Copyright Assistant

Legal
Permanent
United Kingdom, Liverpool

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Company Description

Acquired by Believe in 2023, Sentric is an independent music publisher servicing self-releasing songwriters and disrupting traditional publishing with fair, transparent deals. We recently launched Believe Music Publishing, offering premium services from publishing administration to tailored publishing deals. Together, we empower a diverse client base of artists, songwriters, record labels, and catalogue owners to collect the royalties they 
deserve.
With intuitive technology and a people-first approach, we’ve built a team of over 160 publishing experts worldwide, including more than 15 Sync specialists across North America and Europe, and dedicated teams in Creative, Revenue Optimisation, Royalties, Legal, and Copyright.
Believe is a global artist development company. We empower local artists, labels and publishers to grow their audiences at each stage of their careers with expertise, respect, fairness and transparency.
Operating in 50+ countries, with more than 2,000 employees, Believe offers a full range of services including audience development, publishing, marketing and distribution, with a tailor-made approach to fit any artist, label or publisher.
Believe champions independence and innovation through a unique model that combines local expertise with a global tech platform, delivering exclusive solutions for artists to promote and monetise their music thanks to strategic partnerships with leading global digital service providers. With a leading portfolio of brands that includes Nuclear Blast, naïve, TuneCore, Groove Attack, Sentric, AllPoints and Byond, Believe artists generated more than 
800 billion streams worldwide in 2024 across all genres, and were recognised with more than 70 leading industry awards.
Believe is a simplified joint-stock company under French law. Learn more at www.believe.com

The Job

Location: Liverpool
Contract terms: Permanent
Reporting to: Copyright Manager

Job Summary
The Copyright Assistant will be responsible for supporting the Copyright Communications Team in the administration of clients’ copyrights. They will interact with collection societies, other publishers and other interested parties to facilitate effective global administration of copyrights.

Job Description

Copyright Administration

  • Assist with answering basic client copyright queries from other publishers and Performing

Rights Organisations.

  • Assist with resolving copyright conflicts/counterclaims.
  • Assist with data enrichment in system.
  • Assist with account audits.
  • Assist Copyright Communications Team with claiming for works utilising online platforms.
  • Assist wider team with Copyright queries.

Rights Management & Client Management Support

  • Assist with special projects initiated by the wider Rights team division, Client Managers and Director of Rights, ensuring a qualitative and timely resolution of assigned project tasks.
  • Assist Rights team with ad hoc duties to cover holiday periods etc.

Qualifications

Skills

  • Strong written and verbal communication skills
  • Keen attention to detail, accuracy and detail-driven
  • Demonstrable prioritisation, organisation and deadline management skills required
  • High level of numeracy
  • Ability to work with large data sets
  • Basic Excel skills are preferred

Knowledge

  • Basic understanding of the music publishing industry is preferable

Attitude

  • Positive approach to problem solving
  • Enthusiasm for working with artists and business partners at all levels
  • Collaborative approach to outcomes
  • Ability to maintain a professional manner when handling song disputes and duplicate claims
  • Persistent drive to complete tasks in accurate and timely manner

Experience

  • Previous admin experience is advantageous
  • Knowledge of music publishing industry either through education or previous work experience is preferable

Additional Information

SET THE TONE WITH US 

Working at Believe means having individual and collective impact in a fast-growing company!   

At all stages of their careers, Believers are an important part of what we are doing: shaping the future of the music industry.  

We need teams that truly reflect the diversity of our clients: our international presence is an inspiring and enriching work environment for each one of us, with daily opportunities to connect with our colleagues all over the world.  

We have two hearts at Believe – our People and our Artists.  

We believe in THE POWER OF OUR PEOPLE, who grow every day to develop their potential… We aim to provide our Believers with the best environment to thrive.  

ROCK THE JOB  

•25 days annual leave increasing with length of service (28 days at 3 years, 30 days at 5 years)
•1 day off for your birthday 
•1 day off to move house each year
•Salary sacrifice pension with matched employer contributions up to 10%
•Life Assurance and Group Income Protection Plan
•Optional Private Medical Insurance (BIK)
•Enhanced Employee Assistance Programme
•Access to Eutelmed, a digital mental health and wellbeing platform offering sessions with experienced psychologists 
•Tailor-made training and coaching programme
• Hybrid working policy (Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays in the office)

SING IN HARMONY   

•Ambassador programme: an employee volunteering initiative dedicated to all Believers interested in having a positive impact on Diversity, Equity & Inclusion (DEI), wellbeing and the planet. 

Believe / Believe Music Publishing / Sentric Music strongly promotes equal treatment regardless of race, ethnicity, nationality, gender, sexual orientation, socio-economic status, age, marital or civil partner status, pregnancy or maternity, physical abilities, religious beliefs, political beliefs, or other ideologies. 

This role is based in Liverpool. You must have the right to work in the UK otherwise your application will not be considered.