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Audio Network
Music for Film, TV and Video
- 201-500 employees
- B2B
- Music
- Digital Media
- Advertising
- Farringdon, London, UK
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Company mission
To create original music, of the highest quality, for broadcasters, brands, creators and music fans everywhere.
Our take
In its two decades since launch, Audio Network has grown into a major name in the production music industry. The company produces original music for use in TV, Film and video, which can licensed directly from its platform.
Audio Network is a global company, operating out of 18 locations around the world, with an list of global and household customers, including Google, Netflix, Amazon, Disney and the BBC.
With its market position and financial status secure, Audio Network is now focusing on innovation to improve its own services.
Steph
Company Specialist at Welcome to the Jungle
Benefits
- Working Hours 🕓 - Our standard working hours are 37.5 hours per week
- Holiday Entitlement ✈🏝 - We give 25 days for all staff + Bank Holidays. Although its non-contractual we have a Winter Break where the office closes from 25th December to the 1st January – the best bit, it’s not taken out of your annual leave entitlement, so everyone can recharge. We'll encourage you to take more time off if you're slacking on holiday time taken!
- Summer Hours 🥇🌝 - On Fridays, a non-contractual benefit - From June to early September on every Friday, providing nothing pressing work-wise you can finish at 1pm and don’t need to make the time up. What better way to spend a summers afternoon relaxing with friends, family or just chill’n!
- Hybrid working 🏡 – Tuesdays, Wednesdays, and Thursdays are mandatory and we are all in the office – it’s important for collaboration, networking, and banter. The rest of the time you can work from home, so that work and life play nicely!
- Healthcare via Vitality 🤒🧘♂️ – All employees join from day one (you can opt out). You can add a partner or children at your own cost. Employee membership to Vitality comes with lots of great benefits with a suite of wellness initiatives for day-to-day zest! including a subsidised gym, discounted spa breaks, & cinema tickets. It’s a points-based system, so the more active you are the more choices you’ll have!
- Pension Scheme 💸 - Our scheme is with AVIVA. All employees are auto enrolled and contribute 4.5%, we match up to 5%
- Employee Assistance Program (EAP) ❤️🩹🥲 - Available to all staff. A confidential resource to help people plan for and deal with whatever is difficult in their lives, either personal, professional, or home/work life, health, or general wellbeing
- Bonus Scheme 💷💰 - We offer a discretionary annual bonus scheme based on how well the company is performing and your individual performance.
- Maternity Pay 👶 - We offer 12 weeks full pay, and 12 weeks half pay, after that its statutory – eligibility after one year of service
- Paternity Pay 🧸 - We offer 4 weeks full pay
- Eye Care Vouchers 🤓 🤩 - Via Specsavers, you’ll get one voucher per year for a free eye test and money off glasses for VDU use
- Death in Service 🌟 - Via Canada Life. Permanent staff are covered for 3X their annual base salary and are part of the scheme within the first month of starting
- Volunteering Days 🎀 - If you have a chosen charity, we offer 2 paid days per year. It’s a great way of giving back to the community
- Socials, Events & Treats 🥳 🍎- We love a get together, team socials and drinks on Thursday’s, you also find fresh fruit and treats in the kitchen
- Listening Sessions 🎸 🎼 - Our fantastic, world-class new music is showcased every month
- GROW 🗣 - Workshops, talks, guest speakers, lunch & learn to celebrate events such as Pride, International Women’s Day and Black History month and many more. Lots of great resources to help build an equal and inclusive workplace for all
- Mentor/Mentee programme 👨🎓 – It’s been developed with you in mind, and a great way to help our colleagues enhance career opportunities. It’s a partnership between two individuals’ mentor and mentee where the mentee is provided with guidance, advice and feedback from their mentor
Company values
- Passion - We love what we do and believe Audio Network is the place to do our best work. We inspire each other with our thirst for excellence. We set bold goals and pursue them tenaciously. We are deeply vested in Audio Network’s success. We celebrate wins and we celebrate each other
- Performance - We strive for consistently strong performance, so our colleagues can rely on us. We focus on great results rather than on process. We take responsibility for our own successes and failures. We take initiative and get things done. We are committed to self-awareness, self-development, and performance at the highest level.
- Innovation - We ambitiously pursue solutions to create greater value for our customers, composers, and the company. We experiment, iterate, and take calculated risks without fear of failure. We rigorously challenge assumptions, in order to reach desired outcomes more effectively. We minimize complexity and build practical solutions to hard problems.
- Collaboration - We set clear objectives and priorities, then empower individuals and teams to collaborate to achieve them. We listen well, rather than react fast. We are dedicated to transparency and the cross-pollination of ideas. We articulate concisely and keep conversations moving. We are able to “disagree and commit.”
Funding (last 2 of 3 rounds)
Jan 2005
$0.4m
SEED
Nov 2001
$0.8m
ANGEL
Total funding: $1.3m
Leadership
Robb Smith
(CEO)Became CEO of Audio Network in 2016, with over 25 years of experience shared between Universal Studios (Vice President, Sales Operations), MGM (Senior Vice President, European Television), and STUDIOCANAL (Chief Operating Officer (UK) & Executive Vice President, Global Digital Strategy). Robb has been instrumental in setting the future focus and strategy of Audio Network, while evolving the business to establish and develop markets to their greatest potential.
People progressing
Charlotte joined Audio Network as a Music Researcher and was promoted to Account Executive after 21 months, and then to Creative Licensing Manager after 12 months
Tim joined Audio Network as a Music Researcher and was promoted to Enterprise Account Executive after 18 months and then to Creative Licensing Manager after 15 months
Diversity, Equity & Inclusion at Audio Network
Annie Reading (SVP HR)
- At Audio Network we not only celebrate originality – it’s a key part of our business. We strongly believe that to create the best entertainment content for everyone, we need diverse teams, telling diverse stories. We’re committed to building these teams– and we know our work here is never done. We‘re always striving to ensure everyone feels empowered to bring their whole, unique selves to work each day. Each Audio Networker is unique – but they are all treated the same: with dignity, respect, compassion, and equality
- Audio Network is committed to equality of opportunity in all aspects of employment
- As a music company whose product has the ability to inspire stories, spark change and be a driving force for movements, we have identified six key areas of the business that could impact and lead to real change cross DE&I 1) Recruitment & Internal Promotions, 2) Culture, 3) External & Social Comms, 4) Music Marketing, 5) Catalogue Strategy and Artist & Composer Roster, and 6) Music Taxonomy
- Our cross-functional GROW team challenges the business with drop-in sessions, training, DE&I specific research, guest speakers and Lunch & Learns to celebrate events such as Pride, International Women's Day and Black History Month
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Hard working team (2)
Nice people (1)
Intelligent people (1)
My opinions are valued (1)
Open and honest communication (1)
Team energy (1)
Innovative product (1)
Flat hierarchy (1)
Over the past few years, the company has gone through several acquisitions - each one bringing new opportunities for growth in the business. The leadership team remained highly engaged with frequent communication to ensure that our culture remained and everyone felt connected.
Marketing
Hard working team
Apr 2023
There's a wonderful 'listen and learn' culture at Audio Network, where great ideas can come from anywhere in the business, and there's a willingness to try new things.
Marketing
My opinions are valued
Apr 2023
The entire leadership team is very approachable, with weekly/monthly communications and the ability to ask questions both formally and informally about the business.
Marketing
Open and honest communication
Apr 2023
Everyone at Audio Network has a valued voice and operates within an open-door policy. It's also non-hierarchical which is great for knowledge sharing and collaboration. It has a 'community feel' and there is no such thing as a bad idea.
People, HR, Recruitment
Flat hierarchy
Jul 2022
Audio Networks teams support and trust one another, and work together on a collective decision. Our teams celebrate each other's success and in equal measure dive in when something may not be going to plan.
People, HR, Recruitment
Team energy
Jul 2022
We really do have a smart bunch of people working at Audio Network. Every one of our disciplines without a doubt has highly experienced teams. Those who join Audio Network and are in the early stages of their career development benefit enormously from the wealth of experience they would be surrounded by.
People, HR, Recruitment
Intelligent people
Jul 2022
There's a lot of passion at Audio Network and people genuinely love what they do. No matter how big or difficult the challenge, teams pull together to get it done. We really do care about the success of the company and will do our absolute best to contribute to it!
People, HR, Recruitment
Hard working team
Jul 2022
Having been at Audio Network for many years, I can genuinely say that the people are what makes this company special. I've made life long friends and always feel hugely supported at work, from both a professional and personal perspective.
People, HR, Recruitment
Nice people
Jul 2022
You can often get bogged down in the day to day, but it's great to be able to take a moment and reflect on some of the incredible music we create at Audio Network. We're always striving to adapt to the needs of our customers, as well as building on the relationships with our composers. It's very inspiring!
People, HR, Recruitment
Innovative product
Jul 2022
