Senior Royalties Analyst

Location: New York, NY (currently hybrid with up to 50% remote)

At TouchTunes, the world’s largest in-venue interactive music and entertainment platform, we’re all about sparking joy and human connection. That moment in a bar where someone at the next table cues the jukebox to play your favorite song? That’s what we do – our platform plays millions of songs daily – but we’re also so much more! We just bought the largest soft-tipped darts business in the United States, we’ve reinvented our mobile app, and we’re operating nearly 100,000 connected devices across North America and Europe. We’re innovators, strategic thinkers, and people making the future possible today.

We are looking for a rockstar Senior Royalties Analyst to join our Music Team. You’ll work for and closely with our Manager, Royalties.

Key Responsibilities:

• Processing and distribution of royalty statements, including error reconciliation, internal statement review, and statement finalization for all TouchTunes businesses in the US, UK and Canada.
• Preparation of monthly and quarterly manual statements handled outside the royalty system.
• Tracking of contractual advances and recoupments to ensure they are paid in accordance with existing contracts.
• Coordination of payment requests with our US & UK AP/Finance departments to meet contractual deadlines.
• Ensuring administration changes are accurately entered into the royalty system in order to set up licensors (Publishers, Record Labels, PROs/CMOs) in accordance with contract terms.
• Updating publishing information, including song split percentages, in the song database.
• Working with the Licensing department to ensure copyright information is accurate and licenses are secured.

• Working closely with the Licensing and Database teams to identify areas for automation and system enhancements.
• Royalty/ad hoc analyses and special projects.
• Responding to inquiries from licensing partners regarding music royalties.
• Assisting with processing Letters of Direction (LODs).

Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s Degree
• At least 5 years of music royalties experience (experience in international royalties is a plus) including royalty system and statement generation experience
• Knowledge of and experience working with key music industry players (labels, publishers, societies)
• Strong computer and analytical skills. Must be proficient in Microsoft Office, especially Excel (i.e., V-Lookup, Pivot Tables, etc.)
• Highly organized
• Strong sense of urgency and attention to detail
• Excellent problem-solving skills
• Ability to work independently but be a team player and flexible. Must be able to adapt to all situations and handle stress.
• Strong verbal and written communication skills
• Strong sense of professional ethics, discretion, and confidentiality

What is in it for you:

• Joining a dynamic team of music industry professionals
• Challenging, wide-ranging royalty work that has a direct impact on the company’s success
• A fun, exciting environment that’s all about creating human connection through music and other entertainment experiences
• A culture of pioneers who are changing the face of the amusements industry
• Very competitive insurance packages
• Competitive 401K package with company match
• Performance based long-term incentive programs
• Current hybrid work schedule: 50% remote; 50% time onsite, including Tuesdays, Wednesdays, and every other Thursday

Work Requirements:

• In an effort to protect our fellow employees, their families and our customers, TouchTunes requires all employees working onsite to receive the COVID-19 vaccination with exemptions only for limited reasons required by law.
• Must be authorized to work in the United States
• Ability to perform primarily sedentary work, frequently using a computer (visual acuity, fine motor skills) and telephone (talking/hearing).
• Ability to listen, to understand, and to follow verbal and written directions
• Ability to exchange information in written format
• Ability to learn the procedures, function, and limitations of assigned duties
• Ability to recognize when there is a problem (when something is wrong or is likely to go wrong)
• Ability to apply general rules to specific problems to produce answers that make sense
• Flexibility to work outside of normal hours, including evenings, weekends, and holidays, as needed

TouchTunes is an Equal Employment Opportunity / Affirmative Action employer. TouchTunes provides equal employment opportunities (EEO) to all employees and applicants for employment without regard to race, color, religion, creed, sex, gender identity or expression, age, national origin or ancestry, citizenship, disability, sexual orientation, marital status, pregnancy, veteran status, membership in the uniformed services, genetic information, or any other basis protected by applicable law. This policy applies to all terms and conditions of employment, including recruiting, hiring, placement, promotion, termination, layoff, recall, transfer, leaves of absence, compensation, and training.