Broadcast Music, Inc. is hiring: Executive Director, Creative-Film/TV/Visual Med

Executive Director, Creative-Film/TV/Visual Media

Broadcast Music, Inc. | Beverly Hills, CA

POSITION SUMMARY: Manages the administrative operations and programs for Film/TV/Visual Media, reporting to the VP of Film/TV/Visual Media. Maintains and increases BMI’s creative strategies and market share.

FUNCTIONS OF THE JOB:

Essential Functions: which may be representative but not all inclusive of those commonly associated with this position.

• Establishes, develops, and maintains relationships with composers, publishers, and Film/TV/Visual Media music industry executives and visual media community.
• Facilitates the relationships between BMI affiliates and the music industry by networking with industry professionals.
• Handles complex inquiries and issues related to top-level Film/TV/Visual Media composers, publishers, and their representatives. Conducts comprehensive investigation.
• Acquires an end-to-end understanding of BMI’s distribution and administration operations to appropriately respond to a wide variety
• Researches and responds to escalated, complex inquiries, such as supporting larger rights holders with income tracking issues and royalty related questions.
• Identifies root causes of customer inquiries and any emerging themes or trends behind increased volume; shares observations with leadership and appropriate cross-functional teams to facilitate more comprehensive solutions.
• Escalates inquiries that rise to certain levels of complexity and/or sensitivity to the relevant subject matter experts and/or leadership.
• Attends music industry events as a representative of BMI to maintain BMI’s profile and increase industry contacts.
• Acts as an advisor to music organizations, community groups, and in all industry related events.
• Serves as a spokesperson for BMI at various industry panels, events, universities, music education forums and cross-industry initiatives, both locally and nationally, educating the music community on the role and function of BMI.
• Supports internal department research initiatives and external relevant industry research.
• Analyzes affiliates’ royalty earnings, work catalogs, and future Visual Media projects to provide projections on future earnings.
• Maintains a thorough knowledge of BMI’s policies and practices, including relevant aspects of affiliation and royalty distribution.
• Maintains a working knowledge of BMI’s role in the music industry, its competitive pressures, and how those matters impact BMI writers and publishers.
• Other duties as assigned.
• Supports our BMI Core Values and cultivates a culture of diversity and inclusion.

Supervisory Responsibilities: Directly supervises departmental team members. Carries out supervisory responsibilities in accordance with the organization’s policies and applicable laws. Responsibilities include interviewing, hiring and training employees; planning, assigning, directing and ensuring reliability of work; appraising performance; rewarding and disciplining team members; addressing complaints and resolving problems.

POSITION QUALIFICATION REQUIREMENTS

Education: Bachelor’s Degree or equivalent preferred.

Experience: Minimum of 10 years of experience in the music industry. Visual Media Industries a plus.

Skills and Abilities: which may be representative but not all inclusive of those commonly associated with this position.

• Able to establish a constructive and informative relationship with a diverse employee population, BMI management (both locally and nationally), writers and publishers
• Proficient in the Film/TV/Visual Media industry and analytics for research
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills demonstrated through ease in presenting work and actively gathering feedback.
• Excellent organizational, time management, and multitasking capabilities.
• Excellent interpersonal skills
• Experience managing teams of people.
• Self-motivated and willing to expand knowledge .
• Ability to prioritize multiple assignments to meet deadlines.
• Proficiency in Microsoft Office
• Experience working with and maintaining database systems and reports, as well as word processing and spreadsheets.
• Ability to prioritize multiple assignments to meet deadlines
• Able to work independently and with good judgment
• Available to travel domestically and internationally as assigned.

SALARY RANGE

The specific base salary offered to a successful applicant will be based on individual qualifications, skills, experience, and education. The pay range is subject to change at any time based on various internal and external factors. The position may also be eligible for one or more performance-based bonuses. In addition to cash compensation, BMI offers a competitive portfolio of benefits to its employees, as described below.

What We Give to You:

• Health, dental, and vision insurance
• 401K with employer match
• Flexible spending accounts
• Paid vacation and paid sick/personal time
• 12 paid calendar holidays
• Summer hours that offer more time for fun in the sun
• Up to 12 weeks paid parental leave
• Tuition assistance for qualified team members
• Amazing and engaging culture
• Employee Resource Groups

BROADCAST MUSIC, INC. IS AN EQUAL OPPORTUNITY EMPLOYER: All applicants will receive equal opportunity for employment without regardof race, color, sex, religion, nationality, age, sexualorientation, gender identity and/or expression, veteran’s or marital status, disability, or any other cultural factor.

Broadcast Music, Inc.® (BMI®), a global leader in music rights management since 1939, seeks team members who value the creation of music and will deliver excellent service both internally and externally to our more than 600,000 affiliated songwriters, composers and publishers and the businesses that play their music. BMI has the privilege of representing the most award-winning repertoire of music created by the industry’s biggest names in all genres of music. By distributing the licensing fees from businesses that use music as royalties to our affiliated songwriters, composers and music publishers in compliance with copyright law, BMI helps ensure that they can continue to pursue their creative livelihoods.