The Walt Disney Company · 8 hours ago
Sr Manager, Music Research
Burbank, CA
Full-time
Onsite
Mid, Senior Level
$99K/yr - $128K/yr
7+ years expThe Walt Disney Company is a leading entertainment and media conglomerate, and they are seeking a Senior Manager for their Music Research team. This role involves overseeing a team responsible for managing music cue sheets, ensuring accurate data processing, and collaborating with various departments to facilitate music identification and reporting.
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Responsibilities
Provide leadership and support to the Music Research team by guiding task planning, monitoring progress, providing ongoing feedback, and fostering a productive work environment to meet workload targets and departmental goals
Build and maintain strong working relationships with various DMG teams, creative executives, Film/TV production teams, and legal/business affairs partners
Serve as a trusted advisor on cue sheet best practices, delivery and music reporting protocols
Collaborate with internal and external partners to gather production information, resolve Music Research issues, and ensure the timely and accurate creation and delivery of cue sheets
Oversee scheduling and workload tracking using internal tools to prioritize assignments, evaluate current and upcoming workloads and monitor progress against deadlines with regular updates to leadership on these items
Oversee technology tools and work with partners to enhance and integrate with processes and workflows
Liaise with external partners to ensure understanding and facilitate training for the correct process and throughput of information
Review work to ensure quality standards are met, provide guidance and respond to queries for team and partners
Identify areas of improvement for team, processes and technology
Develop collaborative relationships with stakeholders across the company
Qualification
Required
At least 7 years of previous experience including database management
At least 1 year of previous experience leading a team
Bachelor's degree and/or equivalent experience preferred
Music Industry Experience, preferred in Music Administration
Proficient in all Microsoft Suite Office products
Experience managing multiple stakeholders
Excellent communication skills, both written and verbal
Thorough understanding of Music Cue Sheets, Cue Identification, and Music Copyrights
Ability to work within a team and drive change
An entrepreneurial spirit with the ability to work within a large organization
Strong problem solving, project management, and time management skills
Experience with implementation and use of technology solutions and data sets
Demonstrated ability to present complex business issues and solutions clearly and concisely
Ability to work in a dynamic and creative environment
Ability to manage multiple projects under tight and/or conflicting deadlines
Capacity to understand and navigate within the company culture
Benefits
A bonus and/or long-term incentive units may be provided as part of the compensation package
Full range of medical, financial, and/or other benefits
Company
The Walt Disney Company
The Walt Disney Company started as a cartoon studio and evolves into sports coverage and television shows.
10001+ employees
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Funding
Current Stage
Public CompanyTotal Funding
$11BKey Investors
Citibank
2020-04-13Post Ipo Debt· $5B
2020-03-20Post Ipo Debt· $6B
1978-01-06IPO
Leadership Team
Robert Iger
CEO
Christine M. McCarthy
Senior Executive Vice President & Chief Financial Officer
Recent News
2025-12-24
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