Associate, Business and Legal Affairs

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🐊 Florida – Remote

🐊 Florida – Remote

💵 $65k - $85k / year

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Symphonic Distribution

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51 - 200 employees

Founded 2006

📣 Marketing

💼 Consulting

🍽️ Food & Beverage

💰 $37M Series B - Symphonic Distribution on 2022-01

Marketing • Consulting • Food & Beverage

Symphonic Distribution is a 100% independent music distribution and technology company that provides digital and video distribution, royalty collection and rights management, marketing and promotion, sync licensing, physical distribution, funding/royalty advances, AI mastering, and analytics for independent artists, labels, and managers. Founded in 2006, Symphonic combines a distribution network to hundreds of DSPs with proprietary technology, real-time platform analytics (including TikTok analytics), artist support, and community resources such as masterclasses and events to help creators monetize and grow their audiences.

📋 Description

• Draft and update contract frameworks and templates for digital distribution agreements, licensing arrangements, and custom client and partner deals • Review, redline, and help negotiate digital distribution agreements, addenda, and custom deals, escalating novel or high-risk issues to the Director • Collaborate with internal stakeholders to understand business needs and incorporate them into contractual terms • Maintain legal workflows and contract lifecycle updates via Monday.com or other project management applications • Track contract project status and provide timely updates to the Director and relevant teams • Conduct entity verification, KYC/KYB diligence, sanctions/PEP screening, and identity verification across U.S. and international registries • Summarize diligence findings for internal stakeholders • Assist Legal and Finance with deal diligence, including vetting contracting parties, client rightsholdership, client history, account information, and related data • Support legal and operational initiatives, research, internal documentation, and compliance projects • Ensure consistency in legal language and document formatting • Maintain organized records of contract templates, revisions, and executed documents • Research and analyze emerging law and industry practices related to operations, contracting, copyright, improper activity, and other legal matters • Communicate with internal stakeholders regarding legal policies, processes, and procedures • Provide support on escalated legal matters • Brief the Director regularly on contracting activity status • Complete other projects identified by the Business and Legal Affairs Team

🎯 Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in a relevant field • Three years of post-graduate experience in business and legal affairs, contracts, or a transactional environment • Proficiency with contract, project, and business management platforms such as Monday.com, Dropbox, Google Workspace, and HubSpot • Strong written and verbal communication skills • Exceptional organizational skills and attention to detail • Strong time management skills and ability to manage multiple priorities and meet tight deadlines in a high-volume environment • Self-motivated and proactive, with a strong sense of ownership and initiative • Comfortable receiving feedback, adapting quickly, and taking increasing ownership of projects • Eagerness to learn and develop subject-matter expertise • Ability to collaborate effectively and stay fully engaged with a distributed team in a remote work environment • High ethical standards and sound judgment when handling confidential or sensitive information • Spanish and/or Portuguese language proficiency is a plus, not required • Current resident of Miami, FL • J.D. or Paralegal Certificate with relevant internship/training or work experience is a preferred qualification • Five years of post-graduate experience is preferred • Experience in music, entertainment, or technology industries is preferred • Familiarity with music licensing, intellectual property, copyright, and digital distribution is preferred • One or more years of experience drafting distribution agreements, music licensing agreements, or similar commercial contracts is preferred

🏖️ Benefits

• Remote work • Minimal travel may be required • Opportunity for increasing independent drafting and negotiation responsibilities as the Legal function scales