Facebook is looking for a Director Of Music Licensing for its music team

Facebook is looking for a Director Of Music Licensing for its music team

Social Media coloss Facebook posted a job ad for its first ever Legal Director of Music Licensing.

According to the ad, the candidate will be responsible for "solving cutting-edge licensing issues on a global scale, with an opportunity to help shape the future of music use on Facebook".

Responsibilities also include:

  • Support Facebook’s biz dev team in developing our music licensing strategy and helping lead negotiations across labels, publishers, and collecting societies globally

  • Lead and grow Facebook’s nascent music licensing legal team, and direct outside licensing counsel around the world

Last month, Facebook hired YouTube and Google Play's Director Of Music Partnerships' Tamara Hrivnak to lead its global music strategy. Prior to Google, Hrivnak, who is also an attorney, did a stint at Warner Music Group with a focus on publishing.

As the new music team takes shape, labels, publishers and musicians are watching to see how the company will compensate them for the immense amount of unlicensed music shared and played in videos on the site.