Columbia Marketing Placement 2022

Columbia Records is a premier frontline label of Sony Music Entertainment. Its roster features some of the most famous names in music history including Bob Dylan, Patti Smith and Bruce Springsteen, alongside some of the finest cutting-edge artists in the world today such as Calvin Harris, Rosalía and Koffee. Founded in 1887, Columbia is the oldest surviving brand name in pre-recorded sound and home to an array of notable singers, instrumentalists and groups. From 1961 to 1990, its recordings were released outside the U.S. and Canada on the CBS Records label before adopting the Columbia name in most of the world. The President of Columbia Records in the UK is Ferdy Unger-Hamilton. The Managing Director is Manish Arora.  

The Role 

You will be responsible for the marketing administration and coordination within the Marketing team. You will establish yourself as a point of contact for any queries relating to these areas by forging strong relationships across the business and with external contacts.   

The Team 

The Columbia team have a lot of experience for you to soak up during your internship. We are an exciting, innovative team who work collaboratively to produce amazing work. You will have the opportunity to learn from some of the greatest music business professionals in the industry! 

What you’ll do 

• To provide administrative support to a team of marketing professionals, correspondence, promo stock, answering general enquiries, ticket ordering, arranging travel etc
• Work closely with multiple areas of the business (radio, press, TV etc) as well as communicate with artists, management and third-party suppliers (where applicable).
• Have a digital awareness. Keeping abreast of market developments, new technologies and market conditions.
• Suggest concepts and ideas, inputting into creative meetings, and the general creative process.
• Create Purchase Orders for all marketing related invoices and ensuring these are assigned to the correct project and accounted for in the related budget.
• Ensure that all single/album related assets (e.g. artwork, label copy) are up to date and saved on Sony’s box system
• Ensure that all artwork/production deadlines are met.
• Traffic commercials to relevant broadcasters via hardcopy or digital delivery.
• Pitch new audio releases to MCNs, delivering new videos to Promostream, MTV and VEVO, and creating smartlinks and video descriptions for new releases.
• Collate weekly agendas, minute-taking and circulating marketing and media campaign information with marketing and wider team(s)

Who you are 

• Someone who is on the ball and proactive in creating their own success 
• A knowledge of the Columbia roster 
• Strong computer skills, especially MS Office suite. 
• Admin experience in a busy environment 
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills. 
• Highly organised and can multi-task while remaining calm under pressure. 
• Ability to prioritise workload, goals, targets and time, and to work independently. 
• Proven self-starter.
• Confidently deals with people at all levels internally & externally. 
• A team player who can be relied upon to participate as needed during busy periods. 
• A passion to learn & develop. 

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.