Good place, but unique structure can be bad for long-term - Director Broadcast Music Employee Review

3.0
Apr 12, 2014
Recommend
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Pros

They have greatly improved outreach to keep employees happy over the last few years (switch to business casual dress year-round, employee appreciation day, etc.). Also have invested a lot to be on the cutting edge of IT. I don't hear many people complain about long hours - the official work week is 37.5 hours (8:30-5:00). For all of the cons listed below, there is good career growth if you are in certain areas, just not across the board.

Cons

The Board of Directors is comprised of broadcasters, who are also the people who pay the company's revenues, so there is an inherent conflict that keeps some change from happening. In general, the Board makes a lot of decisions that should be left to senior management. Also, since the "owner's" do not have a pure profit motive (i.e. they want to distribute all the money to publishers) it creates some odd incentives and does not provide experience in some advanced financial topics. Also, the only people who get true incentive bonuses are senior management (VP's and above) and certain sales people. Everybody else gets a practically automatic bonus at the end of the calendar year that ranges around 3.5%. Lastly, recent court case against Pandora has the possibility to complete upend the entire company's business.

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5.0
May 8, 2026
Recommend
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Pros

Good company to work for

Cons

Mandatory in office work most of the time. Would have been nice to be able to do more wfh days.

2.0
Dec 14, 2025
Recommend
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Pros

Insight into the nitty gritty of copyright/music licensing. Great learning experience for overcoming objections, empathetic listening, and music law.

Cons

Feels like collections more than music industry. Strict quotas with limited guidance. Need to have thick skin to gain anything at all from this job.

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