Experience

Firebird

• Entertainment Providers
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Director, Royalty & Data Operations

  • Apr 2023 - Present



DistroKid

• United States
• Musicians
• 400 - 500 Employee

• Royalty Accounting Administrator

  • Oct 2020 - Mar 2023

  - Collect and allocate royalties to artists from over 30+ DSPs - Distribute royalty payments to artists on a bi-weekly basis while maintaining a focus on fraud prevention - Collaborate with product and development teams to resolve bugs, create new backend solutions, and onboard new DSPs - Coordinate with our accounting team on recurring reconciliations and royalty invoicing - Communicate with new DSPs for smooth onboarding and to resolve any issue that may arise - Collect and allocate royalties to artists from over 30+ DSPs - Distribute royalty payments to artists on a bi-weekly basis while maintaining a focus on fraud prevention - Collaborate with product and development teams to resolve bugs, create new backend solutions, and onboard new DSPs - Coordinate with our accounting team on recurring reconciliations and royalty invoicing - Communicate with new DSPs for smooth onboarding and to resolve any issue that may arise



Songtrust

• United States
• Music
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Manager, Royalties

  • Jan 2020 - Oct 2020

  - Managed a team in the processing of incoming royalty statements- Maintained client accounts and processes surrounding complex deal properties- Reconciled inbound and outbound royalties and supply cash reports to finance- Regularly reviewed royalty processing to ensure accuracy - Identified areas of improvement and implement new processes to increase efficiency - Coordinated inter-departmentally on new projects and business challenges - Worked with Product and Dev to troubleshoot and develop new tools- Supported internal and external rights holders and partners (e.g. PROs, DSPs, etc.) to ensure that royalty-related issues get resolved quickly Show less

• Assistant Manager, Royalties

  • Aug 2018 - Jan 2020

  - Managed a team of royalty processors in order to meet strict deadlines - Tracked cash and processed royalties with weekly/monthly/quarterly measurable goals- Ensured royalty processing accuracy and ingestion of clean royalty data- Managed royalty distributions including finalizing balances, issuing payments, and supplying royalty statements (in addition to developing an Express Royalty program)- Coordinated with other teams to identify growth opportunities and develop more efficient processes as our company scales Show less

• Royalty Coordinator

  • Jul 2017 - Aug 2018

  - Processed incoming royalty statements using tools such as Music Maestro, Data Gateway, Microsoft Excel, Microsoft Access, and Google Drive- Prepared outgoing client royalty statements and managed client payment process with third party vendor- Maintained client accounts and handled client royalty inquiries via email and Intercom- Reconciled incoming and outgoing royalties- Identified discrepancies & tracked income on the client level, in addition to monitoring the overall inbound royalties for the company, using MySQL and Chartio Show less



William Paterson University of New Jersey

• United States
• Higher Education
• 700 & Above Employee

• Alumni Relations Graduate Assistant

  • Sep 2015 - Jul 2017

  • Built, created, and promoted alumni events via Instagram using InDesign and Canva • Researched and developed content for all platforms and alumni spotlight pieces and tracked metrics • Directed or assisted in special events and projects such as webinars and promotional videos • Developed, directed, and produced promotional videos targeted towards scholarship donors • Grew Instagram following by 70% over a 15 month period • Developed and implemented an online ambassador strategy to increase social media reach Show less



Royalty Solutions Corp

• United States
• Music
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Research And Administrative Assistant

  • Jan 2017 - Jun 2017

  • Researched copyright ownership and contact information using the PRO databases (ASCAP, BMI, SOCAN, HFA, SESAC, PRS, etc.) in order to reach out for verification of splits and licensing requests • Confirmed songwriter and publisher shares and publishing company contact information via email outreach in order to draft and send mechanical licenses • Regularly updated Record Maestro with songwriter, publisher, and other underlying composition information for the export and delivery of Schedule A’s to rightsholders • Managed TuneLicensing’s social media presence through the utilization of the company’s Hootsuite account to generate content for Facebook and Twitter • Actively engaged TuneLicensing clients online through the use of Twitter lists and the curation of specialized playlists via the company’s Spotify account • Updated and manage clients’ account dashboard with information regarding licensing and sales through the company’s WordPress client website Show less



Uni-Ink: William Paterson's Student Run Arts Magazine

• William Paterson University

• Founder and Editor-In-Chief

  • Feb 2016 - May 2017

  • Generated interest in my idea to form an arts magazine and recruited the founding members • Founded and chartered the organization by meeting university requirements and adhering to the policies of the Student Government Association • Secured funding for the organization’s formation and budgeted our accounts in order to afford the printing of the magazine and an event to celebrate the first issue’s release • Created, designed, maintained, contributed, and edited articles for the magazine’s online blog (https://uniinkblog.wordpress.com/) • Planned and led weekly meetings in order to keep the organization on track to meet each deadline and initiated the use of Google Drive and Slack to facilitate collaboration • Created, managed, and maintained social media accounts and managed regular email blasts for members of the magazine and established a newsletter of all campus art events • Organized the creation of the print magazine by managing a team of writers, photographers, and designers, while coordinating with a third party printer • Wrote the feature article and designed the layout for numerous pages and articles of the magazine using InDesign • Planned and hosted an event to showcase the release of the magazine, where I booked the space and entertainment, marketed the event, obtained refreshments, communicated with other student organizations interested in participating, and organized a team for the execution of the event Show less



Downtown Artist & Label Services

• United States
• Musicians
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Songtrust Operations Intern

  • Sep 2016 - Dec 2016

  o Reviewed PRO affiliation applications for clients and assisted with their registrations if complications arose o Assisted in the verification of songwriter information in order to issue LODs on behalf of new clients for the transfer of administrative rights o Researched the information required for Songtrust to register new songs with PROs and mechanical collection societies, such as, songwriter IPIs, writer splits, and ISRC’s of existing recordings o Regularly interacted with clients in order to resolve issues with user and songwriter accounts o Actively participated in intern activities, such as, Q&A’s and specialized projects, including gathering administrative data, creating social media campaigns, and researching potential synch opportunities for newly acquired catalogs o Regularly worked within programs for publishing operations and account management, such as, Music Maestro, Chartio, and Hubspot o Effectively navigated the backend of the website to perform various daily tasks involving making edits to user accounts o Regularly researched new, major publishing deals outside the company, gathered contact information for publisher outreach, and scheduled social media posts for the company Twitter account o Imported ACK files and entered or edited new information in Music Maestro Show less



Memory Lane Music Group

• United States
• Entertainment
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Music Publishing Intern

  • Jun 2016 - Aug 2016

  • Imported audio for newly acquired catalogues to website and tagged composition metadata with license type, songwriter and publishing splits, instrumentation, lyrics, keywords, etc. • Researched song data for products of owned underlying composition using ISRC database in order to create list of top income generating products, which was then added to Record Maestro • Recorded and exported incoming royalty payments and reorganized royalty documents by client and payment period • Prepared boilerplates for website imports in order to synch audio files with metadata using unique grouping numbers • Researched the territories in which compositions were currently registered in and organized subpublisher contacts by company and territory • Navigated HFA’s eMech system in order to research publisher splits on a daily basis and checked the accuracy of song matches returned from HFA to later executed mechanical license requests that returned as a correct matches • Compiled publisher contact information for reference for non-HFA represented publishers Show less



Trans World Entertainment

• FYE Sales Associate

  • Aug 2012 - May 2015

  • Was named employee of the month and continuously ranked in the top three associates from month to month • Provided exceptional customer service and administered sales efficiently and accurately • Managed design and creation of store planograms to drive sales • Recorded and tracked hourly sales to meet and exceed company goals • Trained new associates and provided insight on an individual basis • Pitched and sold various products and services at a conversion rate as high as 40% Show less



Atlantic Records

• Musicians
• 700 & Above Employee

• Digital Marketing Intern

  • May 2014 - Aug 2014

  • Generated new content to keep artist and label social platforms active and engaging • Researched signed artists and their audiences and used research to effectively tag social media content catered to the artist’s audience • Monitored analytics on all songs of an album to help determine which songs would be best to promote further • Carried out social media requests from artists and their managers • Maintained YouTube accounts by constantly updating them with new promotional information regarding releases and annotated YouTube videos on a timely basis • Reported on new trends and relevant music technology information • Complied tour date reports complete with dates, venues, locations, and ticket links • Led a team of interns in the development of a complete marketing plan • Presented the marketing plan to corporate executives and was recognized company wide for having "Best Presentation" Show less



STACHE MEDIA

• Advertising Services
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Alternative Lifestyle Representative

  • Jan 2014 - May 2014

  • Conducted artist marketing campaigns and the campaigns for Sony audio products using various promo tools and social media strategies • Identified target markets to strategically engage with each project specific audience • Discovered new potential lifestyle accounts that catered to specific demographics and maintained amiable relationship with accounts • Directed and produced a video to synch with an artist's single • Completed biweekly reports after completed campaigns with detailed tracking and analysis Show less