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It’s the passionate and dedicated team at Universal Music who help make us the world’s leading music company. From A&R to finance, legal to digital, sales to marketing, Universal Music is the place to grow and develop your career within a truly commercial and innovative business that leads in everything it does.
Everyone is welcome to apply for our roles, and we are determined to ensure that no applicant or employee receives less favourable treatment because of gender, race, disability, sexual orientation, religion, belief, age, marital status, background, pregnancy or caring responsibilities. We also recognise the importance of diversity of thought within our teams and are fully committed to embracing the talents of people with autism, dyslexia, ADHD and other forms of neurocognitive variation.
We will always seek to make appropriate adjustments to recruitment, workplaces, and work processes to be fully inclusive to people with different needs and working styles.
The A Side: A Day in The Life
The intern will assist the Promotions team and 3rd Party agencies in all areas of promotion to ensure the smooth running of the department.
The B Side: Skills & Experience
Be Administrative and Operational
- Assist the Promotions Department with general admin duties
- To be the point person internally and externally for the promotions department
- Compile & share daily/weekly promotions reports for example National & Specialist Radio report, Streaming and stations playlists
- Assist promotions dept. with sending assets when necessary including videos, lyrics, riders, equipment lists, label copy, publicity photos
- Assist and coordinate requests from out of house promotional companies for relevant artists including promo stock items, tickets, travel and invoices
- Order promotional stock on behalf of the team (physical stock/merchandise/gig tickets), distribute and keep a note of quantities
- Co-ordinate travel for department, artists, musicians, dancers, competition winners, glam squad, etc. and provide full itineraries when necessary
- Co-ordinating guest lists for tours and showcases
- Attending gigs/events during out of office hours
- To maintain and manage Uniport – Universal’s internal finance system ensuring promotional expenses are paid and managed within approved budgets keeping your line manager and finance manager informed
Person Specification
Necessary
- Passionate about music with a desire to progress in the industry
- Great attention to detail
- Interest to work within Promotions
- Good general knowledge about Radio & TV in the UK (stations, shows, performances)
- The ability and willingness to learn quickly
- Self-motivated, hardworking and enthusiastic
- Excellent verbal and written communication skills
- Highly organised with the ability to keep calm under pressure
- Flexible and able to prioritise own workload
- Good computer skills i.e.: Microsoft Office, Excel, and Word
Desirable
- Experience of working in an office environment
- Experience working in music (personal or professional)
Bonus Tracks: Your Benefits
- Group Personal Pension Scheme (between 3% and 9%)
- Private Medical Insurance
- 25 paid days of annual leave
- Interest Free Season Ticket Loan available
- Holiday Purchase scheme
- Dental and Travel Insurance options
- Cycle to Work Scheme
- Salary Sacrifice Cars
- Subsidised Gym Membership
- Employee Discounts (Reward Gateway)
Just So You Know…
The company presents this job description as a guide to the major areas and duties for which the jobholder is accountable. However, the business operates in an environment that demands change and the jobholder's specific responsibilities and activities will vary and develop. Therefore, the job description should be seen as indicative and not as a permanent, definitive and exhaustive statement.
