Description

The Role: A Day in The Life
As a Junior Strategist in The Square – Universal Music UK’s dedicated in-house strategy, technology and innovation unit — you will play an important role in connecting our artists with their audiences by using information, insights, and creative ideas to propel campaigns forward.
You will work across the entire Universal Music UK roster, from emerging talent to global superstars.
Your work will help to inform and inspire every aspect of our artist’s music campaigns, including marketing, commercial strategy, brand partnerships, eCommerce, and release planning.
As a Junior Strategist, you will support the team across a wide range of the work we do:
Helping artist teams think strategically and creatively about their projects, releases and campaigns
Interpreting data to extract meaningful insights that inform and inspire creativity
Helping artists and labels to use research and data to understand and grow their audiences
Educating labels and artist teams about relevant trends across global platforms and communities that drive their worlds and their futures
Working directly with different communities of fans and audiences to understand them in vivid detail and be able to interpret this back to UMG teams

Requirements

Skills and Experience Required
A strong passion for music, including knowledge of a variety of styles & genres
An understanding of data and how it can be used to help build strategic insight
The ability to think critically about data, research and insights
The desire and ability to absorb and understand information rapidly
A flair for communication, both written and spoken
Intellectually curious and gain energy from diving deep into a theme or idea
An understanding and interest in trends in consumer culture, media and technology
Organised and conscientious
Ability to manage time effectively and work to deadlines
Rigorous standards of work, with high standards of attention to detail
Understanding of key software – Microsoft Word, PowerPoint & Excel
Note – you do not have to have worked in music before. We will provide a significant amount of training and development for this individual. We see this as an entry level opportunity to build a fulfilling career within a highly progressive end of the media and music industry.

Benefits & Perks

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)

How to apply

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Universal Music Group (UMG) is the world leader in music-based entertainment, with a broad array of businesses engaged in recorded music, music publishing, merchandising and audiovisual content in more than 60 countries. Featuring the most comprehensive catalog of recordings and songs across every musical genre, UMG identifies and develops artists and produces and distributes the most critically acclaimed and commercially successful music in the world. Committed to artistry, innovation and entrepreneurship, UMG fosters the development of services, platforms and business models in order to broaden artistic and commercial opportunities for our artists and create new experiences for fans. Universal Music Group's labels include A&M Records, Astralwerks, Blue Note Records, Capitol Christian Music Group, Capitol Records, Capitol Records Nashville, Caroline, Decca, Def Jam Recordings, Deutsche Grammophon, Disa, Emarcy, EMI Records Nashville, Fonovisa, Geffen Records, Harvest, Interscope Records, Island Records, Machete Music, MCA Nashville, Mercury Nashville, Mercury Records, Motown Records, Polydor Records, Republic Records, Universal Music Latino, Verve Label Group, Virgin Records, Virgin EMI Records, as well as a multitude of record labels owned or distributed by its record company subsidiaries around the world. UMG's catalog is marketed through two distinct divisions, Universal Music Enterprises (in the U.S.) and Universal Strategic Marketing (outside the U.S.). UMG also includes Universal Music Publishing Group, one of the industry's premier music publishing operations worldwide and Bravado, the leading provider of consumer, lifestyle and branding services to recording artists and entertainment brands around the world. Universal Music Group is a Vivendi company.

Job Details

Posted on Mar 19

London Area, UK

Hybrid

Full time

Junior