Senior Music Rights & Licensing Specialist

Fremantle; Greater London; Hybrid; GBP 65,000 - 85,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Pension

Summer Fridays

Audience tickets

Employee assistance program

Free courses and training

EV scheme

Cycle to work

Season ticket loan

Volunteer days

Job summary

Fremantle UK seeks an experienced Senior Music Copyright Coordinator to manage rights and copyright administration across television productions. You will ensure music usage is tracked, cleared, licensed and compliant with contracts and broadcasters, working with labels, publishers and societies.

Hybrid role based in London, reporting to the Director of Legal & Business Affairs. Candidates should have extensive music licensing experience and strong organizational skills to support high-profile

Qualifications

• Significant experience in music copyright, music supervision support, rights management or music licensing within television, film, media or entertainment.
• Strong understanding of UK and international music copyright principles.
• Experience managing music clearances and licensing workflows for broadcast, streaming and other digital platforms including social platforms.

Responsibilities

• Coordinate the clearance and licensing of commercial music, production music and commissioned works for television productions and digital platforms.
• Review music usage requests and advise production teams on rights requirements, restrictions and costs.
• Liaise with record labels, publishers, music libraries, collecting societies and rights holders to secure permissions and licences.
• Track music clearances from initial request through to execution and delivery.
• Maintain accurate records of all music rights licences, agreements and other contractual documentation.
• Ensure all music usage complies with contractual, legal, broadcaster and distributor requirements.
• Assist production teams to prepare cue sheets for submission to broadcasters and collection societies including PRS for Music and PPL.

Skills

Music copyright expertise

Music licensing

Rights management

Stakeholder management

UK/International rights

Tools

PRS for Music

PPL

Rights databases

Job description

Fremantle UK seeks an experienced Senior Music Copyright Coordinator to manage rights and copyright administration across television productions. You will ensure music usage is tracked, cleared, licensed and compliant with contracts and broadcasters, working with labels, publishers and societies.

Hybrid role based in London, reporting to the Director of Legal & Business Affairs. Candidates should have extensive music licensing experience and strong organizational skills to support high-profile