Senior Manager - Conflicts & Content Protection

March 18

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Create Music Group

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Create Music Group is a data-driven music and technology company focused on empowering artists and labels. They provide best-in-class technology and services including distribution, publishing, sync licensing, digital rights management, A&R, marketing, and recording services. The company is dedicated to revolutionizing the music industry by maximizing opportunities for artists to monetize their content across all platforms while maintaining ownership and creative control.

YouTube Monetization • Music Distribution • Music Publishing • Sync Licensing • Recording Studios

201 - 500 employees

Founded 2015

🤝 B2B

🛍️ eCommerce

📋 Description

• Lead the YouTube CMS and multi-platform content protection efforts ensuring clients' music is properly claimed, monetized, and safeguarded. • Oversee ownership conflicts on CMG’s YouTube CMS. • Create a system to manage conflicts collaborating with multiple departments. • Track revenues unlocked by conflict resolution efforts. • Investigate and resolve split-rights conflicts, incorrect claims, and unauthorized uploads. • Analyze metadata inconsistencies to prevent revenue loss. • Develop best practices for workflows to minimize claim issues. • Use YouTube CMS Admin and data tools to track rights conflicts. • Stay updated on copyright law and implement automated content claiming strategies. • Collaborate with cross-functional teams to maximize rights enforcement and revenue recovery.

🎯 Requirements

• 3+ years of experience in YouTube CMS management or/or digital rights management within the music industry. • Deep knowledge of YouTube Content ID, Meta Rights Manager, and TikTok Rights Protection tools. • Strong familiarity with UGC monetization, revenue attribution, and backend CMS tools. • Music Royalty Accounting Knowledge - Understanding how digital rights revenue flows from platforms (e.g., YouTube, Meta, TikTok) through distributors and rights holders. • Experience with YouTube’s CMS backend • Publishing & Mechanical Royalties Knowledge – Understanding revenue from performance rights organizations (PROs) like ASCAP, BMI, SESAC. • Knowledge of bulk ingestion, metadata management, and API-based rights enforcement tools. • Revenue Attribution & Forecasting – The ability to track unlocked revenue trends from conflict resolution efforts. • Contract Interpretation – Ability to read and interpret licensing agreements, ensuring that all revenue from conflicts is rightfully claimed. • Exceptional problem-solving skills with a strong ability to identify and resolve rights conflicts. • Excellent communication skills, both written and verbal, for internal and external partner engagement. • Negotiation Skills – Working with content owners, distributors, and legal teams to recover lost revenue from misattributed content.