Jobs at Sony in United States, New York

All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to any basis protected by applicable federal, state, or local law, ordinance, or regulation.

Be a part of an organization that is creator first. Committed to fueling excellence and always imagining more, while fostering a supportive culture, one where we elevate each other and act responsibly.

Contract Administration:Evaluate and summarize all pertinent deal terms (i.e. term status, advances, retention rights, royalty rates, etc.) for a segment of Sony Music Publishing’s Canada, Latin and Film/TV agreements in the Contract Administration Department’s database

• Update deal summaries and tracking reports as agreements are signed, modified or terminated.
• Recognize unique requirements and variations in agreements for special handling.
• Maintain the list of new deals and process all incoming agreements on a timely basis.
• Maintain Deal Expiration Reports and circulate for Creative, Business Affairs, and upper Management review on a quarterly basis.
• Update various other Contract Administration Department reports with relevant deal information.

Miscellaneous:

• Track writer’s song deliveries and assist in delivery and release information research.
• Circulate time-sensitive Option Memos for required upper management approvals.
• Send all outgoing mail for Contract Administration Department.

• Provide coverage for the Assistant Manager, Business Affairs & Contract Administration in processing time-sensitive payment requests and in the maintenance of deal summaries and expiration tracking reports for US deals.
• Research digitally archived documents and agreements as requested.
• Collaborate on system and process improvement projects.
• Additional business critical projects and agreement information requests, as assigned.

Who You Are: (

• Bachelor’s degree preferred.
• 3-5 years' experience with music publishing legal, copyright and/or contract administration.
• A highly organized person that pays close attention to details.
• Adept at prioritizing time-sensitive tasks.
• Ability to maintain confidentiality in all matters.
• Proficient computer skills and fluency in Microsoft Suite; ability to learn music publishing company-specific systems.
• A self-starter with the capacity to work independently, as well as within a team.
• Excellent communication skills (spoken, telephone, written)
• Some Travel May Be Required.
• 7.5-hour business workday but variations in work volume may require extended working hours for evening and late-night events.
• May be asked to work during high volume seasons (i.e. end of calendar year, end of fiscal year, etc)
• Must be authorized to work in the United States.

What We Give You:

• You join an inclusive, collaborative and global community where you have the opportunity to fuel the creative journey.
• A modern office environment designed to foster productivity, creativity, and teamwork.
• An attractive and comprehensive benefits package including medical, dental, vision, life & disability coverage, and 401K + employer matching.
• Voluntary benefits like company-paid identity theft protection and resources for pets, mental health and meditation resources, industry-leading fertility coverage, fully paid leave for childbirth or bonding, fully paid leave for caregivers, programs for loved ones with developmental disabilities and neurodiversity, subsidized back-up child and elder care, and reimbursement for adoption, surrogacy, tuition and student loans.
• We invest in your professional growth & development.
• Time off for a winter recess and early close Summer Fridays.

All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to any basis protected by applicable federal, state, or local law, ordinance, or regulation.

Be a part of an organization that is creator first. Committed to fueling excellence and always imagining more, while fostering a supportive culture, one where we elevate each other and act responsibly.

Job Purpose:The Associate Director is responsible for transactional, litigation and other departmental matters aimed at enabling the business to achieve its objectives. This role is responsible for negotiating and drafting contracts and other documents, and participating in efforts to protect SMP’s songwriters and intellectual property rights.

What You’ll Do:

• Draft and negotiate various types of publishing agreements, including co-publishing, purchase agreements, administration agreements,modifications/extensions,etc.

• Respond promptly to requests from various internal and external clients

• Partner and collaborate with royalty personnel on responses to audit claims. Negotiate and draft audit settlement agreements

• Partner with Sony in-house litigation staff and outside counsel on litigation matters: Review claims, coordinate responses to discovery requests, review answers, motion papers, briefs, etc.

• Partner closely with A&R staff on preparation of proposals

• Prepare and circulate deal approval memos

• Advise internal clients on legal issues and risks, complex agreement structures, approval processes, copyright issues, company policies and procedures, intellectual property and agreement strategy

• Support the continuous improvement of standard form agreements and legal processes

• Perform other relevant duties as assigned
  

Who You Are:

• JD required, licensed and in good standing to practice law in California and/or NY

• Excellent drafting/writing and communication skills

• Prior experience working for a law firm or corporate experience negotiating and drafting

• 2+ years’ experience working in the media industry

• Demonstrated experience working effectively in a diverse environment

• Excellent communication, interpersonal and organizational skills

• Ability to multi-task and juggle competing priorities

• Strong organization skills with high attention to detail

• Ability to be innovative and suggest change/improvements within scope of work

• Ability to professionally interface with all levels of the organization, clients and vendors

• Willingness to learn and adapt to new responsibilities in a fast-paced environment

• Related licensing experience within the entertainment industry

• Ability to research legal matters quickly and accurately

• Knowledge of domestic and international copyright issues

• Knowledge of PRO issues and foreign PRO issues.

• High levels of integrity, discretion and honesty

• Ability to adhere to deadlines, execute on tasks and handle multiple, diverse assignments

• Strong time management skills

• Computer literacy (MS Word & Excel essential)
  

What We Give You:

• You join an inclusive, collaborative and global community where you have the opportunity to fuel the creative journey

• A modern office environment designed to foster productivity, creativity, and teamwork

• An attractive and comprehensive benefits package including medical, dental, vision, life & disability coverage, and 401K + employer matching

• Voluntary benefits like company-paid identity theft protection and resources for pets, mental health and meditation resources, industry-leading fertility coverage, fully paid leave for childbirth or bonding, fully paid leave for caregivers, programs for loved ones with developmental disabilities and neurodiversity, subsidized back-up child and elder care, and reimbursement for adoption, surrogacy, tuition and student loans

• We invest in your professional growth & development

• Time off for a winter recess
  

The anticipated annual base salary for this position is $135,000-$150,000. This range does not include any other compensation components or other benefits that an individual may be eligible for. The actual base salary offered depends on a variety of factors, which may include as applicable, the qualifications of the individual applicant for the position, years of relevant experience, specific and unique skills, level of education attained, certifications or other professional licenses held, and the location in which the applicant lives and/or from which they will be performing the job.

Be a part of an organization that is creator first. Committed to fueling excellence and always imagining more, while fostering a supportive culture, one where we elevate each other and act responsibly.

What You’ll Do:

• Provide first class support for a high energy creative and executive team.
• Provision new equipment and onboard new users and provide welcome training.
• Perform account provisioning and permissions assignments.
• Install, configure, and troubleshoot desktops, laptops, printers, scanners, mobile devices, and other peripheral equipment as required.
• Perform basic break fix tasks.
• Support security teams on incident response and use of patching and anti-malware tools.
• Troubleshoot connectivity issues both wired/wireless.
• Provide global support for any SMP location as required.
• Liaise with Sony L2 & L3 teams to assist with troubleshooting and configuration of local infrastructure as required.
• Work with SMP infrastructure staff to navigate a wiring closet to patch workstations/devices into the network as appropriate.
• Have a basic understanding of SMP’s business applications and refer support requests to appropriate resources as needed, which might or might not be within SMP.
• Submit purchaserecommendations/requeststo appropriate SMP staff to ensure availability of user PCs and peripherals.
• Work in our Service Desk ticketing system.
• Document troubleshooting steps & procedures so others can leverage knowledge.
• Provide training and coaching to less experienced team members.
• Be a contributing member of a global support team.
• Maintain inventory of local assets.
• Project based work as needed.

Who You Are:

• 5+ years of related experience.
• Bachelor’s degree in a computer related field.
• Strong understanding of Windows and MAC environments.
• Have strong interpersonal skills and be able to manage expectations of a demanding user community.
• Proficient in MS Word, Excel, Outlook, and PowerPoint and Office 365 Administration.
• Experience with Service Desk ticketing systems such as Jira or ServiceNow.
• 7.5-hour business workday but variations in work volume frequently require extended working hours for evening and late-night events.
• Be familiar with basic security & privacy principles (MFA, Access Control, Asset Management, phishing, data protection, encryption)
• Broadly familiar with basic networking concept (tcp/ip, subnets, dhcp, dns)

What We Give You:

• You join an inclusive, collaborative, and global community where you can fuel the creative journey.
• A modern office environment designed to foster productivity, creativity, and teamwork.
• An attractive and comprehensive benefits package including medical, dental, vision, life & disability coverage, and 401K + employer matching.
• Voluntary benefits like company-paid identity theft protection and resources for pets, mental health and meditation resources, industry-leading fertility coverage, fully paid leave for childbirth or bonding, fully paid leave for caregivers, programs for loved ones with developmental disabilities and neurodiversity, subsidized back-up child and elder care, and reimbursement for adoption, surrogacy, tuition, and student loans.
• We invest in your professional growth & development.
• Time off for a winter recess.

The anticipated annual base salary for this position is $95,000-102,000. This range does not include any other compensation components or other benefits that an individual may be eligible for. The actual base salary offered depends on a variety of factors, which may include as applicable, the qualifications of the individual applicant for the position, years of relevant experience, specific and unique skills, level of education attained, certifications or other professional licenses held, and the location in which the applicant lives and/or from which they will be performing the job.

Be a part of an organization that is creator first. Committed to fueling excellence and always imagining more, while fostering a supportive culture, one where we elevate each other and act responsibly.

The Coordinator, Finance (Administrative) is responsible for providing an exceptional level of support to a high performing Finance team. The Coordinator will be a committed and extremely detailed resource who is highly motivated, proactively engaged in managing daily activities as assigned, has a strong sense of urgency and uses the highest level of professionalism, discretion, and confidentiality when dealing with all matters pertaining to the Finance department and the overall organization. Operating in a very fast-paced environment, the Coordinator must be able to successfully partner with the EA to the CFO and all SMP employees including other members of the Finance teams, while managing multiple activities and projects at any given time without skipping a beat.

What You’llDo:

• Ability to demonstrate and deliver an extraordinary level of high quality and professional customer service to both internal and external stakeholders

• Handle all information with the utmost discretion, integrity, and confidentiality including documents, data, meetings, travel, phone calls, emails, etc.

• Proactively manage very busy and ever-changing calendars of internal and external meetings and attendees with attention to accuracy, detail, and allocation of resources

• Recognize the need to proactively reprioritize, as appropriate, if business initiativeschange

• Coordinate corporate events, dinners, and international conferences including meeting agenda, catering, tech support, group amenities, etc.

• Plan and organize a seamless travel experience, including full-service execution of heavy domestic and international travel pertaining to flights, hotel accommodations, car service, immigration paperwork, currency, international phone plans and more

• Manage and process travel and expense reports for teammembers

• Perform other general administrative activities including screening calls as the first point of contact, directing inquiries, determining the proper course of action, coordinating visitor access, greeting guests, and reserving meeting rooms

• Order office supplies and shared snacks asneeded

• Work in an independent and proactive manner, without follow-

Who YouAre:

• Must be aligned with Sony’s Global People promise value andbehaviors

• 3+ years’ experience providing support to manager level employees in a fast-pacedenvironment

• Must have a best-in-class service approach with the ability to interact in a positive and professional manner with all levels of employees and an array of external clients and candidates

• Must be exceptionally organized and be able to work efficiently andsmart

• Must be a fast learner andadaptable

• Ability to handle highly confidential, extremely complex and non-routine information, demonstrating a high level of integrity and discretion

• Ability to communicate clearly and concisely, both orally and in writing, with a strong eye fordetail

• Consistently demonstrates advanced problem-solving skills, exercises sound judgment and independent decision making

• Ability to independently track and follow through on actionitems

• Ability to work independently and as part of ateam

• High emotional intelligence and the ability to maintain composure in high-stresssituations

• Ability to perform multiple taskssimultaneously

• Proficient in MS Office (Outlook, Word, Excel, PowerPoint), Teams,SharePoint

• Must be authorized to work in the UnitedStates

• Requires in office presence five days aweek

• Monday - Friday, 9am -5:30pm EST (37.5 hours per week standard), in addition to the ability to work overtime early mornings and/or evenings, when needed.
  

What We GiveYou:

• You join an inclusive, collaborative and global community where you have the opportunity to fuel the creative journey

• A modern office environment designed to foster productivity, creativity, andteamwork

• An attractive and comprehensive benefits package including medical, dental, vision, life & disability coverage, and 401K + employer matching

• Voluntary benefits like company-paid identity theft protection and resources for pets, mental health and meditation resources, industry-leading fertility coverage, fully paid leave for childbirth or bonding, fully paid leave for caregivers, programs for loved ones with developmental disabilities and neurodiversity, subsidized back-up child and elder care, and reimbursement for adoption, surrogacy, tuition and student loans

• We invest in your professional growth & development, including education reimbursement, loan assistance and self-directed learning

• Time off for a winterrecess

The anticipated annual base salary for this position is $33.33-$41.02/ hr. This range does not include any other compensation components or other benefits that an individual may be eligible for. The actual base salary offered depends on a variety of factors, which may include as applicable, the qualifications of the individual applicant for the position, years of relevant experience, specific and unique skills, level of education attained, certifications or other professional licenses held, and the location in which the applicant lives and/or from which they will be performing the job.

All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to any basis protected by applicable federal, state, or local law, ordinance, or regulation.