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Music Licensing Manager

Job Description

Overview

The music licensing manager will be responsible for clearing music rights for video game use. He/She will work closely with production, legal, marketing, business teams.

The ideal candidate will have strong creative music supervision skills and a comprehensive knowledge of music, its history, genres, and styles, and must be up to date with current music.

Responsibilities

· License rights for musical compositions and sound recordings from rights holders (both domestic and foreign) including synchronization and performance rights

· Collaborate with licensing team and production teams in the preparation of music budgets

· Work with music team and legal team to develop strategies, evaluate rights and implement procedures to work within production budgets

· Develop and maintain the relationship with music labels in China, negotiate and facilitate the music deals for production and marketing use

· Be a source of deep insights about the music licensing ecosystem, execute in an intense, fast-paced, and highly iterative environment

Qualifications

Qualifications

· 5+ years of music licensing and clearance experience for various types of digital content including gaming, virtual reality, karaoke, advertising, and film/television

· Knowledge of music licensing models

Preferred qualifications

· Have a comprehensive knowledge of the music business and current key issues in the industry

· Proven track record of excellence in negotiating and executing music licensing for global organizations

· Demonstrated ability to work collaboratively and cross-functionally to establish effective internal relationships and to represent Ubisoft with external stakeholders

· Proven track record with high standards of professionalism

· Creative, resourceful, detail-oriented, highly organized

· Clear and concise communication skills

· Ability to meet multiple objectives in an entrepreneurial environment with little supervision

· Have excellent communication and people skills. Have good diplomacy and negotiation skills

· Be able to problem-solving and be highly organized

· Be able to remain calm in stressful situations and be able to work to deadlines

· Ability to accurately analyze contracts and license agreements.

· Ability to draw conclusions from working knowledge of issues which impact the area of rights licensing including copyright & trademark law and union/guild issues.

Additional Information

Why Ubisoft Shanghai?

Be a part of the most exciting and innovating video game company in China. Come to work in Shanghai, an amazing city renowned as “Paris of the East”.

Together with a team of multi-national professionals equipped with the cutting-edge technologies, you can be assured of an experience that is both aspirational and fulfilling.

By working in Shanghai studio, you will also be offered with an array of career development opportunities, an abundant training resources, and moreover, a stimulating and creative work environment.

If you’re looking for this kind of job opportunity, you’ll find it here at Ubisoft Shanghai.

Join us for an exciting adventure and make great games!

Company Description

About Ubisoft & Shanghai Studio:

Ubisoft is a leading creator, publisher and distributor of interactive entertainment and services, with a rich portfolio of world-renowned brands, including Assassin’s Creed, Just Dance, Tom Clancy’s video game series, Rayman, Far Cry and Watch Dogs. The teams throughout Ubisoft’s worldwide network of studios and business offices are committed to delivering original and memorable gaming experiences across all popular platforms, including consoles, mobile phones, tablets and PCs. For the 2018-19 fiscal year Ubisoft generated Net Bookings of €2,029 million.

Created in 1996, Ubisoft Shanghai studio, is a vibrant and exciting place where our 400+ talents get opportunities to either co-develop great AAA blockbuster games, create cutting-edge online games or produce fun mobile games.

To learn more, please visit: www.ubisoftgroup.com