Copyright Manager

Copyright Manager / Senior Copyright Assistant - Music Industry

9-12-month FTC

1 day per week in the office

£30-39k

We are excited to be partnering with a leading independent record label looking for a Senior Copyright Assistant/ Copyright Manager to join their team on a 9-12-month FTC (Maternity Cover).

You will be reporting to the Head of Copyright and will be responsible for recording and composition registrations at various domestic and international rights societies, along with maintaining copyright data in our internal systems.

The successful candidate will have significant proven experience in completing registrations for labels and/or publishing companies at PPL and PRS, respectively, as this will be a core element of the role.

Responsibilities include:

• Registrations for both the label and publishing company (PPL/PRS)
• Mechanical Licence submissions for label and sub-labels
• Research, investigation and review work on splits/ metadata and PRO reports/ statements
• Coordinating sub publisher copyright updates
• Updating and maintaining internal copyright and metadata systems
• Other ad hoc copyright and publishing work
• In addition, you will be responsible for researching copyright data for new music and updating /
• auditing our internal copyright systems including:
• Curve (publishing royalties’ software)
• File Maker (database software)

The Ideal Candidate:

• Hard working, enthusiastic, ambitious and proactive
• Passionate about music with previous experience within copyright, sync or publishing
• Solid experience of both the PRS and PPL
• Knowledge of basic copyright principles
• Ideally knowledge of MCPS and other international collection societies (other than PRS & PPL)
• Prior experience of the systems mentioned
• Prior experience within the music industry
• Effective communication skills and excellent attention to detail