Jean

Reported to the CEO, responsible for the onboarding, income, and royalties process, and YouTube Content Management System (CMS) for all clients. Established & managed monthly and quarterly royalties’ income statement review and reconciliation. Collaborated with the technology team, and created the catalog onboarding, and output processes.

• Client onboarding both literary and musical (Growing catalog by 100% in under 1 year)
• Manage data & catalog both compositions and sound recordings delivery, including metadata validation and delivery to YouTube & registration with digital music services and the Mechanical Licensing Collective (MLC)
  (Metallica, Jason Mraz, Greta VanFleet, Silversun Pickups, St Nicholas Music, Houndmouth, Robin Williams, Jerry Seinfeld, Adam Sandler & others)
• Responsible for three (3) YouTube CMS accounts composition/publishing and sound recordings
• Successfully migration of Metallica YouTube channel and associated assets

Reported to the President, responsible for leading the operations and business development teams. Established new operational processes to increase efficiency in the company royalties and income management.

• Deployed new website and tools to streamline music licensing.
• Grew music catalog by 20% in the first year
• Increased company’s administration and sub-publishing global representation by over forty territories in under 1 year
• Expanded new business verticals signing licensing agreements with Twitch, Facebook and ACX

Hired to launch the Sounds.com platform, working with Chief Digital Officer and VP, Americas, supporting digital service, operational goals, KPIs, and post-acquisition integration. Led a 9-month process for launching a new content system, including developing a strategic roadmap for business development in collaboration with executive leadership.

• Developed Sounds.com, the first digital service division in Native’s history. Hired & developed exceptional team which along with content strategy was key to the Sounds.com platform launching on time
• Secured and signed over 200 partners for launch and +600k samples & loops, e.g., Hank Shocklee (Public Enemy); BT (Brian Transeau) & Sweatson Klank
• Continue to grow platform, now reaching a 1MM samples & loops and launching the Sounds Originals Program, signing key labels and artists–Diplo, Richie Hawtin, Junkie XL, Kid Capri, BMG, Cr2, Strictly Rhythm

Reported to the CEO, and managed the company’s business affairs. Part of the leadership team whose efforts in growing the company’s platform led to making it attractive for acquisition by Native Instrument. Collaborated and participated in pre-merger activities. Managed content systems and led the content management team. Managed distribution and rights management of over one hundred winnings remixed tracks and grew inventory from zero to a viable remixed platform to be competitive in the industry.

• Grew the platform by signing labels and artists–Barclay Crenshaw (Claude Vonstrok), Carl Craig, Moby, Michael Mayer, and Michael Brun, in less than 6 months
• Balanced business strategy and managed relationships with label publishers, and artists/partners. Executed deals and memos with artists to onboard onto the platform and managed royalty payments to artists
• Supported the CPO in developing rights management tools/processes from the ground up

Led acquisitions of music collateral for Muve Music, one of the largest mobile subscription music services in North America. Managed business affairs and rolled out Agile development—hiring SCRUM masters and innovating technology solutions. Liaised with music labels, publishers, and publishing societies. Executed rights management and ensure compliance with direct publishing agreements and compulsory license administration.

• Increased music catalog by 300% in first 12 months; redesigned/deployed a content management and ingestion system for music labels, streamlining and increasing productivity throughout the digital supply chain
• Designed and implemented a global music programming tool that automated the music curation process.
• Grew the company’s music inventory from under 100,000 to 2 million in 6 months
• Hired and successfully rolled out the first Agile / SCRUM development team—an eight-member cross- functional team, including developers, DBAs, QA staffers, and rights management personnel
• Coordinated due diligence activities during the acquisition by AT&T and later by Deezer

Recruited from Universal Music to leverage experience in building a Content Management System (CMS) and a team to grow partnership, inventory and focus on both content and rights management. Designed and implemented global CMS that grew Napster’s music catalog to the largest music streaming service in the world; successfully launching platform in Germany, Japan, South and Latin America

• Managed entire global content operations and grew the song inventory to 26MM by 2011 when Rhapsody acquired it
• Headed SCRUM team and managed projects for content development, rights management tools and music programming system and tools. Company was acquired by Best Buy
• Reduced time from release to market availability by 75% through designing a digital content delivery process that eliminated the need for physical CD deliveries
• Led Best Buy Women’s Leadership initiative, rolling out leadership training and personal growth initiatives