Overview
Metadata Cleansing Manager – London, N1C 4AG, United Kingdom
The Role
As a Metadata Cleansing Manager, you’ll play a key role in the day-to-day quality of our party metadata. You’ll carry out cleansing and enrichment tasks yourself, while also coordinating the work of a group of temporary metadata cleansers during project peaks.
Your focus will be on delivery and consistency: ensuring duplicate, incomplete, or inaccurate records are resolved quickly and accurately, and that your team of temps works to clear standards. You’ll be a point of reference within projects, while escalating complex or systemic issues to senior colleagues.
This is a hands-on, detail-driven role — perfect for someone who enjoys problem-solving, guiding others, and making sure metadata is right first time.
What You’ll Do
Data Cleansing & Enrichment
- Carry out hands-on cleansing and enrichment of party metadata, resolving duplicates, incomplete information, and quality issues.
- Apply correct usage of party data and naming conventions to ensure consistency.
- Flag recurring or complex issues to senior colleagues for investigation.
Team Coordination
- Assign and monitor tasks across temporary metadata cleansers during active projects.
- Provide clear instructions, answer questions, and check quality of output.
- Help maintain team focus and pace, ensuring deliverables are met.
Organisation & Reporting
- Manage your own daily workload and balance it with coordination duties.
- Track and report on team progress to your line manager.
- Escalate blockers or risks promptly.
Collaboration
- Work closely with colleagues in Metadata Operations on shared projects.
- Contribute to group discussions on data themes and process improvements.
- Support troubleshooting of party data as needed.
Documentation & Communication
- Maintain clear, practical reference notes and checklists for temporary staff.
- Ensure team instructions are easy to follow and up to date.
- Share concise updates on task progress with project leads.
About You
You are someone who:
- Brings enthusiasm for music and an appreciation of how metadata connects audiences with artists.
- Has a keen eye for detail and consistency in data.
- Communicates clearly and confidently, especially when guiding others.
- Enjoys problem-solving, teamwork, and helping others deliver quality results.
- Is organised, proactive, and able to balance multiple priorities.
Bonus if you have:
- Previous experience in data or metadata quality roles.
- Familiarity with identifiers (ISRC, ISWC, ISNI, IPN).
- Experience with workflow tools (e.g. Jira, Confluence).
