Music is Universal
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. 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
The A Side: A Day in The Life
In October 2024, Universal Music UK brought together two iconic music labels, Island and EMI Records, to create Island EMI Label Group. The new powerhouse label group is designed to help deliver our strategy to support artists from the wider Universal family, linking closely with US label partners Republic Corps, and Interscope Capitol Labels Group.
Blending these labels brings Island's unique ethos of launching pioneering and influential global artists such as Bob Marley, U2, Amy Winehouse, Hozier and The Last Dinner Party, with EMI's illustrious history and roster of diverse acts from the UK, including Sir Elton John, Queen and Metallica.
The label group is also home to a star-studded US and international roster which includes artists such as Taylor Swift, The Weeknd, Ariana Grande, Drake, Lewis Capaldi, Noah Kahan and Chappell Roan.
The B Side: Skills & Experience
Be Organised & Diligent
Key marketing support (in all facets) to the Strategic Marketing team working on some of Island EMI's most prestigious established acts, initially defined as U2, Elton John, & other priority acts
Assistance in delivering products and creative in a timely fashion to support said artist campaigns
Assist in managing all administrative elements of these campaigns
Help co-ordinate the respective teams, allowing us to deliver the best campaigns possible
Assist the marketing lead(s) in building and project managing campaigns with paramount attention to detail
Assist diligently managing budgets on each of the campaigns with a key focus on expectations and length of a campaign
Assist the marketing lead(s) in making use of all reporting systems, UMG software tools and data points to regularly assess performance
Be Creative & Focused
Be the marketing point person for the Island and EMI individual e-Commerce stores
As required, provide support to the Island and EMI team members embedded at IELG from UMG's catalogue team (UMR)
Be Communicative & Market-aware
Develop strong relationships with all internal and external stakeholders across an artist project including the Island EMI Records team, artist managers, central UMG departments and freelance consultants
Assist in sending out communications & updates, which should continuously relay campaign specifics to all stakeholders across an artist project
Remain curious and stay up to date with competitor campaigns, market developments and emerging trends
Person Specification
Experience of working within a high-performing team
Ideally experience of working in a marketing department at record label
A creative and critical thinker with problem-solving ability
Exceptional interpersonal skills and client facing/consulting skills
Ability to multi-task, problem solve, and execute tasks with accuracy in a high-pressure, fast-paced agile environment
Proven authoritative knowledge of charts, trends, and artists
A keen eye for engaging short form content and digital campaign moments
Have strong knowledge of the streaming space and playlisting, fundamentally on Spotify and Apple Music, Amazon & YouTube services
Strong communication skills, written and verbal, and outstanding presentational ability
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
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.