About The Other Songs

The Other Songs is a global independent music company with the song at the heart of everything we do. Founded by brothers Alastair and Billy Webber, our work spans records, publishing and management.

We have delivered global hits including the 5× Platinum Pump It Up, the 3× Platinum Following the Sun, Ren’s UK No.1 album Sick Boi and the Billboard No.1 Sunset BLVD. Our frontline marketing team also manage and promote some of the world’s most iconic catalogues, including works by Andrew Lloyd Webber and Pete Bellotte, featuring classics such as I Feel Love, Hot Stuff, Love to Love You Baby, The Phantom of the Opera and Memory.

Our songwriters include Bruno Major, CXSPER and Julia Church, and in 2024 we entered a global publishing partnership with Universal Music Publishing Group. We also curate more than twenty live shows at venues including KOKO and The London Palladium, raising over £125,000 for music charities.

Our Values

The Other Songs is an equal opportunity employer. We celebrate diversity and are committed to creating an inclusive environment for all employees.

Our core values shape everything we do:

• Independent – We champion creative freedom and original voices.
• Entrepreneurial – We think boldly, act decisively, and embrace new ideas.
• Nurturing – We invest in people, relationships, and long-term artist development.
• Tenacious – We work with determination, resilience, and a solutions-first mindset.
• Collaborative – We believe the best work happens when teams and creators work together.
• Inclusive – We create space for all voices, backgrounds, and perspectives to thrive.

Role Overview

We are seeking a highly organised, detail-driven A&R Rights Manager to join our team. This is a pivotal role sitting at the intersection of A&R, rights management, and catalogue operations. You will ensure all creative work developed or acquired by The Other Songs is properly protected, registered, tracked, and maximised across the music ecosystem.

This role is ideal for someone who understands the creative heartbeat of A&R, but also thrives in the detail of rights, contracts, metadata, and royalty processes. You will work closely with artists, managers, writers, producers, lawyers, PROs, distributors, and our internal A&R team to ensure every work is properly documented and ready for commercial success.

Key Responsibilities

A&R Rights & Catalogue Management

• Manage, organise, and maintain all song and recording catalogue files across both publishing and records. Maintain high-quality digital asset organisation, including masters, stems, lyrics, artwork, and session files. Oversee the long-term archive strategy to ensure all assets are up-to-date, accessible, and backed up.
• Oversee the registration of all new works across the company’s publishing rosters. Confirm and document song splits, ensuring accuracy and alignment across all stakeholders. Liaise with external publishing administration partners to ensure timely and correct registration of works. Review PRS registrations and ensure any discrepancies are resolved swiftly.
• Co-ordinate accurate and complete metadata ingestion across all label releases, including audio masters, artwork, and metadata. Work closely with internal marketing teams to align with release timelines.
• Provide the sync teams with accurate metadata, rights information, splits, clean assets, and audio for the full catalogue.
• Maintain and update internal rights databases, working closely with the company’s Neighbouring Rights partner to make sure all catalogue is registered in correct territories.

A&R Coordination

• Act as the operational “bridge” between creative A&R, artist management, legal and finance teams.
• Support the A&R team in setting up writing/recording sessions, building up a contact list of engineers, mastering houses, recording studios and producer and mixer managers.
• Support the A&R team in the negotiation and administration of third party contributor contracts and sample agreements working closely with the legal team to ensure all tracks are papered and cleared before release, including performer credits and session musician forms.
• Oversee and manage all budgets and payments for all recording costs and advances, working closely with the A&R team to forecast spends.
• Working closely with the legal department to track copyright period end dates and term completions across the rosters.
• Assist with the room booking management system of Drury Lane Studios and support the co-ordination of any A&R writing camps if required.

Royalty & Reporting Support

• Working closely with the Royalty Accountant, ensure all contributors and artist contracts are tracked and ingested for royalty processing across the labels and publishing rosters.
• Work closely with the Finance and Royalty teams to ensure accurate sales collection across the various income streams, identifying missing income, conflicts, metadata issues, or unregistered works and reconcile with partners.
• Work closely with partners to understand and navigate the intricacies of modern royalty structures across DSPs, social media platforms, YouTube, TikTok, and short-form video ecosystems.

Skills & Experience

• Minimum 4+ years’ experience in A&R administration and rights management within a record label and/or music publisher (essential).
• Strong understanding of music rights, copyright, royalties, and industry standards.
• Experience engaging with the complexities of modern DSP and social media royalty structures (YouTube Content ID, TikTok/UMG/Meta systems, short-form content monetisation) is strongly preferred.
• Excellent organisational and project management skills.
• High attention to detail and a passion for accuracy.
• Comfortable working in a fast-paced creative environment with multiple stakeholders.
• Proficient with industry systems (PRS/MCPS portals, PPL, DDEX principles, cataloguing tools, distribution dashboards).
• Personable, proactive, and able to build strong relationships with artists and partners.
• A genuine passion for music, songwriting, and creative development.

What We Offer

• The opportunity to work at one of London’s most creative and dynamic music companies.
• A collaborative culture that values ideas, initiative, and artist-first thinking.
• Exposure to a wide range of artists, writers, producers, and creative projects.
• A central London base at 180 Strand, surrounded by a community of world-leading creative organisations.