Overview
Universal Music is the market leader in the music business. The world’s most famous and most successful record labels belong to us. We’ve been writing music history for over 100 years representing legendary musicians across all genres. Our accomplishments are driven by our love for music, extraordinary artists, and our ambitious team.
Virgin Music Group is the world’s leading partner to independent music companies and artists who require a standalone team with global infrastructure and local expertise in every major music market around the world. Virgin Music Group offers compelling, efficient, and highly flexible global solutions with the most advanced marketing technology available for independent record labels and artists who want to succeed.
Here’s your chance to join! Effective immediately, we’re looking for a Commercial Marketing Coordinator (all genders) looking after Benelux, GSA and Eastern Europe to join us at our Germany offices in Berlin. It will be a permanent full-time position reporting directly to our Senior Manager Commercial Marketing, Central and Eastern Europe.
Responsibilities
- You support the Senior Commercial Marketing Manager Central and East Europe as required with admin and operations, looking after Benelux, GSA and Eastern Europe
- You directly manage some smaller DSP partners and deal with incoming requests from DSPs, label partners and internal stakeholders overall
- You collect and organize release information from artist/label partners for DSP pitches and are responsible for quality control, editing pitch information as well as managing and submission of release pitches in DSP partner tools
- You build newsletters for DSP communications and decks for DSP presentations as well as internal meetings
- You track and analyze the performance of releases via various data platforms
- You manage and track digital audience growth for artist/label partners
- You record new release DSP editorial placements for communication to our artist/label partners
Qualifications
- You hold a degree in Music Business, Marketing or a similar field, or have gained the required knowledge through relevant work experience
- You have a minimum of 1 year of work experience in a comparable role; internships within music labels, distributors or other music companies are valuable; prior experience with DSPs, digital marketing or social media is beneficial
- You are experienced in project management, administrative tasks, and have the ability to create cohesive presentations
- You are in tune with the German music and social media landscape; up to date on music culture, artists, genres, digital/traditional media channels, and trends
- You are experienced in data interpretation (e.g., marketing and streaming KPIs) and can analyze trends to inform decisions
- You are fluent in English and German (C1 level in both)
Your personality matters
- Music all day, everyday – you like to be at the forefront of what’s new in music and culture and are eager to inspire and be inspired by everything that benefits artists and fans alike
- You are a strong communicator and presenter who thrives in a dynamic, collaborative, international environment; you are open to collaboration with teams in different time zones
- You enjoy building and maintaining relationships and prefer teamwork over heroism
- Your reliability and organization are evident with attention to detail; you take responsibility for quality control and deadlines and stay calm under pressure
- You quickly adapt to new technologies and enjoy challenging current processes
- You have a commercial mindset and like to strive for the impossible and contribute your ideas
Values
- Creativity – Home to Artists, Innovators and Entrepreneurs.
- Connection – We are ONE team.
- Passion – Music is our first love.
- Responsibility – It’s up to us.
- Diversity – Music is universal.
- Factuition – Guided by head AND heart.
Benefits
- Feel the music! – Concert ticket budget, streaming service vouchers, employee discounts on physical music and merchandise, and internal events
- Enjoy flexibility! – Hybrid work model with high flexibility and up to 10 mobile working days a month
- Time to relax! – 30 vacation days plus up to 10.5 additional days off per year
- Public transport and mobility – Special BVG rates and job bike leasing
- Develop yourself! – Professional development through workshops and courses
- Self-care matters! – Employee Assistance Program with confidential counseling and coaching
We look forward to receiving your application via our online application form. Please upload your documents (letter of motivation / cover letter, CV, references) as files and state your earliest starting date as well as salary expectations.
EEO and final notes
MUSIC IS UNIVERSAL! As a large and globally operating company, Universal Music promotes diversity and opposes discrimination. We aspire to reflect the diversity represented by our artists through their music and individuality in our teams. We pledge ourselves to be an equal opportunity employer and enable individuals to express themselves – regardless of age, sex, gender, appearance, origin, faith, disabilities, or sexual orientation.
If you are unsure about submitting an application due to disability or specific needs, please try anyway. #YOUatUMG