Studio Internship 2022

It’s the passionate and dedicated team at Universal Music UK who help make us Britain’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. If you need us to make any reasonable adjustments for you from application onwards, including alternatives to the online form or to disclose a neurocognitive condition, please email UniversalMusicCareers@umusic.com

The A Side: A Day in The Life

Mercury Studios is a multi-faceted content studio established to develop, produce, globally distribute and invest in innovative, music-rooted storytelling across a range of media including film, television, podcasting, publishing and live-streamed performance. Taking its name from the iconic Mercury Records label, Mercury Studios is powered by Universal Music Group and creates an open space for experimentation to unleash and amplify both emerging and established artists. With offices in London and Los Angeles, Mercury Studios harnesses its established relationships with best-in-class talent from music and film, seamlessly bridging the two worlds to create a completely distinctive community of trailblazers driven by original IP, innovation and collaboration.

The B Side: Skills & Experience

Be Operational

• Screening, organising and actioning incoming communications to the SVP Finance
• Managing all aspects of the SVP Finance diary and work schedule
• Arranging, preparing, and supporting meetings on behalf of the SVP Finance
• Full support to SVP Finance on helping to manage all aspects of their work administration
• Researching and organising various team facing tasks including group activities and social events
• Be key member of core team that ensures all aspects of the smooth running of the office
• To be on hand offering day to day team support
• Attending various Mercury Studios meetings and taking notes for circulation post meting
• Attending various label meetings and reporting back priority topics to the wider Mercury Studios team

Be Administrative

• Admin support to General Manager
• Assist with new starter set up / onboarding and be responsible for collection of leavers equipment
• Manage and approve meeting room requests for Mercury Studios
• Day to Day ad hoc administrative tasks
• To make sure refreshments & stationary cupboards are stocked and kept neat & tidy
• Screen and manage incoming and outgoing post for the department
• Arranging travel
• Booking bikes / cabs / couriers
• Assisting in the ongoing sustainability actions for the wider team
• Assisting in other daily tasks with the team, help solve queries and issues

Person Specification 

• Self-motivated, hard-working 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
• Excellent attention to detail
• Meticulous and tenacious about delivering the right results
• Excellent problem-solving skills and ability to work round issues

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.