Career Opportunities: Head of Music Programming (2208) at Bauer Media Group

We’re looking for a Group Head of Music Programming to join our music team in London. 

Reporting to the Director of Music (Broadcast, On-Demand, and Premium) you will be responsible for shaping the music rollout strategy and mentoring our music teams to deliver the portfolio’s musical output across all our platforms

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Additionally, you will work closely with the Group Head of Music & Artist Relations to maximise industry opportunities. 

This will be a hybrid position where you will work from home and our office in London. 

What you’ll be doing: 

• Collaborating with the Director of Music and Group Head of Music & Artist Relations to shape and deliver our portfolio’s music strategy   

• Ensuring smooth, consistent scheduling of the musical output to ensure we play the right song and the right time 

• Managing the RCS relationship and ensuring scheduling tools are being used effectively by the wider team  

• Guaranteeing our musical output is agile, reflective, and compliant at all times 

• Making sure that reporting to PRS/PPL is correct and accurate 

• Working with the Group Head of Music & Artist Relations to maximise all industry opportunities and ideate industry first initiatives for our core brands 

• Engage and mentor senior music producers to ensure efficient music delivery  

• Scheduling the day-to-day music of one of our core stations  

• Assisting with the development and set up of new services across all platforms  

What you’ll bring: 

• Excellent music knowledge across all genres and decades for all of Bauer’s portfolio of stations 

• Previous and outstanding knowledge (20+ years) of music scheduling software (eg RCS gSelector) 

• Excellent music industry relationships  

• Experience leading a team of music schedulers to deliver results 

• Ability to generate, articulate and develop ideas and support wider projects 

• Willingness to be flexible with working patterns when necessary 

• An understanding of music streaming services 

Exciting, right? If you have the skills and experience we're looking for to join an amazing team, we'd love to hear from you! 

Package Description

Rewards packages at Bauer Media offer a range of salary sacrifice Benefits, such as our pension scheme and flexible holidays, as well as exclusive Perks like great deals and discounts for everyday life.

• 25 days holiday + bank holidays + 2 volunteer days 
• Internal Bauer Academy – Wide range of learning opportunities to support with your Career Development 
• Opportunity to buy additional holiday
• Enhanced Maternity and Paternity pay 
• Company pension 
• Cycle to work scheme, tech loan scheme and groups discounts for healthcare insurance
• Discounted subscriptions on Bauer publications (50%)
• Thrive initiatives – Wellbeing at Bauer
• Opportunities to contribute to our Belonging@Bauer and Sustainability initiatives  
• Discounted high street vouchers

About Bauer Media Group

Bauer Media UK is part of the wider Bauer Media Group and is the No.1 UK Publisher and the No.1 Digital Commercial Audio broadcaster. We reach 25 million consumers across our Radio and Publishing brands such as Greatest Hits, KISS, Grazia, Today's Golfer, Absolute, TV Choice, Scala, Country Walking, Hits Radio, CAR, Magic, MCN, Jazz FM, Puzzles and many more! 

Bauer Media Group has remained one of the world’s most successful media companies for nearly 150 years through our commitment to continuous innovation and consumer obsession. Founded in Hamburg in 1875 and now in our fifth generation of family ownership, our multi-national company operates in 13 countries across Europe, reaching 200 million consumers.

Belonging at Bauer Mission statement

People are at the heart of everything we do. Inclusivity is part of who we are. We celebrate diversity in all its forms, and encourage authenticity, knowing that our differences are celebrated.

What we will offer you

Quite simply, our promise to you is that Bauer Media is a great place to do great work with great people. Our people take an enormous amount of pride in the brands they support. They like their team members, and they feel supported by their managers. We all take collective responsibility for our culture, because we know it has a ripple effect out across our brands. That’s why our culture of inclusion at work, Belonging at Bauer, is at the heart of everything we do. Belonging at Bauer is about our dual goals of being as representative as we can of the audiences we serve, and about creating a working environment where all our people feel able to bring their whole selves to work every day. It’s part of everything we do, and everyone who works here is responsible. If you join us, you’ll be an important part of this as well.

Our mental health at work

We’re proud to be the driving force behind the “Where’s your head at?” campaign, which is working to put Mental Health First Aiders on an equal footing with traditional workplace First Aiders. This is a priority for all of us that work at Bauer and we now have fully trained Mental Health First Aiders supporting and working across all of our UK locations.

Learning and Development

As the only Media company to be in the top 100 apprenticeship employers, we are striving to always be a great place to do great work for all, Bauer is committed to offering learning and development initiatives through its Bauer Academy tailored to its people, empowering teams and individuals to grow and progress in their careers.

Please Note: We are actively seeking this position. You should hear from us within 48 hours of the expiry date. Please note on some occasions the role may be closed before date shown or need to be extended.

Bauer Core Values

Passion

We LOVE what we do – it inspires, unifies and challenges us. Our passion is contagious – both loud and quiet, making the impossible possible.

Excellence

Our desire for excellence fuels our ambition for personal and business growth.

Trust

We value honesty and integrity. Trust is our foundation, empowering our people to live up to their full potential.

Entrepreneurship

Entrepreneurship is our pursuit of opportunity – we are agile, focused and resourceful

If you have any feedback regarding our UK recruitment process please email careershub@bauermedia.co.uk we would love to hear from you.