Music Publishing Partnerships Manager (LA)

Responsibilities

The Global Music Business Development team drives negotiations and fosters relationships with record labels and music publishers. We are tasked with creating and implementing the TikTok music strategy. The team helps drive growth and awareness of TikTok and the music and artists that thrive therein. The Music Publishing Partnerships Lead, AMS will support and build relationships across the music publishing space, including education programs, creative activations and product development for music-related products and features across TikTok's suite of AI-powered mobile apps.
The Music Publishing Partnerships Lead, AMS is responsible for building and scaling music publishing partnerships and strategy across the AMS region, enhancing TikTok's industry perception as a songwriter-friendly platform, and driving efficiencies through strategic initiatives and cross-functional collaboration.

Responsibilities:
- Develop and execute music publishing partnerships strategy for AMS
- Develop & maintain high-quality working relationships with music publishing rightsholders, songwriters and management
- Collaborate with cross-functional (XFN) teams to advance education, partnership growth, and songwriter engagement, including the development of songwriter-specific product features
- Conduct partner relationship management, including business reviews, best practice sessions and masterclasses
- Design and execute industry-facing activations to advance industry perception
- Represent TikTok at external industry events

Qualifications

Minimum Qualification(s)
- 3+ years of experience in music or related digital content industry, with an emphasis on music publishing and digital services, including experience in copyright, licensing, business development and product development
- Excellent organizational, communication and presentation design skills
- Proactive team player and effective influencer

Preferred Qualification(s)
- Direct experience at a digital platform or a music rightsholder in a similar role
- Established relationships with key stakeholders across the region
- Creative planning and execution

Job Information

[For Pay Transparency] Compensation Description (annually)

The base salary range for this position in the selected city is $102600 - $198360 annually.

Compensation may vary outside of this range depending on a number of factors, including a candidate's qualifications, skills, competencies and experience, and location. Base pay is one part of the Total Package that is provided to compensate and recognize employees for their work, and this role may be eligible for additional discretionary bonuses/incentives, and restricted stock units.

Benefits may vary depending on the nature of employment and the country work location. Employees have day one access to medical, dental, and vision insurance, a 401(k) savings plan with company match, paid parental leave, short-term and long-term disability coverage, life insurance, wellbeing benefits, among others. Employees also receive 10 paid holidays per year, 10 paid sick days per year and 17 days of Paid Personal Time (prorated upon hire with increasing accruals by tenure).

The Company reserves the right to modify or change these benefits programs at any time, with or without notice.

For Los Angeles County (unincorporated) Candidates:

Qualified applicants with arrest or conviction records will be considered for employment in accordance with all federal, state, and local laws including the Los Angeles County Fair Chance Ordinance for Employers and the California Fair Chance Act. Our company believes that criminal history may have a direct, adverse and negative relationship on the following job duties, potentially resulting in the withdrawal of the conditional offer of employment:

1. Interacting and occasionally having unsupervised contact with internal/external clients and/or colleagues;

2. Appropriately handling and managing confidential information including proprietary and trade secret information and access to information technology systems; and

3. Exercising sound judgment.

Responsibilities

Responsibilities

The Global Music Business Development team drives negotiations and fosters relationships with record labels and music publishers. We are tasked with creating and implementing the TikTok music strategy. The team helps drive growth and awareness of TikTok and the music and artists that thrive therein. The Music Publishing Partnerships Lead, AMS will support and build relationships across the music publishing space, including education programs, creative activations and product development for music-related products and features across TikTok's suite of AI-powered mobile apps.
The Music Publishing Partnerships Lead, AMS is responsible for building and scaling music publishing partnerships and strategy across the AMS region, enhancing TikTok's industry perception as a songwriter-friendly platform, and driving efficiencies through strategic initiatives and cross-functional collaboration.

Responsibilities:
- Develop and execute music publishing partnerships strategy for AMS
- Develop & maintain high-quality working relationships with music publishing rightsholders, songwriters and management
- Collaborate with cross-functional (XFN) teams to advance education, partnership growth, and songwriter engagement, including the development of songwriter-specific product features
- Conduct partner relationship management, including business reviews, best practice sessions and masterclasses
- Design and execute industry-facing activations to advance industry perception
- Represent TikTok at external industry events

Qualifications

Qualifications

Minimum Qualification(s)
- 3+ years of experience in music or related digital content industry, with an emphasis on music publishing and digital services, including experience in copyright, licensing, business development and product development
- Excellent organizational, communication and presentation design skills
- Proactive team player and effective influencer

Preferred Qualification(s)
- Direct experience at a digital platform or a music rightsholder in a similar role
- Established relationships with key stakeholders across the region
- Creative planning and execution