Head of Marketing [12 month FTC]
- Universal Music Group
- Kings Cross, London
- Apr 18, 2026
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.
The A Side: A Day in The Life
About Fontana
Fontana’s iconic logo has, for a long time, signalled excellence, adventure, openness and optimism. Known for shaping some of the most influential sounds across jazz, pop, soul, folk and alternative music, the label was relaunched in 2025 under Universal Music UK as a space for culture-shaping artists.
Fontana is home to a diverse and global roster including Jordan Rakei, Jacob Collier, AURORA, Victor Ray, The Teskey Brothers and TOMORA, alongside international releases from Blue Note, Verve and Impulse.
We pride ourselves on building long term careers for our artists, with artist development sitting at the centre of everything we do. We value curiosity, ambition and a willingness to challenge convention, creating an environment where new ideas can move quickly and have real impact.
As Fontana enters this new chapter in the UK, we are creating a label shaped by a belief that the most exciting work happens when people are given the freedom to do things differently.
The B Side: Skills & Experience
Key Responsibilities
To drive creative, innovative, commercially focused campaigns across Fontana’s diverse roster.
Be Managerial
Lead and oversee marketing plans related to Fontana’s frontline artists, projects and activities.
Manage and develop team members and direct reports as appropriate
Be strategic and innovative
Continually seek new and innovative ways to bring excellence to artist campaigns
Develop and implement a focused strategy and vision for all key areas of activity for an artist campaign
Oversee the planning, creation, and delivery of domestic and international marketing tools
Be digitally fluent and audience first in your planning, with a deep understanding of fandom and communities
Be Collaborative
Work closely with artists, their teams and other departments– Media/Press/Promotion, Commercial, Digital, Sales and A&R - to deliver connected and cutting-edge strategies across the business
Be Financial
Responsible for the budgeting and execution of creative, commercial, and profitable advertising campaigns in the area of frontline releases
Work with relevant external agencies to budget, plan and manage all deployment relevant to frontline products
With the General Manager and Commerical team, oversee detailed sales forecasts for frontline releases; be a key contact point for the sales team on campaign information, market trends and consumer insight
With the General Manager and Finance Director, develop and build robust sales versus spend models that can inform short- and long-term campaign planning and execution
Person Specification
We are open to considering candidates at both Head of and Senior Marketing Manager level. Our primary focus is on identifying the right individual to deliver standout, commercially successful marketing campaigns that reflect the artistic nuances of the roster.
Skills & Experience
Experience of line managing and mentoring team members
Proven authoritative knowledge of charts, trends, and artists
Ability to identify and nurture artist talent
Proven capability to work autonomously, demonstrating the ability to make decisions in a high-stakes environment
Drive, motivation, and managerial skills to take high-profile projects successfully from inception to completion, often simultaneously and under pressure
Experience of breaking new UK acts and international-selling acts and the versatility to work with acts of various sizes and budgets
Experience of effectively managing budgets to minimise financial spend within own projects and maximising profits
Proven ability to develop innovative, creative, and commercially successful marketing strategies
Success at incorporating digital activity into marketing campaigns
Excellent relationship-building and relationship-management skills and the ability to deal with difficult situations with tact and diplomacy
Strong communication skills, written and oral, and outstanding presentational ability
Successful experience in negotiating with artists, artist management, internal stakeholders, and senior management
Experience managing the creation of videos and other additional content, including briefing creative agencies and content teams
Experience instigating and managing photo shoots, including managing budgets, briefs, and contracts
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:
Marketing, Streaming & Digital Media
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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.
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We are the home for music’s greatest artists, innovators and entrepreneurs.
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