TikTok
Music Counsel - Product Legal
New York, New York · Full-time · Posted Oct 28, 2026
- Experience
- Minimum of 3 years.
- Education
- Juris Doctor from an ABA-accredited law school.
About the job
Provides transactional legal support for TikTok’s SoundOn music distribution platform and negotiates music licenses for TikTok and other digital properties.
What you'll do
- Draft and negotiate music distribution, rights administration, artist branding, and endorsement agreements for SoundOn.
- Advise SoundOn business and product teams on music rights deals and update license agreement templates.
- Negotiate catalogue music licenses with labels, aggregators, publishers, and rights organizations for digital properties.
What they ask for
- Juris Doctor from an ABA-accredited law school and active good-standing membership in at least one U.S. state bar.
- At least 3 years of hands-on experience drafting and negotiating agreements involving recorded music and music publishing rights.
- Excellent analytical, communication, drafting, and negotiation skills.
- Ability to manage multiple matters and stakeholder expectations in a fast-paced environment.
Nice to have
- Experience with blanket sound recording and/or music publishing rights licenses in digital music.
- Prior in-house experience at a digital music service, music distributor, or streaming platform.
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