“Sky’s Music Department provides a first-class service across the Sky Group and its Joint Venture partners in relation to all music matters. The Music Licensing team is seeking a Music Licensing Associate to provide full administrative and sync licensing support across across the team’s busy remit”
Sky’s Music Department is part of Sky Entertainment Group - Sky’s original programming arm across Europe - and provides a wide range of resource and support different business areas across the Sky Group. The main content areas of the business served are Sky Entertainment, Sky Sports, Sky Cinema and Sky Creative with the department structured by way of four individual teams: Licensing, Creative, SATV and Reporting.
What you'll do
Programming/Promo content: support the team’s music supervision and licensing activity across Sky’s scripted and unscripted content, Sports, News and Promos. This includes liaising with independent producers/creatives, arranging introductory communications and meetings, securing sync licences, tracking licence and invoice statuses, maintaining production trackers and providing essential administrative support to the wider team.
MusicBox, Sky’s in-house music clearance system: onboard and train new users, support producers and promo creatives, and respond to a wide range of music clearance enquiries.
Key administrative support: process business-critical invoices through Ariba-SAP, handle payment queries from external suppliers, maintain compliant document storage in line with company GDPR policy and support Sky Music’s submissions to industry awards.
What you'll bring
Working knowledge of collecting society repertoire databases, such as PRS for Music Works, PPL Repertoire, BMI Songview and ASCAP Repertory.
A collaborative, client-facing approach, with a positive can-do attitude and the ability to help colleagues find practical, creative solutions.
Confident using Microsoft Office, Copilot and other Gen AI tools, Microsoft Teams, Ariba-SAP and Airtable, with the ability to create polished and engaging presentations.
Benefits and perks
There's one thing people can't stop talking about when it comes to life at Sky: the perks. Here’s a taster:
Free Sky TV or NOW package, including Sky Sports and Sky Cinema
Pension package with up to 9% employer contribution
Private healthcare with mental health support
Aviva Digital GP and dental insurance
Discounts on Sky products, including Sky Mobile, Sky Broadband, Sky Glass and Sky Protect
Sharesave and Tech schemes
A range of Sky VIP rewards and experiences
How you’ll work
We've adopted a hybrid working approach to give more flexibility on where and how we work. The hybrid working expectations for this role are 3 days in the office per week.
Your office base
Our Sky Group HQ. Equipped with state-of-the-art technology and workspaces, there’s plenty of space to see your big ideas come to life. Here you’ll find 13 subsidised restaurants and cafes. You can re-energise at our gym, catch the latest films at our cinema, get your car washed and even get pampered at our beauty salon.
Our Osterley Campus is just a 10-minute walk from Syon Lane train station, or you can get one of our free shuttle buses from Osterley, Gunnersbury and Ealing Broadway stations. Plus, there’s free onsite parking available for cars, motorbikes and bicycles.
Who we are
We’re Sky, a leading media and entertainment company who connect millions with entertainment, sports, news and arts through innovative products and services. Working with us means you’ll be bringing the joy of a better experience to more people, every day. All so we can do better and deliver better for our customers, colleagues and society.
We’re an equal opportunity employer and value diversity at our company. We're a Disability Confident Accredited Employer, and welcome and encourage applications from all candidates. We will look to ensure a fair and consistent experience for all and will make reasonable adjustments to support you where appropriate. Please flag any adjustments you need as early as you can.
Just so you know: if your application is successful, we’ll ask you to complete a criminal record check. And depending on the role you have applied for and the nature of any convictions you may have, we might have to withdraw the offer.
To be eligible for this role you are required to have the appropriate right to work in the UK. Please be aware Sky does not offer sponsorship for this position.
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