Brand Partnerships Intern

Job Description

Job title: Brand Partnerships Intern
Responsible to: Account Director
Department: Globe – Creative & Commercial
Location of work: 4 Pancras Square, Kings Cross

Music Is Universal

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 [email protected]

The A Side: A Day in The Life

• Collate all relevant marketing material from labels, artist management and stakeholders
• Attend label meetings and update the Brand team on new artist releases and new signings
• Create and update artist one-sheets with latest bios and data
• Arrange and facilitate meetings (internal, external & virtual); preparing necessary documents for meetings
• Produce and circulate the Globe weekly brand team status via the Monday.com application
• Manage gig ticketing requests and update the team gig calendar
• Arrange business travel bookings when required
• Assist the office manager in the general running of the department inc. room booking, event organisation, couriers, welcoming guests, etc
• Assist in the processing of campaign fees and invoices where appropriate
• Delivery of additional ad hoc duties where required

• Support the accounts team on events and campaign shoots [live and virtual] inc. location scouting, venue booking, transport arrangements, rider provision, etc
• Liaise with the internal events team and support with organising regular hospitality opportunities for clients
• Support with Globe internal events/socials

• Champion our artist data insight tools to support with new business and artist one-pagers
• Participation in creative brainstorm sessions
• Assist in the preparation of new business presentations and pitch documents, incl. industry research and case study slides
• Identify and share new digital trends adopted by influencers / artists [Tik-Tok, Instagram Reels etc]
• Online research for brand contacts
• Support with product placement ideas for new music video treatments
• Assist new business team with research into prospective brand partners and priority development sectors
• Develop a deep knowledge of the UMG roster and compile artist suggestions for new projects and pitches

• Update and input into the Globe Social Strategy/Comms Plan
• Post across Globe Social channels [Instagram/LinkedIn/Facebook/Twitter] - case studies, artist + UMUSICUK re-posts, industry news, award announcements and New Music Friday
• Produce and circulate our bi-weekly Globe Newsletter
• Update the Globe Website with our latest work / case studies

Person Specification

• Interested in music brand partnerships
• Confidence in meeting and collaborating with new contacts both internal and external
• Extensive knowledge of PowerPoint and proficient in Microsoft Outlook, Word & Excel
• Excellent telephone manner, communication, and numeracy skills
• Highly organised with proven administrative skills and a high attention to detail
• Hardworking and enthusiastic
• Ability to learn quickly
• Ability to keep calm under pressur
• Flexible and able to prioritise own workload
• Good team player with ability to form excellent working relationships at all levels
• Ability to use own initiative when problem solving
• Experience of working in an office environment
• Creative thinker with knowledge and a love of music
• Proven ability to pick up systems quickly

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.