Distributions Administrator, Royalty Operations

Distributions Administrator, Royalty Operations

Toronto, ON/Montréal, QC

POSITION TYPE: 6-month Contract, Full-Time

HIRING RANGE: $45000 - $50,000/Annum

REASON FOR HIRING: New Role

WORK MODEL: Hybrid

LANGUAGE: English, French is an asset

SOCAN is a not-for-profit copyright collective dedicated to ensuring music creators and publishers receive what they have rightfully earned for the use of their work. SOCAN supports and represents nearly 200,000 songwriters, composers, and music publishers. Through licensing, global royalty collection and advocacy, we help creators to keep making the music that entertains, moves, and inspires us.

SOCAN thrives with a variety of viewpoints, identities, and backgrounds, and we are committed to anti-racism. Everyone is welcome to apply for our wide range of roles, regardless of gender identity, gender expression, ethnicity, race, age, culture, sexual orientation, religious belief, or physical ability. Learn more about SOCAN’s commitment to Inclusion & Anti-Racism.

• Make a difference by supporting and collaborating with a vibrant and creative community
• Enjoy many options for workplace flexibility and work-life balance
• Get involved in the rapidly changing creative space
• Advocate for and empower the creative community
• Together, we’ll help music creators earn more income and make a living

• 35-hour workweek schedule (possible flexible work options i.e., 4-day work week (position based))
• Inclusive and collaborative working environment

SOCAN is looking for detail-oriented, results-focused and proactive individual to join the Royalty Operations and Services teams. The role of Distribution Administrator is responsible for research, data entry and validation activities that support one of several operational teams including:

• Identification – manual matching of music usage by radio, television and streaming services to SOCAN’s catalog of musical works (songs) and audio visual cue sheets
• Works Maintenance & Agreements – updating music works or their related agreements to ensure proper royalty distributions
• Audio-Visual Maintenance – entering and updating cue sheets
• Concerts – entering set lists and matching to SOCAN’s catalog
• Queries – research member (domestic & international) queries and provide resolution

The goals of all activities assigned are to maximize royalty distributions and ensure the accuracy of SOCAN’s distribution.

The knowledge of English is required for this position.

• Management of SOCAN catalog of musical works and audio-visual cue sheets and related music publishing agreements, including the addition of new and/or updating of existing
• Research of the musical work or audio-visual cue sheet and associated shareholders
• Resolution of conflicting claims on a musical work or audio-visual cue sheet by coordinating with Membership for member feedback
• Review and update of agreements that direct royalty collection
• Merge potential duplicate works into a single payable musical work
• Matching of music usage reports from radio, television and streaming services to SOCAN catalog
• Reviewing possible match results and research of musical work or audio-visual cue sheet to ensure valid match to reported music use
• Execute match of musical work or audio visual cue sheet to music usage reported or claimed by members based on Unidentified Performances List posted for member review online
• Resolve member queries and/or member-generated activities (domestic and international)
• Research queries submitted by Membership on behalf of members that cover many different areas including changes to catalogs and member agreements and potential missing royalties
• Provide updates to Membership on investigations for communication to members
• Pursue member-claimed music use with foreign societies
• Other duties, as required

• Computer literacy required, including working knowledge of Microsoft Office Suite, specifically MS Excel
• Bilingual in French and English is a strong asset, but is not required
• Music industry knowledge is an asset,…