Paris, Ile-de-France, France -

Full Time

Start Date

Immediate

Expiry Date

16 Apr, 26

Salary

0.0

Posted On

16 Jan, 26

Experience

2 year(s) or above

Remote Job

Yes

Telecommute

Yes

Sponsor Visa

Skills

Fluent French, Fluent English, Copyright Management, Data Analysis, Client Management, Relationship Building, Problem Solving, Communication, Excel Skills, SQL Skills

Industry

Musicians

Description

Company Description Acquired by Believe in 2023, Sentric is an independent music publisher servicing self-releasing songwriters and disrupting traditional publishing with fair, transparent deals. We recently launched Believe Music Publishing, offering premium services from publishing administration to tailored publishing deals. Together, we empower a diverse client base of artists, songwriters, record labels, and catalogue owners to collect the royalties they deserve. With intuitive technology and a people-first approach, we’ve built a team of over 160 publishing experts worldwide, including more than 15 Sync specialists across North America and Europe, and dedicated teams in Creative, Revenue Optimisation, Royalties, Legal, and Copyright. Believe is a global artist development company. We empower local artists, labels and publishers to grow their audiences at each stage of their careers with expertise, respect, fairness and transparency. Operating in 50+ countries, with more than 2,000 employees, Believe offers a full range of services including audience development, publishing, marketing and distribution, with a tailor-made approach to fit any artist, label or publisher. Believe champions independence and innovation through a unique model that combines local expertise with a global tech platform, delivering exclusive solutions for artists to promote and monetize their music thanks to strategic partnerships with leading global digital service providers. With a leading portfolio of brands that includes Nuclear Blast, naïve, TuneCore, Groove Attack, Sentric, AllPoints and Byond, Believe artists generated more than 800 billion streams worldwide in 2024 across all genres, and were recognized with more than 70 leading industry awards. Believe is a simplified joint-stock company under French law. Learn more at www.believe.com Job Description You will join our local Believe office and work closely with the Believe’s teams and Sentric’s Publishing experts. Location: Paris or London (therefore you may see two versions of this job posting advertised) Contract terms: full-time, fixed term (1 year) Reporting to: Department Manager – Copyright & Registrations Job Description: Local Writer Work Submissions Work between Copyright team(s), clients and industry partners to ensure correct supporting documentation is submitted in order to complete full registrations at SACEM for local writers. Counterclaim Resolution Liaise with Copyright team(s), local publishers and local PRO to resolve all counterclaims that exist at designated PRO’s at both agreement and work level. Registration Checks Use data analysis to identify any gaps in registrations and follow up with designated PROs to ensure registrations are in place for missing works. Post-Distribution Analysis Work with Copyright and Royalties teams to understand distributions and liaise with designated PRO to ask questions where royalties are not meeting forecast expectations. Territorial Expertise Understand rules at designated PROs in relation to BIEM writers and be able to liaise with Client Management and Copyright teams to advise and answer queries. Provide additional assistance to our client management team in liaising with our local signings and providing support with client onboarding, where necessary. PRO Engagement Where possible, attend all publisher briefings and sessions held by designated PROs in order to understand developments, feeding back information to Rights team and suggest changes to process where necessary or beneficial to maximising value of catalogue. Build sustainable relationships with key operational personnel within designated PROs to ensure a swift resolution to any issues that may arise. Be the first contact point for all communication from local PRO, resolving issues where possible and liaising between Copyright teams and local PRO where necessary. Local Industry Engagement Be Believe’s representative in country and engage with local music publisher association to raise profile of company within publishing community and keep on top of developments which publishing industry. Management Reporting Report back on all activity, issues and developments in local market to Rights team management at pre-determined times. Work with Rights team management to review KPIs set for designated PRO(s) and liaise with PRO to ensure that they hit expectations. Qualifications Fluent French Fluent English At least 2 years experience working within publishing copyright industry Strong Excel skills SQL skills desirable Additional Information SET THE TONE Working at Believe means having individual and collective impact in a fast-growing company! At all stages of their careers, Believers are an important part of what we are doing: shaping the future of the music industry. We need teams that truly reflect the diversity of our clients: our international presence is an inspiring and enriching work environment for each one of us, with daily opportunities to connect with our colleagues all over the world. We have two hearts at Believe - our People and our Artists. We believe in THE POWER OF OUR PEOPLE, who grow every day to develop their potential… We aim to provide our Believers with the best environment to thrive. ROCK THE JOB •Tailor-made training and coaching program •Remote working policy •A wellness program "Pauses" with many activities and animations in-house •Access to Eutelmed, a digital mental health and well-being platform that allows you to speak with an experienced psychologist •A healthy and eco-responsible company restaurant •Individual or family health insurance •CSE benefits •A rooftop •A gym with free classes SING IN HARMONY •Ambassador program: an employee volunteering initiative dedicated to all Believers interested in having a positive impact on Diversity, Equity & Inclusion (DEI), wellbeing and the planet. •Implementation of the sustainable mobility package “Forfait mobilité durable” => Reimbursement of up to 600€ for public transport/low carbon footprint •5 calendar days 2nd parent leave with 100% pay (in addition to the legal paternity or adoption leave) We are committed to having a workforce that is representative of the community it serves at all levels of the organisation. We, therefore, welcome applications from all backgrounds and all sections of the community regardless of age, disability, gender, race, religion and sexual orientation. Contract type: Temporary

Responsibilities

The role involves managing local writer work submissions and resolving counterclaims with local PROs. Additionally, the manager will conduct registration checks and post-distribution analysis to ensure accurate royalty distributions.