starter who also works well as part of a team
• Is highly proficient in Microsoft Office, iTunes, Disco or similar music pitching platforms
• Has a strong work ethic and strives to make a positive impact on overall Sync department and company
priorities
• Is passionate about music and our industry!

Benefits:
We offer exceptional benefits, to our employees. In addition to a competitive salary, we offer and an excellent career path. We provide one of the best available benefit programs for small businesses, including a healthcare plan, 401(k), long-term and short-term disability, holidays, life insurance, hybrid work schedule, and vacation.
We work to maintain the best possible environment for our employees, where people can learn and grow with the company. We strive to provide a collaborative, creative environment where each person feels encouraged to contribute to our processes, decisions, planning and culture.

To Apply:
To respond to this great opportunity, please click on link to complete an application and submit your resume HERE

FALL INTERNSHIPS, VARIOUS DEPARTMENTS

We are looking for passionate interns across our departments for the Fall 2023 semester.

Submission deadline is on August 7, 2023.

Marketing/Digital/Assets – APPLY
Brand Partnerships – APPLY
Graphic Design – APPLY
Streaming and Playlisting – APPLY
Management – LA ONLY – APPLY
Finance and Royalties – APPLY
A&R – LA ONLY – APPLY
PR – APPLY
Sync – APPLY