Manager, Music Licensing

Overview / Objective

Reporting directly to the NFL Head of Music, this role will oversee the commercial music clearance and licensing functions for the entire NFL Media group including NFL Network, NFL digital platforms, NFL social channels and NFL Films by processing all license requests and managing relationships with the broader music industry to secure the necessary rights and documentation for NFL uses.

Responsibilities

• Working closely with the NFL Media music supervision team, process production requests from across the media group and formatting the necessary information to formulate an official request.
• Manage the relationships with recording and publishing labels to quickly and efficiently submit licensing requests to the necessary stakeholders while securing the most favorable terms for both budget and approved uses, working closely with producers and the broader music team to navigate the negotiation and securement processes.
• Research the numerous rightsholders associated with a given piece of music to identify the entity equipped to grant the NFL rights, whether that is a label, another media company, artist estate, independent producer, etc.
• Acquire the necessary assets from appropriate parties to coordinate delivery to producers, networks, and all stakeholders including music files, video content and financial invoices.
• Tracking music uses across various NFL programming to manage the rights and appropriate uses for licensed commercial music uses, while helping us transition to new music tracking software over the coming year.
• Managing tracking documents for music rights requests, clearances and files across a multitude of different shows, platforms and networks while facilitating payment for requests received from labels and rightsholders.
• Supporting the music supervision team with music curation and recommendations for artists, music and initiatives based on their specialized knowledge of the broader music industry.
• Managing rights associated with broader multi-year music library catalog deals that support the NFL Media Group.

Salary / Pay Range

• This job posting contains a pay range, which represents the range of salaries or hourly rates that the NFL believes, in good faith, at the time of this posting that it might be willing to pay for the posted job. The NFL expects to hire for this position near the middle of the range. Only in truly rare and exceptional circumstances, where an external candidate has experience, credentials or expertise that far exceed those required or expected for the position, would the NFL consider paying a salary or rate near the higher end of the range.

Required Qualifications

• Minimum of 3 years of relevant experience
• Experience navigating music clearances and knowledge of key industry terms
• Strong understanding of the music publishing rights model and process
• Strong knowledge of NFL content and media platforms
• Existing relationships with music labels
• Understanding of current music trends
• Strong attention to detail

Preferred Qualifications

• Bachelor’s Degree – preferably in music related field/Music Business
• Familiarity with music IP laws, union and related issues
• Experience handling financial and legal documents

Other Key Attributes / Characteristics

• Has a great love of music of all genres.

Physical Demands

Travel:

• No Travel is required

Terms / Expected Hours of Work

• 40 Hours per week (some overtime may be required)
• The NFL maintains a Flexible Workplace Policy that provides members of our workforce with opportunities to periodically work from a location of their choice, while maintaining a priority on in-person work at an NFL office, which enables us to more effectively collaborate, connect and build a workplace culture that will drive our continued success.
• The NFL is committed to building a diverse, equitable and inclusive work environment that reflects our incredibly diverse fan base. We provide an environment of mutual respect where equal employment opportunities are available to all employees and applicants without regard to status as protected by applicable federal, state, or local law.