Description

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The A Side: A Day in The Life
The Licensing team at UMUK (which is part of UMUK’s broader Legal & Business Affairs team) handle all licensing requests from inside and outside the company for the entirety of UMG’s world-leading catalogue of master recordings. It’s a dynamic and collaborative department which works across all UK labels and central teams to clear UMG recordings across new compilations, reissues, and sample clearances. From unearthing decades-old recordings in UMG’s archives to working on brand new frontline releases, no two days are the same, and working as a small but experienced team in the heart of the business the Licensing Department is in constant communication with UMG’s global network of offices, artist management and independent labels to help deliver new releases around the world.

Requirements

The B Side: Skills & Experience
Be Collaborative
Coordinating International and UK & Eire licenses.
Working closely with Legal & Business Affairs to issue music licence agreements to new and existing music labels. Negotiating and agreeing payment terms.
Liaising with artist management, with the view to obtaining permission to exploit UMUK repertoire for licensing projects.
Thorough and deep research into music catalogue and master rights and recordings.
Manage strong relationships with external third party (major and independent) labels. Managing a portfolio of accounts.
Working closely with Licensing colleagues, Product Managers & Catalogue Team to effectively clear repertoire in line with key project timescales – this will involve working to tight deadlines.
Liaison daily with internal music divisions at all levels including Legal & Business Affairs, Global Royalties, UMR, UMG Artists & Management, Third Party Labels & all internal UMG Labels.
Grow knowledge of UMG repertoire and licensing rights.
To carry out any other reasonable instruction as directed by the Senior Licensing Manager.
Be Administrative
Maintaining important documentation archiving to ensure information is easily accessible to protect the business during audits.
Helping Universal employee’s world-wide to determine rights for tracks and helping with any other queries that arise.
Person Specification
Licensing experience, preferably in Music or related industry is preferable.
Outstanding attention to detail. The ability to complete tasks with accuracy, thoroughness, and consistency.
Excellent organisation skills – ability to work on several projects at any one time.
Proven experience of working to strict deadlines.
Excellent IT Skills – must be proficient in Microsoft Word, Excel & Outlook.
Basic understanding of music and content licensing.
Effective communication - experience of working cross functionally with different teams and at various levels.
Highly self-motivated, capable of using own initiative, and the ability to deal with the routine tasks as well as the more interesting aspects of the role.

Benefits & Perks

Bonus Tracks: Your Benefits
Group Personal Pension Scheme (between 3% and 9%)
Private Medical Insurance
25 paid days of annual leave
Interest Free Season Ticket Loan available
Holiday Purchase scheme
Dental and Travel Insurance options
Cycle to Work Scheme
Salary Sacrifice Cars
Subsidised Gym Membership
Employee Discounts (Reward Gateway)
Just So You Know…
The company presents this job description as a guide to the major areas and duties for which the jobholder is accountable. However, the business operates in an environment that demands change and the jobholder's specific responsibilities and activities will vary and develop. Therefore, the job description should be seen as indicative and not as a permanent, definitive, and exhaustive statement.

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Universal Music Group (UMG) is the world leader in music-based entertainment, with a broad array of businesses engaged in recorded music, music publishing, merchandising and audiovisual content in more than 60 countries. Featuring the most comprehensive catalog of recordings and songs across every musical genre, UMG identifies and develops artists and produces and distributes the most critically acclaimed and commercially successful music in the world. Committed to artistry, innovation and entrepreneurship, UMG fosters the development of services, platforms and business models in order to broaden artistic and commercial opportunities for our artists and create new experiences for fans. Universal Music Group's labels include A&M Records, Astralwerks, Blue Note Records, Capitol Christian Music Group, Capitol Records, Capitol Records Nashville, Caroline, Decca, Def Jam Recordings, Deutsche Grammophon, Disa, Emarcy, EMI Records Nashville, Fonovisa, Geffen Records, Harvest, Interscope Records, Island Records, Machete Music, MCA Nashville, Mercury Nashville, Mercury Records, Motown Records, Polydor Records, Republic Records, Universal Music Latino, Verve Label Group, Virgin Records, Virgin EMI Records, as well as a multitude of record labels owned or distributed by its record company subsidiaries around the world. UMG's catalog is marketed through two distinct divisions, Universal Music Enterprises (in the U.S.) and Universal Strategic Marketing (outside the U.S.). UMG also includes Universal Music Publishing Group, one of the industry's premier music publishing operations worldwide and Bravado, the leading provider of consumer, lifestyle and branding services to recording artists and entertainment brands around the world. Universal Music Group is a Vivendi company.

Job Details

Posted on Aug 27

London, England, UK

Full time

Junior