Music Licensing Executive (AI)

Location: Hybrid, with at least 1 day per week on average in the central London office; hirify.global HQ - UK. Work from a different location is permitted for up to 6 weeks per year.

Salary: £35,000–£40,000 per year, based on experience.

Company

hirify.global is a screen-free interactive audio platform for children, producing connected audio players and a catalogue of licensed and original content that supports creative play and learning.

What you will do

• Support music acquisition and licensing from initial partner discussions through signed agreements and content delivery.
• Manage relationships with labels, publishers, artists, distributors, collection societies and other rights holders.
• Coordinate artwork, assets, approvals and release schedules with Content Operations, Production and Marketing.
• Track community requests, sales and engagement, and prepare partner-facing presentations and reports.
• Maintain accurate records of rights, territories, terms, advances, minimum guarantees and renewal dates.
• Work with Finance on royalty setup, statements and payments, monitor industry trends, scout content and represent hirify.global at relevant industry events.

Requirements

• Proven experience in music licensing on the label or publishing side, or for a music platform, collection society or digital service.
• Working understanding of master and publishing rights, territories and licence terms.
• Hands-on contracting and negotiation experience, including agreeing commercial terms and working with licence agreements alongside Legal.
• Experience managing rights-holder relationships and resolving queries with labels, publishers, distributors or artist management.
• Experience tracking rights, deal terms and delivery dates across multiple releases using spreadsheets or rights-management tools, with demonstrable accuracy.
• Experience working with Legal, Finance, Operations, Production or Marketing teams to deliver releases to a fixed schedule.

Nice to have

• Experience with royalty accounting or reporting for music licences, including statements and payments.
• Experience licensing music for children’s, family or educational audio and content.
• Experience applying AI or automation tools to administrative or analytical work, with judgement about where human review is essential.

Culture & Benefits

• Hybrid flexibility, Summer Hours between June and August, and up to 6 weeks of work from another location each year.
• Income Protection, company sick pay, Life Assurance, workplace pension contributions of up to 4% after probation, and private medical insurance or a wellbeing allowance.
• 25 days of holiday plus bank holidays, birthday leave, increasing annual leave after two years, and a possible unpaid sabbatical after four years.
• Family-friendly leave, workplace nursery savings, up to two volunteer days, and a professional development book allowance of up to £50 per year.
• Inclusive workplace with diversity and inclusion forums, company socials, hirify.globalFest, and a hirify.global player with starter cards.

Hiring process

• Apply or engage only through hirify.global’s careers page; Talent-team correspondence will come through Teamtailor.