Location: BMI Nashville

Duration: Summer 2026 / June 1 – July 30, 2026

Department: Digital Licensing

Work Environment: This position is a hybrid role with expectations for 3 days onsite and 1 day remote.

POSITION SUMMARY: The intern will help the team on licensing and day-to-day operational needs, including lead generation, prospect validation, customer service, operations support and compliance review. The intern will also support the sales team by monitoring and responding to incoming inquiries from the department's email inbox and website submissions. Additionally, this position will help support our existing accounts with various tasks related to report requests and processing, general inquiries and account updates, as well as ad-hoc projects as needed.

FUNCTIONS OF THE JOB

Create the 2026 Digital Trends Study, in collaboration with the NY intern, and present key findings to the Digital & Media Licensing team.
Review list of current prospects and validate for license requirements.
Review backlog prospect leads to determine current status and, if appropriate, create Music Use Memos and escalate to sales staff
Research and prepare brief "cheat sheets" to help managers prepare for licensing calls and other negotiations, including legal escalations.
Assist in customer contact for monthly report requests, and research returned emails for new or updated contact information.
Research and discuss digital consumption trends across generations (e.g., Baby Boomers, Gen-X, Millennials, Gen Z and Gen Alpha).
Salesforce: Ad Hoc duties related to reporting on current data, verification and clean-up, as well as system testing if/when applicable.
Help identify accounts behind on reporting and follow-up as directed by management.
Regular attendance.
Other duties as assigned.
Support our BMI Core Values and cultivate a culture of diversity and inclusion.

POSITION QUALIFICATION REQUIREMENTS

Education: Must be enrolled in an accredited college or university as an undergraduate student. Must return to school in the Fall of 2026. Cumulative GPA of 3.0 or above.

Skills and Abilities:

Detail-oriented, self-motivated and organized
Excellent written and oral communication skills
Proficient in internet research, market intelligence and data collection/analysis
Strong research, documentation, and presentation skills
Proficient in MS Office, specifically in Excel, PowerPoint and Outlook. Experience with CoPilot or other AI platform(s) preferred.
Proficient in multiple Social Media platforms: existing and emerging
Comfortable with cross-generational collaborative environments
Preferred areas of study or interests: Business Administration, Music Business, Digital Media & Technology, Media & Communications or Pre-Law.

Why Join Us?

BMI is the nation’s largest performing rights organization, representing more than 1.4 million songwriters, composers and music publishers, and a repertoire of over 25 million musical works.

BROADCAST MUSIC, INC. IS AN EQUAL OPPORTUNITY EMPLOYER:

All applicants will receive equal opportunity for employment without regard of race, color, sex, religion, nationality, age, sexual orientation, gender identity and/or expression, veteran’s or marital status, disability, or any other cultural factor.

Celebrating over 80 years of service to songwriters, composers, music publishers and businesses, BMI® is a global leader in music rights management, serving as an advocate for the value of music. BMI represents the public performance rights in over 25 million musical works created and owned by more than 1.4 million songwriters, composers, and music publishers. The Company negotiates music license agreements and distributes the fees it generates as royalties to its affiliated writers and publishers when their songs are performed in public. In 1939, BMI created a groundbreaking open-door policy becoming the only performing rights organization to welcome and represent the creators of blues, jazz, country, and American roots music. Today, the musical compositions in BMI’s repertoire, from chart toppers to perennial favorites, span all genres of music and are consistently among the most-performed hits of the year.

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Digital Licensing Internship