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International Insights Analyst [12 Month Contract]

Full time Information Technology

Job Description

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 UniversalMusicCareers@umusic.com.

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The A Side: A Day in The Life  

  • Produce insights, presentations, and info decks on artists, tracks, genres and audiences.  

  • Build tools and a suite of reports to productionise various research methods. 

  • Build smart systems to help analytical processes run faster, smoother and more efficiently.   

  • Work closely with other insights and data teams to help understand emerging audiences.  

  • As the leading genre-focused team in the industry, you will help guide the strategy for classical, jazz and many other genres at UMG.  

  • Understand cultural trends as they relate to Classics & Jazz and effectively communicate these to stakeholders. 

  • Produce research that will help the division reach its growth goals. 

  • Make sure the use and interpretation of data is reaching the right people at the right time. 

 

 

The B Side: Skills & Experience  

 

Be Analytical 

  • You are experienced using SQL and understand cloud tools and platforms.  

  • Knowledge of Google Cloud Platform, BigQuery, Managed Notebooks, Cloud Storage is a plus.  

  • You are familiar with data visualisations tools such as Domo or Looker Studio.  

  • You are comfortable at handling and understanding large amounts of information. 

  • You can reason through seemingly conflicting ideas. 

  • You are a critical thinker who wants to understand communities and culture. 

  • You will improve the departments understanding of new music metrics. 

Be Operational 

  • Put together clear reports highlighting artists and areas of interest, by unique qualitative and quantitative information where relevant. 

  • You work efficiently with a mindset towards automation. 

  • You have an international mindset. 

Be Collaborative  

  • You are team orientated and able to collaborate with people with various skillsets, from many cultures. 

  • Work closely alongside key stakeholders to streamline processes in this area.   

  • Work with data specialists across UMG to make sure we are leading and are fully across all changes.  

  • Contribute to long-term planning to effect positive change within the division 

Be Creative  

  • You care about the future of music and want to be proactive in shaping its growth.  

  • Work with other teams to make sure your findings come to life and are acted upon. 

 

Person Specification 

  • Experience in an analysis role, working with large datasets.  

  • Experience using data and analytics tools to create business solutions. 

  • SQL experience is essential. Python, statistical analysis and machine learning knowledge would be a big plus.  

  • Exceptional communication, presentation, and organization skills. 

  • Strong interpersonal skills, ability to build strong relationships, and team-orientated approach. 

  • Experience in the music industry, ideally gained within digital, audience research, commercial, A&R, or streaming. 

  • Ability to be both creative and data driven. 

  • Digitally savvy and quick to adapt. 

  • Different communities and their cultures interest you. 

  • Proactive attitude to work to deadlines, meet targets and multitask. 

 

 

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 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.


Job Category:

Data, Analytics & Business Intelligence
Universal Music Group
About Universal Music Group

We are UMG, the Universal Music Group.

We are the world’s leading music company.

In everything we do, we are committed to artistry, innovation and entrepreneurship.

We own and operate a broad array of businesses engaged in recorded music, music publishing, merchandising, and audiovisual content in more than 60 countries.

We identify and develop recording artists and songwriters, and we produce, distribute and promote the most critically acclaimed and commercially successful music to delight and entertain fans around the world.

Our vast catalog of recordings and songs stretches back over a century and comprises the largest, most diverse and culturally rich collection of music ever assembled.

As digital technology refashions the world, our unmatched commitment to lead in developing new services, platforms and business models for the delivery of music and related content empowers innovators and allows new commercial and artistic opportunities to flourish.

Knowing that music, a powerful force for good in the world, is unique in its ability to inspire people and bring them together, we work with our artists and employees to serve our communities.

We are the home for music’s greatest artists, innovators and entrepreneurs.

Together, we are UMG, the Universal Music Group.

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