VICE is the world’s preeminent youth media company and content creation studio. Launched in 1994, VICE now operates in over 30 countries and distributes its programming to hundreds of millions of viewers across digital, linear, mobile, film and socials. VICE includes an international network of digital channels, a television and feature film production studio, a magazine, a record label, an in-house creative services agency, a book-publishing division and a new 24-hour TV channel, VICELAND, launching in in the UK and Ireland in September 2016.
Role &Responsibilities:
You’ll be supporting the Music Supervisor & Rights and Clearances Manager UK in a wide range of rights and clearance duties such as:
- Working closely with Music Supervisor and Rights and Clearance Manager primarily across music related work and some miscellaneous rights and clearance duties.
- Dealing with administrative tasks such as checking & logging of music licensing documentation, managing flow of music and generally overseeing a strong organisational framework.
- Following up with rights holders for countersigned licenses & unpaid invoices.
- Dealing with licensing requests from different productions across all VICE verticals i.e. Noisey, Munchies and our new TV channel VICELAND.
- Managing music databases for distribution of sourced music to productions.
- Carrying out music searches of both library and commercial music for productions.
- Negotiating agreement terms and completing license agreements.
The ideal candidate will have:
- Strong knowledge of music rights and clearances with a particular focus on digital, TV and branded content.
- Demonstrable proven experience working in music sync/supervision and/or similar rights and clearances role.
- Good ability to research and track down rights owners.
- Experienced in negotiating fees and terms with rights owners.
- Ideally would have good relationships with record labels and music publishers.
- Excellent organisational skills.
- Ability to multi-task under strict deadlines.
- Good working knowledge of the content found on VICE.com and other VICE properties.
- Strong research abilities and problem-solving skills.
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
- Working knowledge of MAC environment.
- Must be able to work in a multi-discipline collaborative environment.
- Must be proficient in Excel.
Other:
- To undertake such other tasks including general administrative duties as may be required from time to time
- To be an ambassador for the business at all times.
To apply please email a brief cover note and CV, with the reference “Music Coordinator” in the subject line to: ukrecruitment@vice.com. Please include your notice period and salary expectations in your application.
We look forward to hearing from you!
If you do not hear back from us within one month of applying then unfortunately your application has been unsuccessful. Thank you once again for applying and we wish you success in your future career.
