At Warner Chappell Music (WCM) - the global music publishing arm of Warner Music Group (WMG) - we shape the culture of songwriting and champion songs that resonate for generations by creating transformational opportunities for songwriters everywhere. Our people and culture are at the epicenter of our company, and we are looking for team members who share our service-oriented mindset and have a passion for looking after our songwriters.

Job Title: Warner Chappell Music Publishing Intern (12 month  FTC)

Application Closing Date: Monday 28th September at 5pm
Assessment Centre: Thursday 5th November

A little bit about our team:

Warner Chappell Music (WCM) is the music publishing division of Warner Music Group.

Our UK team is based in London and brings together creative, commercial, operational, legal, financial, data and administrative expertise to support our songwriters and their music.

Our teams work closely with one another and with colleagues across WCM’s global network. From discovering and developing talent to managing rights, licensing music, tracking income and paying royalties, every team plays a part in the journey of a song.

Your role:

Are you curious about what happens behind the scenes in the music industry? Want to understand how songwriters are discovered and supported, how their rights are protected, how they get paid and how their music finds new audiences and opportunities? 

Our paid internship gives you hands-on experience of music publishing through dedicated rotations designed to align with your strengths and career interests. We’re offering two distinct pathways:

Creative Pathway: Focused on talent discovery, creative opportunities, catalogue promotion and commercial placements, rotating across our A&R, Creative Services and Sync teams.

Rights & Royalties Pathway: Focused on rights management, data accuracy and income distribution, rotating across our UK Copyright and UK Royalties teams.

During the application process, you’ll have the opportunity to tell us which pathway interests you most.

Throughout your internship, you’ll build an understanding of how our teams connect, how decisions made in one part of the business influence another and how we work together to deliver for our songwriters. You’ll contribute to real work, build relationships across the business and develop skills that will help shape your future career.

We believe great ideas come from everywhere. You don’t need to have studied music or worked in the music industry before. If you’re 18 or over, curious, ready to learn and genuinely interested in music and the business behind it, we’d love to hear from you.

Here you’ll get to:

• Participate in real projects and contribute to our team’s success

• Gain hands-on insight into different areas of music publishing through your chosen pathway

• Build relationships across departments and learn how we work globally

• Develop skills in communication, problem-solving, teamwork and time management

Pathway Rotations:

Rights, Income & Royalties Pathway

UK Copyright

• Bringing Songs to Life: Register new musical works directly with collection societies (e.g., PRS/MCPS) and set up publishing deals to ensure our songwriters' rights are protected from day one.

• Solving Data Puzzles: Audit copyright records to resolve work conflicts, solve society rejections, and handle client rights queries to keep our global music catalogue running smoothly.

• Global Teamwork: Collaborate on high-impact projects with our Global Copyright and Tracking teams to power accurate rights management across international markets.

UK Royalties

• Decoding Music Revenue: Analyse and process royalty statements across streaming, broadcast, and international platforms to map out how money flows from listeners to songwriters.

• Ensuring Fair Pay: Uncover metadata gaps and track down uncollected income to resolve payment discrepancies, ensuring our writers are paid every penny they're owed on time.

• Supporting Songwriters & Deals: Onboard new songwriters by verifying initial deal records—connecting directly with clients—and support the team with financial reporting and account updates.

Income Tracking

• Uncovering Missing Revenue: Combine industry insights with key metadata (ISRCs, ISWCs) and usage data (CWR, cue sheets, setlists) to track down missing earnings and make sure our songwriters get paid accurately and on time.

• Spotting Trends & Payment Gaps: Dive into income statements and global usage reports using smart data tools to spot revenue variances, map trends, and uncover missing payments across our song catalogue.

• Maximising Earnings & Licensing: Explore how music licensing models work in the real world to see how they impact songwriter income and help pinpoint fresh opportunities to claim back uncollected revenue.

Creative Pathway

A&R

• Scout & Trend Research: Actively research, scout, and track unsigned, emerging artists, songwriters, producers, and viral trends across streaming platforms, charts, and live shows.

• Session & Roster Coordination: Help organise co-writing sessions, studio bookings, and writing camps for our signed roster while keeping internal tracking documents updated.

• Catalogue & System Management: Upload, tag, and organise demo submissions and catalogue tracks using systems like DISCO to ensure assets are pitch-ready.

• Meeting Prep & Team Support: Support day-to-day roster management tasks, prepare scout reports and playlist pitch assets for weekly A&R meetings, and assist with meeting coordination.

Creative Services

• Campaign & Content Creation: Design visual materials, pitch decks, social media assets, and video content using Google Slides, Canva, and CapCut to highlight our songwriters and catalogue releases.

• Research & Campaign Planning: Conduct cultural, key date, and demographic research to support cross-team campaign planning across digital platforms, partnerships, and social content.

• Impact Tracking & Reporting: Track campaign metrics and analyse performance uplifts to measure activation impact and share insights with key stakeholders.

• Cross-Department Collaboration: Partner with A&R and Sync to communicate key marketing moments and align creative strategies across teams.

Sync

• Creative Pitching & Curation: Curate targeted audio playlists in response to music supervisor briefs for TV, Film, Video Games, and Ads, tailoring selections to client needs.

• Opportunity Spotting: Monitor upcoming TV, Film, advertising, and gaming projects to identify sync opportunities and present relevant insights to the team.

• Licensing & Project Coordination: Maintain licensing trackers, conduct catalogue research, and support client outreach, clearances, and payment/paperwork follow-ups.

• Industry & Artist Engagement: Attend live shows, showcases, and industry events to support our writers and build connections across the wider business.

About you:

We’re looking for people who are curious, reliable and genuinely interested in learning how the music publishing industry works. Whether you’re a recent school leaver, graduate, career changer or just starting out, - if you’re 18 or over and excited by this opportunity, we encourage you to apply.  

You’ll thrive in this internship if you: 

• Enjoy working as part of a team and contributing to shared goals

• Communicate clearly and respectfully, whether in person, over video or by email

• Stay organised and pay attention to detail

• Take initiative, ask questions and aren’t afraid to make mistakes while learning

• Have a broad interest in music, across genres, artists or how the industry works

• Are comfortable using Google Workspace (Docs, Sheets, Slides, Gmail) or willing to learn

We’d love it if you also had:

• Ability to design high-quality decks and visual materials using presentation platforms, such as Canva or Google Slides.

• A proactive approach to integrating Generative AI (e.g., Gemini) into everyday work to support and streamline daily tasks and overall productivity.

About Us:

Before the fans and fame, the soundtracks and syncs, there is the song. And before the song comes the songwriter - the heart of an art form that defines generations, and the soul of our business. Songwriters are our inspiration; we are their partners, collaborators, and crusaders. Songwriters shape culture; and here at Warner Chappell Music we help hone their craft, build their careers, and protect their legacies. We value curiosity, collaboration, and commitment – which helps set us apart and helps us in our commitment and global service to our songwriters. We are Warner Chappell Music - where songwriters are heard.

As part of the larger Warner Music Group, we’re a global collective of music makers and music lovers, tech innovators and inspired entrepreneurs, game-changing creatives and passionate team members. Here, we turn dreams into stardom and audiences into fans. We are guided by three core values that underpin everything we do across all our diverse businesses:

• Curiosity: We do our best work when we’re immersing ourselves in culture and breaking through barriers. Curiosity is the driving force behind creativity and ingenuity. It fuels innovation, and innovation is the key to our future. 

• Collaboration: Making music and bringing it to the world is all about the power of originality amplified by teamwork. A great idea, like a great song, travels globally. We ignite passions and build connections across our diverse community of artists, songwriters, partners, and fans.

• Commitment: We pursue excellence for our team and our talent. Everything in music starts with a leap into the unknown, and we’re committed to keeping the faith, acting with integrity, and delivering on our promises.

WMG is home to a wide range of artists, musicians, and songwriters that fuel our success. That is why we are committed to creating a work environment that actively values, appreciates, and respects everyone.  We encourage applications from people with a wide variety of backgrounds and experiences.

Consider a career at WMG and get the best of both worlds – an innovative global music company that retains the creative spirit of a nimble independent.

As the home to 10K Projects, Asylum, Atlantic Music Group, East West, FFRR, Fueled by Ramen, Nonesuch, Parlophone, Rhino, Roadrunner, Sire, Warner Records, Warner Classics, and several other of the world’s premier recording labels, Warner Music Group champions emerging artists and global superstars alike. And our renowned publishing company, Warner Chappell Music, represents genre-spanning songwriters and producers through a catalog of more than one million copyrights worldwide. Warner Music Group is also home to ADA, which supports the independent community, as well as artist services division WMX. In addition, WMG counts film and television storytelling powerhouse Warner Music Entertainment among its many brands.

Together, we are Warner Music Group: Independent Minds. Major Sound.

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Don’t be discouraged if you don’t hear from us right away. We’re taking our time to review all resumes, and to find the best people for WMG.

Thanks for your interest in working for WMG. We love it here, and think you will, too.

WMG is committed to inclusion and diversity in all aspects of our business. We are proud to be an equal opportunity workplace and will evaluate qualified applicants without regard to race, religion or belief, age, sex, sexual orientation, gender, gender identity or gender reassignment, marital or civil partnership status, disability, pregnancy, childbirth or any other characteristic protected by law.