Music Supervisor, Premier League Productions

Job Description

Who We Are:

At IMG, our Studios business use content and technology to power the world's passion for sport, working with global clients including The Premier League, The R&A, DP World Tour, Euroleague Basketball and Major League Soccer. We've built Europe's best-connected broadcast centre at Stockley Park, London, distributing 35,000 hours of content globally and creating some of the world's best sporting coverage. Our facilities include four broadcast studios, fifty edit suites and a multitude of radio, podcast, dubbing and VFX facilities, with specialisms in remote production and carbon reduction thanks to our Green to Screen initiative. Whether it's live coverage, archive, highlights, social media, branded content or feature films, we give the audience a front row seat to the best sport in the world.

What You'll Do:

Premier League Productions (PLP) are proud to be the production partner to the most watched football league in the world. Globally, we broadcast to 190 out of 193 UN member states, serve over 100 broadcast partners and our work is available to over 800 million homes.
Our wide array of high quality output includes live matches, digital content, studio shows, promos and magazine programming, all delivered across multiple platforms.

We are seeking the world's most exciting creative talent to join the in-house PLP Creative team, delivering best-in-class creative and cutting-edge projects that engage and inspire Premier League fans across the globe. We have an opening for a Music Supervisor to join our team.

You will be working proactively to make music a key part of PLP's personality, fearlessly creative and passionate about elite football. You will need to be willing to get involved in all aspects of music at PLP, whether that's administrative duties, brilliant music searches, timely and watertight music licensing or assistance with music reporting. You will work closely with producers from across PLP, working on numerous productions, from promos, broadcast features, live studio shows and digital content.

If you live for music and love football, please reach out and share your CV with us, we'd love to talk Premier League with you.

Key Responsibilities Include But Not Limited To:

Creative
• Working with a variety of music available to PLP (commercial music, MCPS production music & non-MCPS production music), you will:
• Provide the highest level of music supervision to PLP producers through music searches and editing music to picture.
• Proactively build creatively inspiring playlists of music for PLP producers that meet their editorial needs.

Relationships
• Producers
• As a music lover you will bring an energy and passion to what we do. You will create excitement around the best music available to PLP and be dedicated to providing a customer-facing service to PLP producers.
• Regularly checking in with PLP producers and reviewing PLP content to ensure every sync is made to count and that PLP's content stands apart.
• Rights holder relationships
• You will understand the sync industry and have good relationships within it, working on the understanding that these are extremely valuable reciprocal relationships.

Licensing
• Experience of licensing commercial music directly with rights holders.
• A solid understanding of music rights and how to apply that to PLP's music users and what is available to them.
Other/Administrative
• You will be willing to get involved in all aspects of music at PLP, assisting with administrative tasks as required, such as maintaining the PLP music libraries and contract files, registering tracks on PRS and supporting with music reporting (Soundmouse).

You Will Have The Following Strengths:
• A proven track record of delivering brilliant music creative.
• A deep understanding of music, passionate and knowledgeable about the latest music trends.
• Confident in licensing commercial music.
• Ability to work under pressure and to tight deadlines, whilst managing own schedule.
• Strong communication skills (both written and verbal) and excellent interpersonal skills.
• Confident in building positive relationships with producers and rights holders.
• Great attention to detail.
• Excellent football knowledge (with a focus on Premier League).
• Experience of commissioning music and working with composers preferable, but not essential.
• Typically 3+ years' experience in a similar role.
Our Vision – Power the World's Passion for Sport.
Our Mission – Be Vital. Work as one.

And Our Values:
• We are BOLD and not afraid to take risks.
• We are PASSIONATE and proud of our legacy.
• We are DYNAMIC and constantly evolving.
• We are AUTHENTIC and human.
• We are UNITED in our pursuit of excellence.
Our Work Ethic:

IMG is at the center of sports, media, entertainment, and fashion and is a largely relationship-based business. To foster an environment of collaboration, develop our future talent, and build on relationships across leadership, peers, and teams, we work from the office 4 days per week. We see immeasurable value internally and throughout the core of the businesses we support.

Benefits:
• Income protection
• Life insurance
• Private medical insurance
• Virtual GP
• Pension contribution
• 23 days holiday + bank holidays
• Dental insurance
• Green car scheme
• Season ticket loan
• Cycle to work scheme
• Subsidized office canteen
• Free breakfast
• Free on-site parking at Stockley Park office
• Eye Care
• Endeavor Wellness - lunch and learn events
• EAP (Employee Assistant Programme) - range of practical and emotional support services
• Critical Illness cover
• Financial Wellbeing
• Health Cash Plan
• Subsidized gym membership / Class-pass/ GymPass
• Health Screening
• Will Writing
• Dynamic office environment with great people!
• Regular team and company networking events/celebrations
• Access to free tickets to sporting and entertainment events
• Tech Scheme
• Taste Card
• Travel Insurance

The Process:

We appreciate the time taken to apply for the role and your recent interest in IMG. We will review all applications within five working days and will be in touch with those who have been shortlisted to the next stage. Unfortunately, due to volume we are not able to get back to everyone individually so if you have not heard back from us unfortunately you have not been successful on this occasion and wish you all the best in your search.
• Tele/Virtual Interview – up to 30 mins with member of talent acquisition team
• 1st stage interview - Virtual/in person – PLP's Music Lead, Head of Creative and Producer (the interview will involve a task & sharing previous work)
• 2nd stage interview – if required

Endeavor unites and brings people together in our love of sport, culture, and entertainment. We understand this can only be accomplished when we lead with a lens of diversity, equity, and inclusion in everything we do. As a global company that drives culture, we strive to reflect the world's diverse voices.  

Endeavor is an equal opportunities employer and encourages applications from suitably qualified and eligible candidates regardless of sex, race, disability, age, sexual orientation, or religion or belief.

Jobcode: Reference SBJ-rvx0vw-3-138-69-55-42 in your application.