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About the Role

The Licensing team at PPL licenses the use of recorded music across the UK, negotiating terms with broadcasters and other licensees to ensure a fair return for members while balancing licensee needs. This role focuses on supporting negotiations with TV broadcasters, providing research, insight, and analysis to inform licensing strategies and commercial positions.

Responsibilities

• Provide robust research, insight, and analysis to support the development of licensing proposals and negotiation strategies.
• Present and explain audience and music usage trends across broadcasters, using analysis to inform commercial positions and support licensing negotiations.
• Manage ongoing TV licence agreements and monitor compliance with key licence terms, including payment and music reporting obligations.
• Identify, monitor, and contact unlicensed television services that may require a PPL licence.
• Negotiate, implement, and manage licences for selected customer accounts.
• Support invoicing, forecasting, and budgeting processes in partnership with Finance.
• Maintain administrative processes by updating spreadsheets and databases, ensuring relevant information flows between internal departments, licensees, and external parties.
• Support improvements to the team’s analytical capabilities by sharing expertise, mentoring colleagues, and using data to support negotiations.
• Respond to phone and email enquiries about PPL’s television licences.
• Contribute to inter-departmental initiatives, ensuring Licensing requirements are captured.
• Build strong relationships with licensees, their representatives, and relevant industry organisations.

Requirements

• Experience interpreting large and complex datasets to inform business decisions.
• Experience managing relationships with stakeholders at different levels of seniority.
• Ability to manage multiple accounts and workstreams simultaneously, prioritizing and re-prioritizing according to business needs.
• Understanding of business financials and reporting.
• A proactive approach to self-development and openness to feedback.
• An interest in the music and media industries, including how technology is changing listening and viewing habits.

Skills

• Strong numeracy skills
• Advanced Excel capability
• Analytical mindset
• Inquisitive mindset
• Objective mindset
• Strong attention to detail
• Proficiency in Microsoft Office (Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Outlook)
• Excellent organisational skills
• Strong written communication skills
• Strong verbal communication skills
• Collaborative working
• Independent working

Location

• London

Work Type

• Hybrid working
• Permanent
• Full Time

Benefits

• Hybrid working
• Flexible working hours
• Work from anywhere in the world for up to 2 weeks per year
• Early finishes on Fridays in the summer months
• Private medical insurance
• Life assurance
• Health cash plan
• Annual allowance to claim back funds spent on your favourite music activity
• Free healthy breakfasts
• Fresh fruit every day
• Exclusive retail discounts
• Gym discounts
• Season ticket loans
• Regular socials
• Music industry related events
• Annual bonus (non-contractual)

About the Company

• PPL champions music rights and aims to make a difference by uniting a community with a love for music.
• PPL represents musicians and performers from every section of society.

Equal Opportunity

• At PPL, we believe in fairness and in creating a work environment that respects all lived experiences.
• We are committed to cultivating a workplace where everyone feels welcome.