Overview
A&R Admin Coordinator – London, N1C 4AG, United Kingdom
The A Side: A Day in The Life
The A&R Admin team sits at the heart of Universal Music UK’s creative operations, providing essential support to our Artists & Repertoire (A&R) teams across the labels. We ensure that the creative process runs smoothly by managing the administrative, contractual, and logistical elements of the recording process.
From setting up recording sessions and processing producer and songwriter agreements, to overseeing budgets and ensuring compliance with company policies, the team plays a vital role in turning creative ideas into commercially successful releases. Acting as the link between artists, A&R, legal, finance, and production, A&R Admin helps to create the foundation on which our artists and repertoire can thrive.
The B Side: Skills & Experience
Be Operational
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Booking and coordinating recording, mixing and mastering sessions.
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Liaising with A&Rs/marketing/metadata/release planning teams RE formatting and scheduling for all releases.
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Ensuring all audio parts for physical and digital products are ordered and put in to production in time to meet release deadlines, for UK and international.
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Collating and compiling all label copy for copyright and artwork. Liaising with managers, writers, publishers, producers, mixers and musicians to ensure all credits are received and are correctly integrated into the UMG systems.
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Archiving all masters after recording sessions. Ensuring producers, mixers and engineers have supplied all parts required from sessions in the required format.
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Compiling studio, musician, and remix agreements and ensuring these are signed and processed promptly.
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Booking travel for artists.
Be Administrative
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Compiling studio, musician, and remix agreements and ensuring these are signed and processed promptly.
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Attend weekly scheduling meeting.
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Any other reasonable duty as instructed by line manager.
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Oversee delivery of all singles deals on the domestic roster, ensuring all the usual processes are followed with the guidance of your mgr.
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In Uniport paying supplier invoices on time, while monitoring overall recording budget spend.
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Book the artist travel to recording sessions.
Person Specification
Necessary:
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Excellent IT skills; must be proficient in Word, Excel and Outlook.
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Knowledge of Audio and Production Parts.
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Proven experience of working to strict deadlines and excellent organisational skills.
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Experience of working on own as well as part of a team.
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Experience of working with colleagues at all levels.
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Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
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Ability to, and experience of, remaining calm in a sometimes-pressured environment.
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Committed and flexible.
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R2 User.
Desirable:
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Negotiation experience.
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Ability to use Uniport
Bonus Tracks: Your Benefits
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Group Personal Pension Scheme (between 3% and 9%)
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Private Medical Insurance
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25 paid days of annual leave
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Interest Free Season Ticket Loan available
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Holiday Purchase scheme
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Dental and Travel Insurance options
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Cycle to Work Scheme
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Salary Sacrifice Cars
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Subsidised Gym Membership
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Employee Discounts (Reward Gateway)
