Director, Music & Entertainment Valuation (52105)

Job DetailsJob Location: New York, NY 10020Position Type: Full Time / Experienced LevelSalary Range: $120,000.00 - $240,000.00 SalaryJob Category: Advisory - Valuation & Forensic ServicesAs a leading practice in the Media & Entertainment industry, our group provides premier advisory services (both buy-side and sell-side), sophisticated forecasting, strategic counsel to music industry stakeholders, and litigation support services. Within the group and reporting directly to the Partner for Music Valuation Services, the Director will play a critical role from conceptualization through execution in the valuation of complex music assets, while supporting broader practice initiatives. You will lead high-value projects across the music landscape, advising major funds, private equity firms, commercial lenders, and creators. This role is highly visible and requires a leader capable of translating complex analytical findings into actionable strategic advice for our clients and their institutional sponsors. Primary Duties & Responsibilities Leadership & Transaction Advisory Lead Client Engagements: Direct day-to-day project execution for high-volume, full-scale asset valuations (including multi-million and billion-dollar portfolios) to support buy-side and sell-side advisory and financing transactions. Valuation Deliverables: Lead the preparation of financial models and presentations for valuation engagements and strategic assessments. Stakeholder Management: Interface directly with clients, serving as a trusted advisor to executives from major financial institutions, private equity firms, law firms, and other institutions. Complex Valuation & Financial Modeling Advanced Methodologies: Oversee sophisticated financial modeling utilizing DCF methodologies, ensuring that rigorous analysis is grounded in true cash flows rather than proxies. Structural Expertise: Direct specialized valuations for complex entities, including going-concern versus run-off analyses, joint ventures, futures, and NAVs for active music funds. Granular Forecasting: Guide the development of highly specific performance income forecasts, modeling variables such as base versus bonus royalty earnings and the impact of evolving licensing frameworks. Mathematical Auditing & Data Integrity: Lead the rigorous review of financial models to ensure strict accuracy, actively guiding the team in debugging advanced formulas and isolating specific catalog assets to prevent calculation errors in high-volume transaction data. Data Processing Oversight & Quality Control Dataset Distillation: Oversee the creation and optimization of large, complicated datasets and distill disorganized data into usable information for valuation purposes. Disclosure & Reporting: Finalize comprehensive evaluation reports, meticulously crafting protective disclosure language and financial summary footnotes. Operational Effectiveness: Work closely with the team to identify and execute operational improvements across analytical workflows and final client deliverables. Practice Development & Thought Leadership Industry Analysis: Monitor and analyze macroeconomic factors influencing catalog royalty streams, including tracking market trends from a legal and regulatory perspective. Industry Representation & Outreach: Serve as an outward-facing ambassador for the practice by attending key music events, participating in panels, and representing the firm at industry conferences to expand brand visibility and foster strategic relationships.   QualificationsBasic Qualifications Bachelor’s Degree in a related field. 4+ years of progressive work experience in a financial and/or analytical role within the Media & Entertainment industry. Proven track record of managing transaction-oriented services (M&A, financing) within the music sector. Location: Based in (or willing to relocate to) the Greater New York City area for a hybrid schedule (combining in-office and remote work). Preferred Skills & Expertise Education: Advanced degree or preferred majors including Accounting, Business, Finance, Economics, Mathematics, Statistics, or Data Analytics. Technical Proficiency: Exceptional command of Microsoft Office applications (especially Excel and PowerPoint) as well as working proficiency with more complex tools (SQL, Python, PowerBI, etc.). Core Competencies: General knowledge of corporate finance principles, exceptional time management skills, and the aptitude to link business strategy directly to performance and due diligence findings. Execution: Ability to lead independently in a fast-paced, multi-tasked environment, demonstrating flexibility against challenging deadlines and evolving deliverables.