Music Executive

This role is to support the in-house Music Supervisor with music administration, clearance and creative for BBC Studios 3rd party commissioned productions.

Our production teams produce cross-genre shows for a diverse range of broadcasters including Apple, Amazon, Channel 4, Channel 5, UKTV, Discovery, Netflix and PBS in North America.

This is an exciting opportunity to work within a fast-paced and expanding Music Rights team, working on global reaching productions with some of the world’s best creative talent.

• To support the in-house Music Supervisor to provide production teams with informed music creative and copyright information to achieve the best music soundtracks possible
• Keeping updated pitch lists of active score composers/agents
• Guiding Production on Music Production Libraries – which ones are available to them, creating playlists and facilitating clearance.
• Music cuesheet checking
• Licencing of MCPS Production Library via the IPC scheme
• Tracking and data input of production slates, music clearance requests & deals
• Ensuring all 3rd party commissioner music requirements and guidelines are up to date
• Music rights ownership research via the PRS database and international PRO’s
• Designing music training guides, presentations, resource tools and updates for all of production and the supporting in-house Music Rights Team
• Liaising with production and finance to ensure composer payments are made in a timely manner
• Podcast music clearances
• External networking with Production Libraries, Composers and their agents
• Attending Music Industry events

Essential Criteria

• Music industry experience – preferably at a Music Publisher/Music Clearance/Music Supervision/Music Rights Society or Music Production Library.
• Knowledge of music copyright
• Knowledge of the rights required for clearing music for media (synchronisation)
• The ability to work to tight deadlines and priorities work load
• Strong administration and tracking skills
• Hold a passion for varying music and production genres and an interest in specially composed music for media.
• An interest to meet with music rightsholders, composers and their agents, music production libraries and to attend music industry events

Desirable Criteria

• Experience in the composer commissioning space
• Experience with International music rights and licensing

The BBC is committed to building a culturally diverse workforce and therefore strongly encourages applications from under represented groups. We are committed to equality of opportunity and welcome applications from individuals, regardless of their background. We strive to be the best British content company in the world, attracting the best creative talents in the business, so that we can bring premium quality award-winning programmes, content and brands to the viewer no matter where they are.

The BBC Group has set out the first in a new series of bold steps to transform our programming and better represent the public we serve. We have the biggest financial investment to on-air inclusion in the industry, together with our existing commissioning budget, we are committed to throwing open our doors more widely than ever to diverse stories and diverse storytellers. Together with a diverse workforce we will accelerate the pace of change in increasing diversity and inclusion both on and off air

To find out more about Diversity and Inclusion at the BBC, please visit our website.

Band: C
Contract Type: Permanent
Location: London

Working Pattern: Hybrid Working (Home-based plus two/three days a week in the office)

We are really proud to share that we are a Level 2 Disability Confident Employer and so if you require any reasonable adjustments in order to apply please do contact us at resourcing@bbc.co.uk with the job reference in the subject. We advertise all our roles on Evenbreak, the specialist job board for disabled candidates

• Flexible/agile working - opportunities across the business. We’re happy to discuss a formal flexible working pattern. Please indicate your choice under the flexible working question in the application. There is no obligation to raise this at the application stage but if you wish to do so, you are welcome to. Flexible working will be part of the discussion at the offer stage.
• Excellent career progression – the BBC offers great opportunities for employees to seek new challenges and work in different areas of the organisation.
• Unrivalled training and development opportunities – our in-house Academy hosts a wide range of internal and external courses and certifications.
• Benefits - We offer a competitive salary package, a flexible 35-hour working week for work-life balance and 26 days (plus an additional day which is a Corporation Day) with the option to buy an extra 5 days, a defined pension scheme and discounted dental, health care, gym and much more.