Licensing Assistant

JR United Kingdom; Wakefield; On-site; GBP 25,000 - 30,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading company in the music rights and licensing consultancy sector is seeking a Junior Licensing Executive to join their established team. This entry-level role involves compliance management, client liaising, contract administration, and general office duties, perfect for individuals keen on media and music licensing. The successful candidate will demonstrate excellent communication skills, strong numeracy, and a solid interest in the international music business.

Qualifications

• Keen interest in international media and music licensing.
• Excellent English communication skills.
• Ability to use Excel for calculations and data analysis.

Responsibilities

• Manage compliance and provide accurate reports to clients.
• Liaise with clients and collecting societies regarding requirements.
• Assist in minor contract negotiations and administration.

Skills

Communication Skills

Numeracy Skills

Attention to Detail

Analytical Skills

Time Management

Organisational Skills

IT Skills

Tools

Microsoft Office

Job description

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Our client is a specialist international music rights and licensing consultancy. They focus mainly on collecting society licensing for the media industry. Since 1994, they have amassed the knowledge, experience, and expertise to find, implement and manage licensing solutions for broadcasters, VOD services, FAST TV / online streaming platforms and digital services. They work with major international businesses such as Warner Bros. Discovery, Disney, NBCUniversal, Samsung, Viaplay, SkyShowtime, BBC Studios, and more.

This is an exceptional entry level opportunity to join the well-established licensing team in a role as Junior Licensing Executive.

Main responsibilities:

• Compliance management: responsible for the delivery of accurate streaming and financial reports to international collecting societies in order for our clients to fulfil their licensing obligations;
• Liaising with clients in order to communicate the reporting requirements, obtain quarterly reports, check data, deal with queries, etc;
• Liaising with collecting societies in order to negotiate reporting requirements for new clients, deliver reports, deal with queries, etc;
• Assisting the licensing team with collecting society negotiations by requesting data from clients, calculating fees, and presenting calculations in Excel to share with clients;
• Contract management & administration: handling minor contract negotiations, amendments and extensions, and responsible for finalising contracts, arranging signatures and filing, updating client licence summaries;
• Dealing with general ad hoc client matters, including fielding new client enquiries;
• Arranging meetings, preparing agenda, taking minutes and assisting with the preparation of PowerPoint presentations.
• Marketing and social media: drafting website content and social media posts, and dealing with external consultants, such as website developers;
• Organising company events, such as team days, socials, parties, training and external networking events;
• Business development: attending company social or networking events, liaising with clients in a professional manner, building relationships, and being an ambassador for company;
• General office admin, including responsibility for filing, stationery, post and facilities.

What they're looking for:

• A keen interest in international media business, such as broadcasting and streaming, and a willingness to learn about the industry and keep abreast of developments;
• A keen interest in music licensing, copyright and/or music law and a willingness to learn the complexities of this area (for example reading articles, going on courses, attending webinars);
• Excellent written and spoken English, with good communication skills, including the ability to speak and write in a clear, effective and professional manner;
• Excellent numeracy and mathematics skills, with the ability to work with Excel to create formulas, run calculations, analyse data, etc;
• Excellent attention to detail, analytical skills and the ability to think laterally;
• Strong work ethic, time management and organisational skills, ability to multi-task, prioritise and work under pressure;
• Team player with a keen attitude; enthusiastic, reliable, adaptable, confident and personable;
• Solid IT skills, including use of all Microsoft Office applications;