Manager - Production (UK)

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Manager – Production (UK)

Join BMG’s team as Manager – Production (UK) to oversee and coordinate communications with BMG UK's labels, ensuring the efficient and timely production and distribution of both physical and digital products.

This is a 6-month FTC covering sick leave (potential to be extended), starting as soon as possible.

Key Responsibilities:

• Advising on product set up and managing set up with distribution partners as the Production contact for UK based music labels.
• Preparing all elements of digital and physical releases for production.
• Working with content creators to maintain an ‘on time’ and ‘right first time’ supply chain.
• Managing change within the Supply Chain.
• Maintenance of the UK BMG Release Schedule.
• Supporting UK users on Supply Chain Systems - point of contact for user queries.
• Documenting key distribution and supply chain information.

Your Profile:

• Experience working with digital product creation, metadata and cover art.
• Experience with online data standards and digital retailer data requirements.
• Experience preparing physical products for release and working closely with manufacturers across both CD and Vinyl formats.
• Understanding of online digital services and the way they operate.
• First class communication skills and ability to engage with multiple stakeholders.
• A passion for music!

Now, what's in it for you?

• 25 days pro-rated annual leave, plus 3 days between Christmas & New Year and an extra day for your birthday!
• Flexible working opportunities.
• Subsidised gym membership.
• Private Health Insurance.
• All parents, regardless of gender or sexual orientation, will receive 6 months of fully paid parental leave.
• Annual gig allowance.
• Artist showcases.
• Cycle to work scheme.
• Season Ticket Loan.
• Workplace Nursery Scheme.
• Access to our Employee Assistance Programme.
• Give As You Earn Scheme.
• A fun and sociable office environment.

Are you interested? Follow the link to apply!

As a Disability Confident Committed organisation, we are dedicated to ensuring that candidates with disabilities are given a fair opportunity to demonstrate their abilities. Therefore, we guarantee an interview to applicants with disabilities who meet the essential criteria for the role.

Please note – there may be exceptional circumstances where the volume of applicants means we cannot interview all eligible candidates.

If you have any questions about the Guaranteed Interview Scheme or would like to confirm your eligibility, please reach out to us at career.uk@bmg.com.

BMG - est. 2008 - is the world's fourth-biggest music company, the first new global player in the music business of the streaming age, and a record label and music publisher in one. Named in 2020 one of the world's Most Innovative Companies by Fast Company, BMG's pitch is unique - a relentless focus on fairness and transparency and service to its artist and songwriter clients. BMG's 20 offices across 12 core music markets now represent over three million songs and recordings, including many of the most renowned and successful catalogs in popular music history.

BMG's fresh approach includes production music, films, books, artist management, merchandise, neighboring rights, and live as well as music publishing and recordings off the same service platform. BMG is owned by international media, services and education company Bertelsmann, whose other content businesses include the broadcaster RTL Group, the trade book publisher Penguin Random House and the magazine publisher Gruner + Jahr. With its multi-platform perspective, integrated technology platform and commitment to help artists maximize their income, BMG aims to be the best company in music to do business with. www.bmg.com