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.

A Day in The Life

Universal Music is the UK’s leading music company and home to artists from Florence + The Machine and Kendrick Lamar to Max Richter and The Rolling Stones.

Globe is the home for creative and commercial partnerships and sync at Universal Music; the Globe team help companies to navigate the world of music and provide creative solutions for brands of all sizes. Representing the world’s largest commercial music catalogue, we provide creative solutions across advertising, film, TV and computer games. Our services include rights negotiation and licensing, music supervision and the creation of bespoke music pieces to brief.

What You’ll Be Doing

• Responsible for becoming an expert across the repertoire from Decca Records and UMR (our catalogue division) and being able to communicate enthusiastically about it with our clients.

• Must have the ability for bringing in new business and be entrepreneurial. 

• Responding to briefs on time, as well as increasing the number of projects we have in those areas.

• Liaise with Marketing, A&R and artist management to ensure we have most up to date assets for the artists on Decca and UMR.

• Marketing the roster in new and inventive ways.

• Setting up meetings with clients, going in-house to pitch songs and obtain new briefs.

• Attending label meetings.

• Attending gigs with clients on a weekly basis.

• Helping to organise client events and showcases, always thinking ahead of the curve with exciting ideas.

• Assist with music clearance when required.

Person Specification

• Must have the understanding, expertise and passion in the genres Decca covers (especially in the Classical Music space) and is excited to delve into the deep cuts of our vast catalogue. 

• Experience working in a creative role either at a Record Label, Music Publisher or music supervision company, with proven results in placing music in advertising.

• A broad knowledge of music across all genres and decades, as well as a keen interest in pop culture. 

• An existing comprehensive client network.

• Understanding the value of music in the sync market, to ensure the right tracks are being pitched within budget.

• Highly motivated with the ability to take initiative.

• Highly organised with a good administrative foundation.

• Able to work independently as well as part of a team.

• Strong communicator with excellent people skills.

• Strong IT skills, including editing music to picture.

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:

Synch & Licensing