Promo intern - RCA

Sony Music Entertainment team

Description

The RCA Label Group UK is a flagship recording label of Sony Music Entertainment encompassing RCA Records, RCA Victor and Since ’93. The company has existed since 1919 and pioneered the very first 45rpm record. The label has a history littered with legendary artists – from Elvis Presley and David Bowie to Nina Simone, Iggy Pop, Lou Reed, Harry Nilsson and Diana Ross. UK artists on RCA / Since ’93 today include Little Mix, Bring Me The Horizon, Paloma Faith and Fredo, joining US superstars such as Miley Cyrus, Justin Timberlake, Beyoncé and Lil Nas X. The President of RCA Records in the UK is David Dollimore. The Managing Director is Stacey Tang.
The Role Working within the promotions team for a frontline label means you’ll be at the forefront of a busy team that brings visible results on some of the biggest artists at Sony Music UK. With your exemplary organisational and time management skills, you will ensure our department runs smoothly. You will be responsible for key admin tasks across all facets of the RCA promotions team.
The Team The Promo Team at RCA UK encompasses all areas of record promotion including press, TV, radio, DSP editorial, podcasting and influencer strategy. As a team we are cutting edge, dynamic, quick thinking, problem solving and full of some big personalities with great skills of persuasion. We’re a department that requires hard work, but rewards with concrete results… and fun!
What you’ll do
  • Collating press and online cuttings, for the publicity team, and learning what is appropriate for distribution for each artist.
  • Ensuring that relevant cuttings from print magazines are saved down correctly for reference
  • Assisting in the co-ordination of Press, TV and Radio Junkets.
  • Servicing videos to TV Broadcasters and ensuring suitable edits are made.
  • Ensuring that the Press, TV & Radio roster splits are up to date.
  • You will be accountable for producing & maintaining the weekly TV reports and TV Diary.
  • Circulating weekly TV playlists
  • Updating contact and distribution lists
  • Providing team members with necessary documents for meetings.
  • Distributing music, images and e-cards to bookers, producers and journalists.
  • Accountable for all general admin including purchase orders, invoices, bikes, ordering stationery and stock control.
  • Provide excellent administrative support skills in compiling reports and information for the team as required as well as managing a busy diary, meetings and expenses.
  • Booking travel for artists when required
  • Ensure smooth running of the office – look after phones, computers and general office equipment liaising with facilities and other central teams as appropriate.

Requirements

  • You will be super organised and be able to demonstrate this in your experience to date
  • You should be detail orientated
  • You will be able to effectively manage a busy workload with conflicting priorities
  • Team player
  • You will be reactive and have the ability to adapt and flex as the situation requires
  • You will be positive and compliment the good energy throughout the team
  • You will have an understanding of what a promotions team does in general, and more specifically in music
  • You will have a keen interest in the main areas of the promotion world

Benefits & Perks

  • 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

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At Sony Music Entertainment, we fuel the creative journey. We’ve played a pioneering role in music history, from the first-ever music label to the invention of the flat disc record. We’ve nurtured some of music’s most iconic artists and produced some of the most influential recordings of all time. Today, we work in more than 60 countries, supporting a diverse roster of international superstars, developing and independent artists, and visionary creators. From our position at the intersection of music, entertainment, and technology, we bring imagination and expertise to the newest products and platforms, embrace new business models, employ breakthrough tools, and provide powerful insights that help our artists push creative boundaries and reach new audiences. In everything we do, we’re committed to artistic integrity, transparency, and entrepreneurship. Sony Music Entertainment is a member of the Sony family of global companies.

Job Details

Posted on Jul 26

London, England, UK

Internship

Junior