Royalty Assistant

JOB DETAILS

JOB BAND: B
CONTRACT TYPE: Permanent, Full-time
DEPARTMENT: BBC Studios COO Group
LOCATION: London - Television Centre
PROPOSED SALARY RANGE: £28,000 - £30,000 plus £5,441 London Weighting, depending on relevant skills, knowledge and experience. The expected salary range for this role reflects internal benchmarking and external market insights.

WE ARE BBC STUDIOS

A globally renowned media company borne of the BBC. We make and distribute the world's most sought-after TV, audio and digital content.

Our ambition is to be the home of the most powerful, entertaining, and inspiring stories for people all around the world.

PURPOSE OF THE ROLE

Step into the world where creative content meets numbers, rights and data. As a Royalty Assistant in our Music Reporting Team, you'll help ensure BBC Studios meets its royalty and reporting obligations to PRS for Music, MCPS and PPL. Your work keeps our industry‑leading content flowing, supporting the teams who bring programmes to life while building your expertise at the heart of a global TV business.

WHY JOIN THE TEAM

You'll join a small, collaborative team that sits at the centre of how BBC Studios works with music collection societies. It's a role that blends data and problem solving, well suited to someone who enjoys working with numbers offering exposure to the inner workings of a major TV company. With hands on experience across systems, contracts and music rights, you'll gain the foundations for a diverse and rewarding career in royalties, finance or rights management.

YOUR KEY RESPONSIBILITIES AND IMPACT:

• Prepare quarterly sales reports for submission to MCPS and PPL, ensuring data is accurate and complete.
• Validate invoices from music collection societies against internal data, identifying and resolving differences.
• Provide music‑related data to other Talent Accounting teams to support payment calculations for production companies.
• Update and maintain databases with sales, payment and rights data.
• Interpret music rights information, advise on productions outside blanket agreements, and respond to internal and external queries.
• Source cue sheets to enable royalty pay-aways.
• Support the Music Royalties Executive with timely reporting and analysis.

YOUR SKILLS AND EXPERIENCE

ESSENTIAL CRITERIA:

• Strong experience working with Excel and databases, with the ability to extract, interpret and summarise complex datasets.
• High numerical proficiency with a methodical approach to analysing financial or rights related information, consistently demonstrating strong attention to detail.
• Ability to manually prepare or support the preparation of royalty or financial statements, ensuring accuracy against fixed deadlines.
• Effective communicator able to liaise confidently with internal teams and external stakeholders, summarising information clearly.
• A self starter who is highly organised, proactive, eager to learn and able to work collaboratively within a small team.

DESIRED BUT NOT REQUIRED:

• Understanding of media rights, music rights or distribution agreements.
• Familiarity with royalty systems (Alliant) or analytical tools.
• Background or studies in accounting, finance or legal fields.
• Interest in developing a career in royalties, rights management or financial analysis.

If you can bring some of these skills and experience, along with transferable strengths, we'd love to hear from you and encourage you to apply.

We appreciate your interest in this position and understand how important this opportunity is to you. Due to the high volume of interest, we may need to close the application period earlier than anticipated. This step is necessary to ensure we can provide a high level of attention and service to all applicants. Thank you for your understanding.

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