Black Butter Marketing and Digital Placement 2022

Black Butter Records is a joint venture between Henry Village, Joe Gossa and Sony Music Entertainment. Originally formed in 2010 and quickly earning its stripes as one of the most exciting labels in the country, Black Butter has launched the careers of Rudimental, Jessie Ware, Gorgon City and Jess Glynne. The label is home to some of the most exciting new talent including J Hus, Young T & Bugsey, Zara Larsson and Bakar. The Managing Director of Black Butter Records is Duncan Scott.

The Role

You will be the support system for the marketing team at Black Butter, an extra set of eyes across all the campaigns. This is a real hands-on role, you will need to roll up your sleeves, hit the ground running and take initiative and take ownership of your remit. You will need to have a natural passion for music!

The Team

The label began life as an indie label and although it is now a joint venture with Sony Music, the independent spirit still lives on in the culture of the label. The label is known for working with artists that are ahead of the curve and have massively influenced the UK music scene.  

We are a relatively small team with only 19 people and we have a varied roster of 13 UK acts and 23 international acts. We are very sociable, open and collaborative so this is a great opportunity to learn by getting involved with the wide range of artists across the label.

What you’ll do

• To provide administrative support to a team of marketing professionals, correspondence, promo stock, answering general enquiries, ticket ordering etc.
• Work closely with the finance team when booking and overseeing payment runs
• Booking travel with our travel reps, cars & couriers.
• Creating label meeting packs – keeping track of analytic data for each campaign and understanding the materials.
• Be an ‘ambassador’ for the label. General communication with artists, artist managers, third-party suppliers and other areas of the business to find out about new releases, new signings, remixes etc..
• Creating Purchase Orders for all marketing related invoices and ensuring these are assigned to the correct project and accounted for in the related budget.
• Ensuring that all artwork/production deadlines are met and copy is correct.
• Taking minutes and isolating action points in department meetings.
• Assist Marketing Managers with artist events, showcases, video shoots and photo shoots
• Suggesting concepts and ideas, inputting into creative meetings, and the general creative process

Who you are

• Proficient in Excel and other Word applications.
• Knowledge of the Black Butter current roster and historical releases
• A passion for new music and thirst for knowledge about record labels and the UK music industry
• Someone who is creative and has ideas
• You should be organised and able to prioritise your workload
• A strong communicator to interact with different departments and external people
• A clear thinker and can show initiative whilst multi-tasking
• This role will really suit someone who is a genuine fan of the Black Butter Roster

What we give you

• Weekly sessions with fellow interns to learn about the wider business.
• Learning and development workshops to help you grow within the working world.
• The opportunity to join our employee resource groups @HUE, @Whatif, @Whatiffreedom and make a difference to our company.
• 25 days holiday + Bank holidays
• 2 Premium days to use for working on yourself, caring for your mental health or volunteering.
• A credit to use on live gigs.
• Free vinyl

How to apply

When applying to your chosen position, please answer all of the application questions, these answers will be reviewed along with your CV. Please ensure that your CV is readable in all formats, we recommend uploading a PDF CV.

Once you have submitted your application, you will receive a confirmation email to let you know that we have received your application. We aim to get back to everyone on the status of their application by 31/08/21

The application window for this internship will close on 01/08/21 at 9pm.

If you require any reasonable adjustments or assistance with the application or interview process, please contact us here sonyinternshipsuk@sonymusic.com. Please put Reasonable Adjustment Request in the subject line of the email. If you are in need of a phone call, please send us the email a message with the subject line Call Request and your number and we will get in contact at our earliest convenience. Please do not contact reception with application queries.

Things to note

• We do not require you to have a degree or qualification in order to apply for this internship but you do need to be over 18+.
• The start date for the programme will be in January 2022
• We will get back to you on the status of your application by 31/08/21
• There will be 3 rounds of interviews to complete, the recruitment process will be a mixture of virtual and in person interviews, but this will be determined by Covid restrictions and government guidelines at the time of interview. Again, if you require any reasonable adjustments to the interview process, please contact us at sonyinternshipsuk@sonymusic.com. Please put Reasonable Adjustment Request in the subject line of the email.
• The first round of interviews will commence in September 2021, with final rounds in late October or Early November.