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Global Classics and Jazz (GCJ) is a division within Universal Music Group (UMG) focusing on a diverse range of music throughout the company, from classical to jazz and beyond (including instrumental, electronic, folk, soul, indie and soundtracks). Working with the company’s market leading and iconic labels, including Deutsche Grammophon, Decca, Blue Note, ECM, Verve/Decca US, Hyperion and Mercury KX, it is the largest and most successful classical and jazz recorded music business in the world. Global Classics and Jazz is committed to growing the international profile for UMG’s genre-leading artists and labels.
As an A&R Research Analyst you will work in a central team at the heart of the division. You will be responsible for supporting classics & jazz teams on international trends across unsigned artists and label rosters, providing data, critical insights and research that inspires action. You will have experience using huge datasets and be confident in translating these into actionable insights. The successful candidate will be both analytical and creative, eager to constantly learn, and passionate about the future of music.
Key responsibilities:
Be Analytical
Be Operational
Be Collaborative
Be Creative
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.
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.