Licensing Coordinator

**About us**:
At Sony Music Entertainment, we fuel the creative journey. We've played a pioneering role in music history, from the first-ever music label to the invention of the flat disc record. We've nurtured some of music's most iconic artists and produced some of the most influential recordings of all time.

Today, we work in more than 70 countries, supporting a diverse roster of international superstars, developing and independent artists, and visionary creators. From our position at the intersection of music, entertainment, and technology, we bring imagination and expertise to the newest products and platforms, embrace new business models, employ breakthrough tools, and provide powerful insights that help our artists push creative boundaries and reach new audiences. In everything we do, we're committed to artistic integrity, transparency, and entrepreneurship.

Sony Music Entertainment is part of the global Sony family of global companies.

As the Licensing Coordinator, you'll work with the entire Licensing team to provide support and creative input to achieve the overall business and team goals. You'll report directly into Director, Licensing

You'll be immersed across the music and entertainment industries and collaborate with all departments of the Australian business and international affiliates, as well as artists, managers, and Licensing team partners to help the team secure licensing opportunities for our Sony owned repertoire.

Your eagerness to learn, attention to detail, and passion for music will play a pivotal role in achieving the company and artist's success in the entertainment industry.

**What you'll do**:

- **Creative Support**: Assist with creative input on all music briefs and communicate final playlist to Licensing partner.
- **Rights Management**: Work closely with Legal & Business Affairs local team and our international licensing affiliates to ensure proper rights information is documented in our Licensing database.
- **Licensing execution**: Work closely with team to learn the intricacies of Music Licensing and build knowledge base to handle licensing requests independently, starting with: Compilations, Dramatic Context, Online and Short Films.
- **Market Research**: Research, collect and organise information on upcoming projects, schedules, and industry trends in the entertainment space that will impact our work flow and/or create opportunity areas for licensing.
- **Communication & Marketing**: Work closely with Director, Licensing to develop marketing communication and music delivery to licensing partners and international Sync teams through traditional e-newsletters or through non-traditional methods.
- **Team Support & Administration**:Maintain and update team documents and databases. Support Licensing team in all areas including creative pitching, internal reporting, outreach tracking documentation, administering Sony Music Licensing team inbox, and end-to-end licensing.
- **Relationship Building**: Work alongside team to cultivate strong internal and external relationships with Licensing partners and attend industry events, gigs, and networking sessions to expand your own, and the team's, network.

**What you'll bring**
- Passion for music and a great understanding of different genres.
- You are hungry to learn and grow. You are curious, ask questions and get excited about new projects.
- Strong communication skills, highly responsive and service oriented attitude.
- Organisational skills and attention to detail are exceptional.
- Great at building strong partnerships with excellent communication skills.
- Willing and excited to support the team as needed.
- You want to continue building your commerciality and negotiation skills while working with us.
- Love music and are willing to attend shows to support our artists.
- A team player with the ability to work collaboratively across business units.

**What we offer**:
Passionate about our people, we provide some great opportunities for our team members to embrace, some of these on offer:

- You'll join an inclusive, collaborative and passionate global community where you can fuel the creative journey and make a difference.
- Flexible working (in office in Pyrmont or from home).
- Company supported Private Health Insurance and Income protection/TPD cover through superannuation.
- Employee resource groups and wellbeing benefits.
- Generous Sony discounts across the Sony Group of families.
- Parental leave benefits, inclusive and supportive to all parents and carers throughout their parenting and caring journey including up to 18 weeks paid time off.
- Additional benefits to support caring responsibilities thereafter, including emergency back-up child care options.
- LinkedIn Learning membership.
- Novated car leasing options.
- Employee Assistance Program for all team members and family.
- Continually investing and fostering your professional growth & development.

**Timeline**:Interviews will be conducted in January 2025