Music Reporting Assistant - Sky Studios (6 Month Contract)

Want to do the best work of your life? Make your mark at Europe’s leading entertainment brand. Our people make Sky a truly exciting and inclusive place to work – a place where you can be yourself and let your skills shine.

With this entry level, the purpose of the Music Reporting Assistant is to ensure that complete and accurate data is provided to the music societies.  Adhering to strict monthly deadlines, they have the responsibility of making sure that both transmission and music details are entered and verified on Soundmouse (Sky’s digital library, clearance and reporting system). This allows the timely & accurate distribution of royalties by the music societies to performers, composers, publishers and labels.

The Music Department is part of Sky Studios - Sky's original programming arm across Europe and provides a wide range of resource and support to 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:

• To ensure monthly reporting deadlines are met.

• To be fully competent in the use of relevant systems including BSS, Soundmouse & PRS for Music.

• To ensure cue sheets are approved to a high degree of accuracy on a consistent basis.

• To validate track & usage details using various web-based music resources.

• To identify & resolve issues that may occur through the automated identification of music.

• To work closely with the Music Licensing, Creative & SATV teams to ensure the accurate reporting of licensed & commissioned music.

• To build & maintain solid & effective working relationships with both internal & external contacts.

What you'll bring:

• This is an entry level role so we don't expect a huge amount of experience. Ideally, we'd like to see;

• Excellent communications skills, verbal and written.

• Good organisation with attention to detail.

• Ability to work to fixed deadlines & prioritise workload. 

• Understanding of the need for accuracy, diligence & accountability when dealing with cue sheet data and music reporting.

• A professional, positive & pro-active attitude is essential along with the ability to work well both as an individual & within a team.

• Previous experience & understanding of music copyright & reporting, along with working knowledge of Soundmouse would be advantageous.

Team Overview

We want to make Sky Studios famous for exceptional content and a place where Europe’s top creatives want to do their best work. We’re an agile Studio, seeking out untold stories while working in creative partnership with today’s best writers, producers and on-screen talent - bringing viewers content they wouldn’t find anywhere else. 

The Rewards:

There's one thing people can't stop talking about when it comes to #LifeAtSky: the perks. Here’s a taster:

• Sky Q, for the TV you love all in one place

• The magic of Sky Glass at an exclusive rate

• A generous pension package

• Private healthcare

• Discounted mobile and broadband

• A wide range of Sky VIP rewards and experiences

How you'll work:

We know the world has changed, and we want to offer our employees the chance to collaborate at our unique office spaces, whilst enjoying the convenience of working from home.

We've adopted a hybrid working approach to give more flexibility on where and how we work. You'll find out more about what this means for this role during the recruitment process.

Your office base:

Osterley:

Our Osterley campus is a 10-minute walk from Syon Lane train station. Or you can hop on one of our free shuttle buses that run to and from Osterley, Chiswick Park, Gunnersbury, Acton Town and Ealing Broadway tube stations. There’s also plenty of parking, bike shelters and showers.

On campus you’ll find six subsidised restaurants and a Waitrose. You can keep in shape at our subsidised gym, catch the latest shows and movies at our cinema, get your car washed and even get pampered at our beauty salon.

Inclusion:

We take pride in our approach to diversity and inclusion: we’ve been recognised by The Times and Stonewall for this, and we’ve committed £30million to support the fight against racial injustice. We’ve also set ambitious targets for increasing ethnic diversity and representation throughout our organisation.

At Sky we don’t just look at your CV. We’re more focused on who you are and your potential. We also know that everyone has a life outside work, so we're happy to discuss flexible working.

And we'll do everything we can to support you during your application. If you need us to make any adjustments to our recruitment process, speak to our recruitment team who will be happy to support you.

Why wait?

Apply now to build an amazing career and be part of a brilliant team. We can’t wait to hear from you.

To find out more about working with us, search #LifeAtSky on social media. A job you love to talk about.

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.