Repertoire Development Intern

Music is Universal

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.

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

At Universal Music Recordings we work with some of the most successful innovative timeless and respected artists of all time. From The Beatles to Bob Marley from Sam Smith to Stormzy right through to Lana Del Rey & the soundtracks of Disney. UMRs vision is to use our collective passion & knowledge to help people find their new favourite song whether it is 3 years 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.

The Universal Music Recordings Repertoire Development team is responsible for all of UMRs music output from vinyl box sets to streaming playlists. The team provide creative output relationship management and product development that supports a best in class release schedule and content plan.

This role will be responsible for fully integrating the repertoire team into a future focussed method of release management while creating efficiencies in the physical release process to ensure that the teams attention can be devoted to creating engaging artist stories in a multi-format many platformed world.

Be Collaborative

• Liaise with the archive team for audio and audio-visual asset reports
• Assist in researching new ideas projects and asset availability
• Attend scheduling meetings and assist with updates between the Repertoire Development and Release Management teams
• Collate place and distribute product orders for the team
• Manage team updates on dashboard
• Work with Repertoire Development Assistant on artwork checks for team projects

Be Operational

• Assist with quality control measures such as test pressings and artwork sign offs
• Schedule bi-monthly Repertoire Development team meeting and circulate agenda/minutes
• Check update and track status of label copy for both physical and digital releases
• Book couriers and travel as required
• Keep track of budgets and approve payments
• Attend meetings and distribute minutes and feedback
• Collate credits for artwork
• Assist with presentations required for Repertoire Development team
• Assist with diary management for Head Of Repertoire Development

• Interest in and understanding of catalogue music
• Ability to prioritise and manage workload
• Adaptable and able to use initiative
• Ability to communicate and liaise with all levels and departments within the business
• Highly organised with proven administrative skills
• Proficient in Microsoft Outlook Word PowerPoint and Excel
• Great attention to detail

• 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.