🚀 Music Catalogue Administrator | PE Backed Music Acquisitions Scale Up | London

Music Catalogue Administrator | PE Backed Music Acquisitions Scale Up | London

Harmonic are delighted to be working with a rapidly growing music rights acquisition business, backed by one of the world’s most successful Private Equity investment firms. The company has quickly established itself as a key player in the music industry, acquiring and managing catalogues of chart-topping hits and culturally significant works across genres and eras.

With a small but highly experienced team of industry leaders at the helm, this is a truly exciting place to be. The culture is fast-paced, collaborative, and entrepreneurial—offering colleagues autonomy, visibility, and the opportunity to shape the scale-up journey. The business is driven by a clear mission: to harness the power of great music to connect people and span generations.

The Role

Our client is already making a real impact within the music industry, with a small team of industry leading figures driving the business forward. Described by highly respected figures as a boutique music rights acquisition business, our client are well backed by a prestigious and successful Private Equity investment management firm. The business is focused on acquiring and building a portfolio of well-established music copyright assets, all expertly managed under the company brand.

This role will be pivotal in managing the seamless onboarding of newly acquired catalogues, ensuring that all assets—from metadata to artwork—are integrated accurately and efficiently. Working closely with colleagues across rights, finance, legal, and external administrators, you’ll make sure the transition process is smooth, robust, and fit for long-term growth.

This is a fantastic opportunity for someone who thrives on detail, organisation, and problem-solving, and who is excited by the prospect of working in a dynamic, creative environment where music and data meet.

Responsibilities

• Oversee the ingestion of catalogue assets (financial data, audio, metadata, artwork, and documents) during acquisition
• Ensure accurate and consistent metadata entry, rights clearances, and registrations across systems
• Liaise between acquisition teams, legal, finance, and administrators to confirm ownership and registration details
• Maintain onboarding checklists and timelines, ensuring all deliverables are completed on schedule
• Track and organise data across internal systems
• Verify metadata integrity (titles, artists, ISRCs, ISWCs, rights holders, cue sheets, etc.)
• Provide regular onboarding updates to internal stakeholders (finance, sync, licensing)
• Troubleshoot issues and identify opportunities to improve onboarding workflows and systems
• Ad hoc tasks to contribute to the wider business

What We Need to See (Essential)

• 2–3 years’ experience in music industry royalty administration or analysis
• Passion for the music industry and understanding of royalty structures

What We’d Like to See (Bonus)

• Exposure to catalogue release campaigns, playlisting, or promotional strategies
• Legal or contractual experience around catalogue acquisitions
• Familiarity with CRM systems

Package:

Salary: £35,000-£40,000

Hybrid Pattern: ~3 days per week in office, 2 days per week remote

Location: Central London

If this is of interest, please get in touch at

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At Harmonic, we are dedicated to fostering an inclusive and equitable workplace. We actively welcome applications from individuals of all backgrounds and assure you that every candidate will be thoughtfully considered for the roles we represent, without regard to race, religion, gender expression, disability, or sexual orientation.