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Copyright & Licensing Specialist Hal Leonard Europe
Working at Hal Leonard Europe
With more than 800 employees in ten different country locations around the world, Hal Leonard, a Muse Group Company, is the largest source for music publications and the world’s largest educational music publisher, representing many of the world’s best-known and most respected publishers, artists, songwriters, composers, arrangers and instrument manufacturers.
At Hal Leonard Europe, we publish and distribute an extensive catalogue of printed and digital publications, sheet music, music education resources, instruments, gifts, accessories, and pro audio to customers across Europe and around the world. There are Hal Leonard Europe offices and distribution centres located in Belgium, France, Germany, the Netherlands, Italy and the United Kingdom.
At Hal Leonard Europe, our vision of lifelong music-making for everyone is underpinned by a commitment to be the very best place to work. We recognise the value that diverse voices already bring to our business, and we will continue to encourage different contributions from a wide range of viewpoints so that we can meet the diverse and ever-changing needs of music makers.
Accordingly, we promote an inclusive culture as a business to ensure that we all value from the lived experiences of our teams. Hal Leonard Europe employees are empowered to make bold decisions to meet ambitious goals and achieve their personal aspirations. In celebrating the successes of all our people, we better reflect the markets and communities in which we operate, inspiring our mission to be the best global provider of tools and resources for learning, teaching, creating and making music.
What you can expect
We are seeking a junior Copyright & Licensing Specialist who is fluent in German (both written and oral) and English. The ideal candidate will play a key role in ensuring successful cooperation with our German-based clients.
This role involves processing third-party requests for our music catalogues and ensuring compliance with German and UK copyright laws. This is an exciting position for someone with a particular interest in music copyright and printed music publishing. We will welcome applications from recent graduates with a degree in Music, Music Business, or a related field.
We are looking for candidates with the following skills
- A degree-level qualification or demonstrable equivalent experience in music, music business or another relevant subject
- A passion for music and music making with a demonstrable interest particularly in printed music
- Ability to learn quickly and juggle multiple task
- Able to work well under pressure while maintaining a keen eye for detail
- Excellent organisational skills
- Ability to thrive in a fast paced environment as a team player
- Ability to work independently and be self-motivated
- Fluent in German – the successful candidate will need to have excellent German and English communication skills (both oral and written).
- Proficient in using Microsoft Office
- Aligned with our company’s vision, mission and values
Nice to have:
- Knowledge of UK and German copyright law
- Copyright and Licensing experience either through a previous employment or through education
The Team
This is a full-time permanent position reporting to the European Copyright and Licensing Manager within the Business Affairs department. You would also be working closely with our Business Affairs teams in the U.S.A., Germany and Italy.
Place of Work and Hours
This role is based remotely
9am – 5.30pm (1 hour break), Monday to Friday, working a total of 37.5 hours per week. Start, finish and lunch times can be flexed in agreement with your Manager.
We offer
- 25 days holiday allowance plus 8 Bank Holidays (total 33 days)
- An Employee Discount of up to 40% across our wide product range
- Stakeholder Pension Scheme (5% employee contribution, 3% employer contribution)
- Cycle to Work and Discount Voucher schemes
- An Employee Assistance Program is available for all employees and their families. As well as being a confidential support line, it also offers practical financial and life management advice 24/7.