Senior Music Label Operations Coordinator

Moonbug Entertainment; Greater London; On-site; GBP 60,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading children's entertainment company is seeking a full-time Senior Music Label Operations Coordinator to manage and optimize the operational aspects of music releases. Located in Camden, London, this role requires a proactive individual with proven experience in a record label. Responsibilities include ensuring timely delivery of music assets, overseeing label’s catalogue, and monitoring copyright usage. Knowledge of music metadata standards and rights management systems is essential. The position offers competitive benefits including private healthcare and a pension scheme.

Benefits

Free Private Healthcare

Enhanced Maternity and Paternity leave

Matched 5% pension scheme

Free yoga classes

Free weekly lunch

Qualifications

• Proven experience within a record label or music distribution company.
• Experience in managing music release schedules and coordinating asset delivery.
• A working understanding of music contracts and licensing.

Responsibilities

• Manage release schedules ensuring timely delivery of music.
• Develop new processes to optimise workflow between teams.
• Monitor unauthorized use of trademarks and copyrights.

Skills

Music metadata standards

Music copyright principles

Time management

Problem-solving

Data analysis

Team supervision

Digital rights enforcement

Creative suite familiarity

Education

Experience in a record label or music distribution

Tools

Microsoft Excel

G Suite

Job description

About Moonbug Entertainment

Thank you for considering the Senior Music Label Operations Coordinator role with Moonbug Entertainment, an award-winning global entertainment company inspiring kids everywhere to laugh, learn and grow. The company is behind some of the biggest kids’ entertainment brands in the world including CoComelon and Blippi. Moonbug believes every child should have access to our entertaining and enriching content, which is why our shows are available on more than 150 video platforms globally including Netflix, Disney+, BBC iPlayer and YouTube Kids. Moonbug is also a global leader in pre-school music and audio experiences, available on 100+ audio platforms globally. Moonbug brands extend far beyond the screen to include streaming music, toys, games, books, live events, and even theme park exhibits.

Moonbug is part of Candle Media, an independent, creator-friendly home for cutting-edge, high-quality, category-defining brands and franchises. By bringing together elite talent operating at the intersection of content, community, and commerce, it helps to position leading entertainment businesses for accelerated, sustainable growth in the current market and beyond.

📍London, Camden | Office based | Benefits including Free Private Healthcare, Enhanced Maternity and Paternity leave, matched 5% pension scheme, free yoga/fitness wellbeing classes, free weekly lunch and Friday drinks @ 4pm ✨

The Role

Moonbug is seeking a full-time Senior Label Operations Coordinator to support the Music team. This role is based in our London office in the heart of Camden Town. At Moonbug, you will be working with some of the biggest brands in family entertainment; one of the fastest-growing genres in music. This is an exciting role and opportunity for someone looking to continue progressing and growing their music industry experience.

The successful candidate will be proactive, self-motivated with a proven track record in a label or music distribution environment with a strong desire to continue learning and developing. You will need to be digitally confident, highly organised, detail-oriented and able to adapt to new challenges.

You will be responsible for the operational aspects of our music releases, from managing music assets and metadata to optimising workflows, as well as tracking and reporting on the usage of our copyright and trademarks across music platforms. You will take a leading role in the day-to-day running of the music label, including planning, execution and the development of new processes to enhance the team’s effectiveness. You will manage the release schedule of our IPs, ensuring all deadlines are met.

Responsibilities

Label Operations

• Managing release schedules and ensure timely and high-quality delivery of albums, EPs and singles.
• Oversee the delivery of new music assets to the label team, leading the quality control of metadata in collaboration with the publishing team.
• Develop and implement new processes to optimise the day-to-day workflow between the music production and label operations teams.
• Manage and maintain the label’s catalogue on our internal database.
• Support with the creative and strategic planning of releases, providing input to optimise content on DSPs.
• Work independently, managing and prioritising multiple high-level projects simultaneously to meet deadlines.
• Track the usage of our copyright across digital platforms and liaise with the relevant legal departments to make claims on unauthorised usage.
• Monitor for unauthorised use of our trademarks, compiling evidence and submitting takedown requests to the internal legal department.
• Ensure Moonbug music content is fingerprinted, claimed, and monetized on social media platforms

Essential Experience and Qualifications:

• Proven experience within a record label or music distribution company.
• Experience in managing music release schedules and coordinating asset delivery.
• In-depth knowledge of music metadata standards and best practices.
• A strong understanding of music copyright and trademark principles.
• Experience with rights management systems (e.g., YouTube Content ID) and digital rights enforcement.
• Proficiency in using Microsoft Excel and G Suite.
• Exceptional time management and prioritisation skills with a proactive, problem-solving attitude.
• A working understanding of music contracts and licensing.
• A demonstrable passion for music and the entertainment industry.
• Understanding of current industry trends.

Desired Experience and Qualifications:

• Experience of supervising junior members of the team.
• Experience with data analysis and reporting with an ability to track performance.
• Familiarity with Adobe Creative Suite.