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.
The A Side: A Day in The Life
For sixty years, Island Records has been at the forefront of all the musical moments that mattered. One of the world's great labels, it has become a byword for artistic integrity and innovation, staying true to its long-established independent ethos by signing mavericks and game-changers who have altered the course of music in Britain, Jamaica, America and beyond. And, while times have changed, the attitude, street-cool and striking visuals at the label's creative core have remained the same.
As part of your application, please include links to your portfolio and relevant social on your CV
The B Side: Skills & Experience
We are looking for a Creative Intern to join Studio Island, Island Records’ in-house creative division, based both remotely and at our Kings Cross HQ. You are a self-motivated individual who is passionate about making visual things and will report directly to the Head of Creative.
Be creative
- Interest and knowledge of fashion and culture, films, etc and good references, creating decks etc for pitches, being a part of artist meetings and collating notes and references during and after artist meetings.
- Basic knowledge of practical process, specifically graphic design and photography, familiar with Adobe Suite, Figma, Miro and Google Sheets etc.
- Social media savvy - be plugged into different social media platforms with a strong understanding of visual trends and youth culture.
- Image research and creating decks that represent your creative concepts and ideas clearly.
Be administrative
- Assisting the creative team with admin support, including researching, updating contact databases and overseeing creative workflow.
- An understanding of how to present work and communicate visual ideas both in person and via email.
- Budgeting in Uniport; including approving quotes, raising POs etc. and ensuring suppliers are paid on time.
- Production assistance: creating call sheets and shoot schedules.
- Collating and distributing campaign assets – e.g. photos, artwork, presentations.
- Taking comprehensive notes in meetings and sharing post meeting in a succinct, timely fashion.
- Preparing / printing any documents.
- Booking bikes / cabs / couriers.
- Ticket ordering for gigs on behalf of the creative team.
- Sourcing and ordering any merchandise or special items.
- Ordering any POS needed e.g. flyers, stickers, posters.
Be collaborative
- Liaising with artist managers and key contacts diligently and professionally at all times.
- Working closely with the Studio Island team and marketing teams to ensure creative assets are delivered within an agreed timeframe.
- Alongside the Studio Island team; briefing creatives, makers and agencies to co-organize content days and make short-form content like song teasers, visualizers and clips for artist social channels.
Be digital
- Being aware and actively using social media platforms such Instagram / TikTok / YouTube
- Working closely with the audience team to ensure audience insight and strategy is considered when creating artist assets and content.
- Updating the Studio Island digital channels regularly.
- Managing content delivery from external parties.
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
- Subsidized 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.