Live Music Specialist bei PRS for Music

Music wouldn't exist without the work of songwriters, composers and publishers. We're here to represent them and make sure that they are paid for their work. After more than a century in the industry, we continue to innovate as a world-leading organisation.  

The Role

To assist with the management of the Major Live Concert Service (MLCS), the collation and submission of International live performance claims, and the ongoing maintenance of the Live Concert Calculator.

Also assisting with the reporting of incoming revenues and identification of non-payments - initiating service level improvements where possible and identifying new business opportunities/process improvements.

The Live Team sits within the Membership department and focuses their time on royalties derived from live performances. The team’s primary focus is maintaining the Major Live Concert Service, MLCS™, as well as relationship management with our highest earning Live members and Live teams at affiliate societies around the globe.

As our Live Music Specialist, some of your day to day duties will include…

• Ownership of the set list exchange process with over 50 overseas societies; identifying 'paid' and 'unpaid' activity and actively reducing inefficiencies between performances & society notifications
• End to end management of all activity within a revenue claim; ensuring effective scheduling, event/tour identification, reporting & revenue accounting
• Making claims where necessary and building effective customer relationship management and rapport with all overseas societies/contacts
• Management of a portfolio of MLCS tours
• Delivery of audits for MLCS tours, upon request

For a full list of duties, please email the recruitment team and request a copy of the job description.

At PRS for Music, we want you to bring the best version of yourself to work. We believe that celebrating individuality promotes a culture of acceptance and openness. Along with being whoever you want to be, in an ideal world you will also have: 

• The ability to build and maintain relationships at all levels with members, suppliers and other stakeholders (internal & external)
• Proven interpersonal, communication and influencing skills
• Strong planning and organisational skills
• Financial analysis skills with the ability to understand figures and present them in a management format
• Be resourceful, creative and logical
• Strategic thinking and planning
• Driven to achieve and overcome barriers
• Excellent communication skills (written and verbal)
• Demonstrate good judgement and decision making

What’s in it for you?

Here are just a few things that set PRS for Music apart from the crowd:

• We trust, value, and support our people to make the difference

• We believe that diversity of thought and experience provides the platform for innovation and creativity

• We are consciously inclusive and have eight Affinity Groups which you can join and make an impact 

• We invest in the development of our people to drive our ambitions forward

• We offer a range of family friendly leave including enhanced maternity and paternity, grandparent, fertility, reproductive and menopause support. 
• We know time to rest and recharge is important which is why we offer 25 days holiday entitlement with the option to top up twice annually up to a maximum of 30 days
• Employees can work from anywhere in the world for up to eight weeks of the year
• Plus a whole range of other benefits, including retail discounts, gym discounts, season ticket or bicycle loan. 

The Process

Our interview process for this role is simple:

• First stage interview will take place virtually on MS Teams.

• Second stage interview will take place in person at our London Bridge Hub.

We use competency-based questions within our interviews. This allows you to provide examples of situations where you have had to demonstrate the required skills relevant to the role you are applying for. To assist your preparation for interview, research the STAR method to aid bringing your examples to life.

Location

We offer a hybrid working model, allowing employees to work from home up to three days a week.

To ensure the health and safety of all our employees, if you wish to work from home for more than 2.5 days per week, we will conduct a quick and easy remote-working assessment. 

If you sound like you could be the right person for the job, apply now.

At PRS we are committed to equity, diversity, inclusion and belonging for all. We have taken a holistic approach to ensure that no one feels excluded regardless of age, class, sexuality, gender, race, religion, or ability. We value the needs of everyone in our organisation and strive to build an environment where our employee’s contributions are recognised in order that everyone may thrive.