red W. Gretsch Enterprises, Ltd., world-renown maker of quality drums and guitars since 1883 and home of “That Great Gretsch Sound”, is an Equal Opportunity Employer.

CAREERS AT GRETSCH

Join our growing team and help shape the future of a musical legacy! We serve a worldwide community of musicians, artists, music lovers, and fans. We are a long-standing leader in the musical instrument industry looking for motivated individuals who value stability, loyalty, and a long-term commitment to personal and professional growth.  We are offering an opportunity for you to make an impact on our ongoing legacy as well as define your own future.  As we grow, our commitment is to put you in the best position to succeed personally and professionally.

Application Process for All Positions:  Qualified individuals should send resume and cover letter detailing experience, salary requirements, and qualifications — along with any personal connection to music making to:  HR@Gretsch.com.

Current openings: (5)

1. Royalty Coordinator

Reports to: Finance & Office Manager.

Location:  Gretsch Office, Pooler, GA.

The Royalty Coordinator position is concerned with all aspects of royalties and their payments. This position will track and record incoming royalty payments and statements, review and analyze the data to ensure that no one is underpaying or overpaying, contact sources directly to resolve issues when they arise, and prepare and issue royalty reports to executive management.

This position is a mix of bookkeeping, analysis, and problem-solving and will spend most of the time entering and combing through data, as well as devising new ways to organize and display it. But when not analyzing, working with the real people behind those numbers to ensure that everyone is being compensated—a task that requires a mixture of diplomacy and straightforwardness.

Responsibilities:

• Ensuring royalty statements are properly filed and can be easily retrieved when needed.
• Conducting product research using licensee website/google search, agreements, etc. to ensure payment is received on all products promoted.
• Maintaining master product listing for new products additions, those discontinued, etc.
• Analyzing, reviewing, and processing incoming royalty statements.
• Verifying costs and royalty calculations for accuracy and underpayment of royalties.
• Identifying inconsistencies, errors, and omissions uncovered during monthly statement reviews.
• Reviewing monthly royalty statements to ensure compliance with contractual obligations.
• Preparing reports of posted royalty statements.
• Contacting licensees for statements and payments.
• Conducting quarterly audits of all licensee partners.
• Providing regular updates/reporting to management about the status of licensees and key issues.
• Partnering with management to develop key reports to support changing business needs.
• Preparing presentation to executive management.
• Completing special projects that may be assigned by management from time to time.

Requirements:

• Bachelor’s degree in Music Business, Business Administration, Accounting or Finance or related field.
• 2+ years of royalty and/or music business or related work experience.
• Music industry experience a plus.
• High level of intellectual curiosity that sparks communication, collaboration, and innovation; must have a willingness to look beyond surface requirements.
• A strong analytical mind and high-level proficiency in Excel.
• Passion for music, numbers, and analyzing large data sets.
• Detail oriented individual with strong organizational skills that can handle multiple tasks simultaneously and is able to analyze and review information from several different sources.
• Should be mathematically and analytically minded, with close attention to detail and a knack for finding and correcting discrepancies.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills required.
• Detail oriented, high degree of accuracy.
• Self-starter and ability to work with minimal supervision.
• A basic understanding of accounting and mathematics principles.

2. C-suite support team.

Full time or part time. C-suite experience a must.  Location: Pooler, Georgia world headquarters.

3. HR professional.

Full time or part time.  Location:  Pooler, Georgia world headquarters/remote.

4. Vinyard team lead.

Full time or part time.  Location:  Pooler, Georgia world headquarters/Ridgeland, South Carolina Gretsch manufacturing campus.

5.  Gretsch Family Leadership Team

Join the Gretsch leadership team of the future!

As we develop the next generation of exceptional leadership at Gretsch, we are searching for highly skilled, qualified, and motivated professionals to lead in a variety of areas including but not limited to:  operations management, information technology management, and finance & accounting management.

Aside from the general requirements below, ideal candidates will be enthusiastic, results-oriented problem solvers who strive to get things done right with a commitment to maintaining the highest standards.  Skills, experience, and education as supplied during the application process will be weighed accordingly.

Location:  Gretsch Office, Pooler, GA.

General Requirements:

• Knowledge and experience in operations, IT, accounting, finance, general business office operations, or social media required.
• Minimum five years of experience managing in a licensing and/or music products company or equivalent.
• Knowledge of contracts, licensing, and best management practices.
• Demonstrated skill in formulating policy and developing and implementing new programs and procedures.
• Demonstrated skills in accounting software and Microsoft Office.
• Ability to develop a budget and financial plan and manage financial resources.
• Professional writing, verbal communication, and interpersonal skills with the ability to communicate and interact with all levels of personalities, worldwide.
• Strong organizational and computer skills.
• Must be self directed, self-motivated, and capable of achieving results with minimal supervision.
• Able to work standard business hours (45-50 hours per week) at Gretsch Family World Headquarters in Pooler, Georgia.
• Approximately 10% (24 overnights per year) travel required including designated trade shows and special meetings and overseas travel.