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Its the passionate and dedicated team at Universal Music who help make us the worlds 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.
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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
About UMR
Universal Music Recordings (UMR) is the label responsible for ensuring the continued success of Universal Music Groups world class catalogue of recordings. We work with some of the most successful innovative timeless and respected artists of all time continuing to grow their audiences across multiple entry points and platforms and keep the world listening. From Lana Del Rey to Amy Winehouse through to The Beatles Loyle Carner & The 1975 UMR develops strategies across audio video marketing social streaming eCommerce and product development.
Our vision is a world where music doesnt have a sellby date. We believe music is timeless and as guardians of the best music catalogues in the world we use our passion and knowledge to help people find their new favourite song whether it is 3 years 3 days or 3 decades old. Our purpose is to continually spark a connection and reconnection with music that matters drawing on new content new platforms and new moments. We give momentarily forgotten music the chance to reconnect with new and unexpected audiences through great storytelling regardless of generation and genre.
A Day in The Life
Reporting to the Head of Marketing youll be responsible for the planning and execution of marketing campaigns for onroster artists engaging new audiences across key marketing channels & partnerships to drive fan growth as well as retain and engage existing audiences. This role works across both UMR and frontline label teams daily supporting EMI catalogue repertoire that is 3 years old.
Our ambition is to blend creativity & data to tell artist stories through content that inspires a new generation of fans. Along with looking beyond our borders to explore international opportunities through both a commercial and audience lens.
You will be asked to plan and lead on projects ensuring a collaborative and fully integrated plan that is delivered on time and to budget. You will be a key part of a team reimagining the way audiences discover and rediscover their favourite music across the globe tapping into culture to build on and enhance an artists creative legacy.
Delivery of marketing campaigns:
Define campaign objectives develop strategic plans and coordinate crossfunctional teams to deliver fully integrated marketing activity.
Collaborate closely with artists and management teams to shape and secure buyin on campaign direction development and delivery.
Craft compelling storytellingled culturally impactful campaigns to connect with both superfans and new audiences.
Monitor performance using data and insights to adapt plans in real time and report on results postcampaign.
Drive audience and revenue growth by leveraging digital social influencer PR retail eCRM and advertising channels.
Partner with internal and global teams to align efforts and maximise international campaign impact.
Oversee the development of highimpact creative assets with internal creative studio teams and external agencies.
Manage PR promotions and media agency relationships to amplify artist presence across press radio TV and digital.
Support campaign planning for superstar artists and contribute to highprofile events and showcases.
Track and manage project budgets in collaboration with the Head of Marketing.
Skills & Experience
Youll need
A deep understanding of music industry marketing.
A versatile approach to marketing gained from working across marketing campaigns for a leading record label brand or agency that has played a role in shaping culture.
Strong digital experience across multiple channels.
A proven track record developing marketing lifecycle campaigns moving audiences from awareness to engagement to superfans.
Strong project management skills.
Excellent relationshipbuilding and relationshipmanagement skills and the ability to deal with difficult situations with tact and diplomacy.
A knowledge of audiences including demographics behaviours and media habits.
Comfortable developing marketing tactics using both quantitative and qualitative insights.
Person Specification
A passion for music.
To be a great communicator with influencing skills and experience conveying creative ideas and plans to key stakeholders.
To have a collaborative nature and get energy bringing people together.
To be comfortable in a fastmoving constantly evolving environment and you have the maturity to bring stability to challenging situations.
A keen eye for detail.
Fluent in data and can identify winning insights.
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 jobholders 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.
Required Experience:
Manager
Full Time