Registration & Shipment Administrator, slough
Client:
Wise Music Group
Location:
slough, United Kingdom
Job Category:
Other
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EU work permit required:
Yes
Job Views:
5
Posted:
31.05.2025
Expiry Date:
15.07.2025
Job Description:
Job Description
Department: Copyright
Job Title: Registration & Shipment Administrator
Reporting to: Global Registration & Shipment Manager
Location: Home Working / London
BACKGROUND
Wise Music Group is a global independent music publisher. The Group maintains a global network of standalone offices including London, New York, Los Angeles, Sydney, Copenhagen, Hong Kong, Madrid, Paris, Milan, Berlin, Reykjavík, Bergamo, and Tokyo.
The Group’s publishing houses and imprints include some of the most famous names in the history of music including Chester Music, G. Schirmer, Associated Music Publishers, Novello & Co, Edition Peters Group, Éditions Alphonse Leduc, Première Music, Le Chant du Monde, Edition Wilhelm Hansen, Unión Musical Ediciones, Bosworth Music GmbH, and Campbell Connelly.
Wise Music Group owns or controls over half a million copyrights – including the world’s largest independent holding of historic and contemporary classical music – as well as an enormous range of popular songs spanning evergreen, jazz, reggae, blues, pop, and rock.
The Group is privately owned by one family over several generations and the UK office is situated in London’s West End.
CORE RESPONSIBILITIES:
The Registration & Shipment Administratorsupports the Global Registration & Shipment Manager, in the delivery of effective management of the rights owned and/or controlled by the affiliates within the Wise Music Group.
Key Objectives:
1 To support the Global Registration & Shipment Manager in ensuring all WMG works are registered correctly throughout all UK, European, US and Australian societies through the creation of electronic registration files.
2. To review and resolve works rejected by the societies.
3. To support the Global Registration & Shipment Manager in circulating new and amended works to affiliates, DSP’s, sub publishers and societies via the creation of song registration and shipment files.
TASKS & RESPONSIBILITIES:
REGISTRATION
* To create and send song registration files to the UK, European, US and Australian societies in a timely manner to ensure Society distribution deadlines are met.
* Load and process registration return files from each society.
* Review songs rejected by societies and amend or, arrange to be amended, for re-registration to the societies.
* Maintain in-house spreadsheets.
* Liaise with the affiliate offices and societies to resolve complex issues where necessary.
SHIPMENTS
* Create catalogue shipments for sub-publishers and ad-hoc shipment files as requested.
* Create catalogue shipment files of new and amended songs and circulate to several DSPs as requested.
* Deal with any queries generated from the circulation of the shipment files.
* Track receipt of the files from each sub-publisher.
* Maintain in-house spreadsheets.
COPYRIGHT TASKS
* Provide support to all departments in the Wise Music Group.
* Manage everyday queries from all sources.
* Any other Copyright tasks which may arise from time to time.
SKILLS & BEHAVIOURAL REQUIREMENTS:
Qualifications
* Good level of English and Maths.
* European language an advantage.
Experience
* Copyright knowledge and experience is not expected but desirable.
* Working within a Team.
Knowledge
* Knowledge of how the various Global societies work is desirable.
* Knowledge of the Global societies distribution deadlines is desirable.
* Knowledge of the Global society CWR rules and society specific edits is desirable.
Skills and Abilities
* Good level of all Microsoft applications, in particular Excel.
* Ability to prioritise workloads.
* Ability to work as part of a team.
* Good organisational skills.
Personal Qualities
* To follow instruction and guidance.
* Be willing to work as part of a team.
* High level of accuracy and attention to detail.
* Willing to help others when needed.
Availability
Core working hours are 0930 to 1730 Monday to Friday, however you will need to be flexible and able to work additional hours as required ensuring deadlines are met.
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