Music and Media Licensing Coordinator - London, United Kingdom - Career Moves Group

Career Moves Group
Career Moves Group
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London, United Kingdom

2 weeks ago

Tom O´Connor

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Music & Media Licensing Coordinator - Entertainment

London | Hybrid

Competitive salary

TEMP - 12 months PAYE

As a licensing coordinator, you'll be responsible forassessing licensing paperwork, communicating with consumers about new licenses and renewal processes, and drafting contracts on behalf of your client or firm.

You will monitor and approve all artwork, trackand analyze all royalty reports quickly and for this role it's essential that you can manage high volumes of work, that you deal constructively with frustration and stress and always maintain a professional and positive manner.

If you're looking to start the new year in a temp role with one of the world's largest mass media and entertainment companies, our client is looking for someone to come onboard for a 12-month temp position, to provide support to their Production teams acrossmultiple brands, focusing on rights for long-form & short-form content, with an emphasis on multi-platform clearances, rights tracking & reporting, rights analysis, rights systems, and support to the reporting, music strategy & operations areas.


Your key responsibilities will include, but not be limited to:

  • Collaborate with internal & external Production staff throughout each phase of production; acting in an advisory role on clearances, issues, costs/budgeting and risk assessment
  • Advise on use of music under deals with Labels, Publishers and Collecting Societies
  • Negotiate favourable rates and secure rights for music & 3rd party material included in content produced by these client groups
  • Review, draft, and revise agreements to conform negotiated terms. Ensure that licenses are executed and invoices paid in a timely manner
  • Ensure all signed agreements and completed show paperwork is scanned and saved to Edocs
  • Log content clearance terms and rights information in Programming Rights Report
  • Set up Suppliers in Market (accounting system) and raise POs

Strategy and Policy:


  • Coordinate with our client's MML team, Legal Counsel, and US MML on clearance strategy with the goal of securing broad rights at low rates whilst licensing within departmental parameters
  • Assist team on clearance strategy for multiplatform exploitation of content
  • Share best practices, information and knowledge about all Licensing/Content/Rights issues with international regions and US.

Management and Liaisons:


  • Liaise with UK and regional staff at all levels across all departments
  • Liaise with MML staff worldwide
  • Build and foster good working relationships with clients and suppliers within the licensing community

The Role specific skills required are as follows:

  • A-level with some form of legal training preferred
  • At least 2 years' experience working in the TV and/or music industry in a rights & clearances, or licensing capacity
  • Established relationships with Synch teams at Labels and Publishers
  • Must be able to write effective and persuasive clearance request letters. Must be able to communicate show ideas/use of materials/rights & media requested accurately to licensors
  • Ability to read and interpret contracts, summarise rights information accurately; excellent analytical, written and oral skills
  • Working knowledge of the legal issues that affect clearances
  • An understanding of liability is essential
  • Knowledge/experience of the various collecting societies both in the UK and abroad
  • If you haven't heard from us by mid January, I am afraid you haven't been successful this time. Please do keep an eye on our LinkedIn and website for further opportunities._
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