Associate Director, Rights Management - Orchard

Associate Director, Rights Management - The Orchard

New York, NY

The Orchard is a leading full‑service music distribution company operating in 48 markets worldwide and servicing top global independent artists and labels. With cutting‑edge operations and an unparalleled global team, The Orchard partners with clients to provide full‑scale solutions across a variety of verticals. Championed by an exceptional community of music lovers and experts, The Orchard empowers creators to grow and evolve in the dynamic, global industry.

The Orchard focuses on providing a comfortable, social, and engaging environment to encourage productivity and creativity.

Reporting to the Senior Director, Rights Management, the Associate Director, Rights Management will oversee the team that performs a variety of tasks pertaining to claiming and monetization on fingerprinting platforms, such as You Tube, Tik Tok, Facebook, Instagram, and Sound Cloud, while providing high‑level, internal support for our relationship managers to ensure client issues and escalations are resolved immediately. You will be responsible for building and maintaining relationships with internal and external stakeholders, and developing projects and processes that maximize client revenue and enforce their rights, while improving on existing processes.

• Office‑first role, in‑office 4 days a week
• Supervise the activities, performance, and productivity of direct reports in NYC, London, and Mumbai and an offshore team; ensure team members are reviewing, updating, and auditing content maintained at fingerprinting platforms and within internal proprietary tools accurately and with a high level of efficiency
• Partner internally with other departments (relationship management, accounting, product development) to identify, report on, and resolve issues, while providing an extraordinary level of support for our clients
• Build relationships with partners and clients, communicating clearly and frequently to ensure issues are resolved in a timely manner
• Maintain strong knowledge of proprietary platform technology and the processes that pertain to them, with the ability to disseminate information to the company and team, and quickly learn new platforms and develop processes as needed
• Work closely with team members and management to identify inefficiencies, communicate roadblocks, and suggest improvements for department projects and processes
• Work across teams to continually identify ways to enhance client satisfaction and increase revenue

• 5+ years of work experience in the music or entertainment industry, preferably with an emphasis on customer support; 3+ years of experience in a supervisory capacity
• Experience working in a CMS such as You Tube CMS, Tik Tok Media Match, Sound Cloud Deck, or Facebook Rights Manager
• Well‑organized, attentive to detail, and should constantly meet and/or exceed performance goals while managing multiple deadlines and prioritizing appropriately
• Outstanding written and verbal communication skills; impeccable follow‑up and follow‑through capabilities
• Comfort in a fast‑paced, team‑oriented environment; positive attitude, with the ability to motivate and excite team members
• Experience managing cross‑functional projects and driving them to completion
• Proficiency in Google, Apple, and Microsoft applications, particularly Excel

• You join an inclusive, collaborative and global community where you have the opportunity to channel your passion every day
• A modern office environment designed to foster productivity, creativity, and teamwork empowering you to bring your best
• Opportunities to connect with our valuable resources, such as our Counsel of Equity & Progressive Action (CEPA), a group created by our employees tasked with developing and implementing innovative solutions to advance a globally‑shared goal of ensuring fair and inclusive spaces for all
• 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…