Sr Manager, Music Research

Job ID 10130360 Location Burbank, California, United States Business Disney Music Group Date posted Sep. 09, 2025

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Job Summary:

Sr. Manager, Music Research

The Disney Music Group (DMG) includes Walt Disney Records, WDR, (its label imprints Disney Pearl, Disney Sound, and Buena Vista), Hollywood Records, HWR, (its label imprint Mammoth Records), Lyric Street Records, Disney Music Publishing and Disney Concerts. DMG is a business unit operating under the Studio Entertainment business segment of The Walt Disney Company (TWDC). DMG is responsible for releasing music content created by all divisions of TWDC, including but not limited to Pixar, LucasFilm, MARVEL, ABC, Fox Film and TV Studios, and Disney+.

As part of DMG, Music Research is a division of the Administration and Operations Department, and its top-level responsibilities are to lead a team that collaborates with others to secure, process and submit music cue sheets to various stakeholders ensuring music is correctly credited to support the proper distribution of performance royalties. The role also oversees the support to provide music identification expertise and support to various teams across the company.

The Senior Manager, Music Research oversees a team of Specialists/Coordinators responsible for collection, creation and data entry on cue sheets for tv/film, parks and resorts, advertising, games including, but not limited to, long and short form audio visual content. This role also includes facilitating request for music identification, the oversight of updates and maintenance to technology tools, routine adjustments and corrections, while always ensuring accuracy and completeness of the data. In this capacity, the Sr. Manager assigns projects to the team, managing their workload via daily interaction and ensuring that they are meeting all deliverables according to timelines and requests from various internal and external partners. As the leader of this team, they are the de facto “Cue Sheet Expert,” in charge of all music research work, metadata, identifying and leading discussions about complex issues whenever/wherever necessary, and reviewing the team’s work to ensure accuracy. Aside from managing the Music Research specialists/coordinators, this role also has regular communication with Disney Music Group departments and Music Departments from other Disney lines of business ensuring appropriate training, data collection and delivery are delivered within all requested deadlines, as well as managing all talent expectations for registrations of the cue sheets with external Music Publishing societies around the world. Finally, the Sr. Manager will work closely with Studio Technology on making improvements to existing systems and any other future systems that may materialize within DMG.

The following characteristics are essential in this role: the ability to efficiently delegate and supervise the work of others, provide objective statistics of team and individual performance, provide consistent and constructive feedback; excellent interpersonal skills; strong attention to detail skills; highly organized; the ability to prioritize and juggle multiple projects at once while working under tight deadlines, with clear, concise communication. Flexibility and independent critical thinking skills are also crucial, as is learning to adjust and adapt to multiple working styles. The ability to learn/retain institutional and industry knowledge is also crucial towards managing a very high volume of throughput.

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

Basic Qualifications:

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

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The hiring range for this position in Burbank, CA is $97,600 - $126,200 per year. The base pay actually offered will take into account internal equity and also may vary depending on the candidate’s geographic region, job-related knowledge, skills, and experience among other factors. A bonus and/or long-term incentive units may be provided as part of the compensation package, in addition to the full range of medical, financial, and/or other benefits, dependent on the level and position offered.

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About Disney Music Group:

The music is the soundtrack of our lives – from your favorite hits by popular artists to beloved tunes from films like Mary Poppins and Frozen. Find the music that rocks your world right here at the Disney Music Group (DMG), headquartered in Burbank and home to Hollywood Records, Walt Disney Records, Disney Music Publishing and Disney Concerts. DMG releases film and television soundtracks from the world’s biggest entertainment brands, including Disney, Pixar, Marvel, the legendary Star Wars, ABC and Disney Channel, alongside pop, dance, family music and the catalog of classic rock band Queen. DMG is also an innovator in music distribution and live concerts. If music is your passion, come be a part of the team that brings it to ears all over the world.

About The Walt Disney Company:

The Walt Disney Company, together with its subsidiaries and affiliates, is a leading diversified international family entertainment and media enterprise that includes three core business segments: Disney Entertainment, ESPN, and Disney Experiences. From humble beginnings as a cartoon studio in the 1920s to its preeminent name in the entertainment industry today, Disney proudly continues its legacy of creating world-class stories and experiences for every member of the family. Disney’s stories, characters and experiences reach consumers and guests from every corner of the globe. With operations in more than 40 countries, our employees and cast members work together to create entertainment experiences that are both universally and locally cherished.

This position is with Hollywood Records, Inc, which is part of a business we call Disney Music Group.

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