Business and Legal Affairs Associate

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🗽 New York, Pennsylvania – Remote

🗽 New York – Remote 🔔 Pennsylvania – Remote

💵 $75k - $95k / 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 agreements, 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 project management tools, primarily Monday.com • 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 • Assist Legal and Finance with deal diligence and advise internal stakeholders on contracting parties, 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 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 about 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 required • J.D., paralegal certificate, or equivalent legal training strongly preferred • J.D. with meaningful business and legal affairs internship or work experience, OR three to five years of post-graduate experience in a B&LA, contracts, or transactional environment • Proficiency with contract/project management platforms such as Monday.com, Dropbox, Google Workspace, and HubSpot • Strong written and verbal communication skills • Highly organized with exceptional attention to detail • Strong time management skills and ability to handle multiple tasks and meet tight deadlines • Self-motivation and strong sense of initiative • Ability to own workload, learn quickly, receive feedback, and iterate • Ability to fully engage and integrate with the team while working remotely • High standard of ethics and ability to maintain confidential information • Candidates must be current residents of New York or Pennsylvania • Familiarity with music licensing, intellectual property, and digital distribution • Interest in contracting, IP rights and licensing, copyright law, AI issues, and related regulation • At least one year of experience drafting distribution agreements and other music licensing contracts would set the candidate apart • Experience collaborating with Deal, Sales, and Finance Teams would set the candidate apart

🏖️ Benefits

• Remote work • Minimal travel may be required • Opportunity for role growth toward increasingly independent drafting and negotiation