Analyst, Repertoire Quality

About the Company

BMI is a mission-driven organization at the forefront of music rights and creator advocacy. Celebrating over 80 years of service to songwriters, composers, music publishers and businesses, BMI is a global leader in music rights management. Currently representing the public performance rights in over 25 million musical works created and owned by more than 1.4 million artists. BMI negotiates music license agreements and distributes the fees it generates as royalties to its affiliated writers and publishers when their songs are publicly performed.

Great music starts with great data.

As an Analyst, Repertoire Quality, you’ll help ensure the song information behind BMI’s repertoire is accurate, complete and ready to support licensing and royalty distribution. This role combines research, analysis, problem-solving and collaboration to resolve registration issues, investigate conflicts and improve the quality of repertoire information.

You’ll dig into song registrations, research information across multiple sources, monitor chart activity, identify trends and root causes, and work with internal and external customers to resolve issues. Your work will also help identify opportunities to improve processes and prevent recurring problems.

This is an opportunity for someone who enjoys investigating details, connecting the dots and solving complex problems — while building deeper knowledge of music publishing, copyright administration and the systems that support the music industry.

Position Summary

Ensure the accuracy and completeness of song registrations for the purpose of licensing and distribution. Perform quality assurance activities to increase the accuracy of existing and future repertoire.

Functions of the Job

Essential Functions:

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

Quality Assurance

Review songs based on priorities to ensure registrations are accurate and complete for licensing and distribution purposes. This includes research of 3rd party databases, communication with internal and external customers, and other related research activities.

Research and request missing registrations based on prioritization.

Review various audit reports to assess the accuracy of individual song registrations and/or catalogs.

Monitors chart activity and performs proactive research to ensure high-profile works are represented in BMI’s repertoire database.

Identify trends and patterns with song registration issues and recommend solutions for future prevention.

Conflict Management

Utilize various tools to research, analyze and determine root-cause of identified counterclaims and conflicts.

Determine appropriate actions to resolve conflicts, communicate findings with internal and external customers, and update systems and documentation as needed.

Analyze, interpret, and take appropriate action on documentation from members and/or other PROs in response to conflict inquiries.

As applicable, submit updates directly to 3rd party portals.

Assist Admin Leadership in tracking various KPIs and metrics.

Other

As necessary, provide detailed instructions for registration and performance identification updates.

Prepare and submit adjustment requests as necessary.

Analyze issues for trends and patterns to assist Admin Leadership in developing solutions for system enhancements.

Communicate BMI’s repertoire and agreement policies and procedures to internal and external customers.

Support various business initiatives and projects as it relates to repertoire management.

Participate in continuous process improvement to ensure departmental efficiencies are identified, implemented, and maintained.

Regular attendance.

Other duties as assigned.

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