Metadata Coordinator
Description
- Data Preparation and Quality Control - checking and preparing metadata submissions from label clients and ingesting metadata into [PIAS] Repertoire Management System
- Processing metadata amendments/corrections as required
- Working with label partners to promote adoption of best practice metadata standards across their release submissions.
- Providing effective training to new clients and users of release submission systems and processes, including providing online and in person demonstrations
- Contributing to projects to enhance and improve metadata quality
- Preparing metadata for catalogue integrations
- Troubleshooting downstream data feed issues in the physical supply chain
- Supporting other Repertoire Operations processes as required
- Contributing ideas for system and process improvements
Requirements
- Willingness to work in a role where a high degree of attention to detail/accuracy is required
- Ability to learn, interpret and apply detailed rules required for the formatting of metadata
- Methodical approach to work and experience of having to deliver to deadlines
- Keenness to learn new systems quickly and ability to work autonomously
- Excel proficiency essential
- Excellent clear and concise communication skills – both online and via telephone
- Being organised and demonstrating an affinity with problem solving
- Experience of working with music metadata in a previous role an advantage
- Knowledge and experience of metadata requirements in line with key DSP style guides a distinct advantage
- Strong passion and knowledge of music
- Gravitas and integrity, taking initiative and capitalising on opportunities
- Works to build up credibility and rapport across all levels of the business
- Takes personal accountability for achieving individual and shared goals
- Adaptable within a dynamic, changing environment
- Organised, efficient and effective
- Passionate about music
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Universal Music Group
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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.