Marketing Assistant

Universal Music Group; City Of London; On-site; GBP 25,000 - 35,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading music company in London is seeking a creative individual to support marketing campaigns for their classical label. This role involves assisting with various tasks from event organization to budget management. Ideal candidates are passionate about classical music, highly organized, and possess strong communication skills. This position offers a dynamic environment with numerous employee benefits.

Benefits

Group Personal Pension Scheme

Private Medical Insurance

25 paid days of annual leave

Subsidised Gym Membership

Qualifications

• The ability to learn quickly.
• Self-motivated and able to deal with routine tasks.
• Hard-working and enthusiastic.

Responsibilities

• Support the Marketing Manager in marketing campaigns.
• Assist with launch events and product sales.
• Contribute creative ideas to marketing meetings.
• Assist with invoicing and budget management.

Skills

Passionate about classical music

Excellent attention to detail

Excellent verbal and written communication skills

Highly organized

Flexible with prioritization

Tools

Good IT skills

Job description

Overview

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 [e-mail].

The A Side: A Day in The Life

With a history spanning 45 years, Hyperion Records has established itself as one of the most imaginative, determined and courageous classical labels. Home to globally successful artists including Sir Stephen Hough, Angela Hewitt, Steven Isserlis, Marc-André Hamelin and the Takács Quartet, alongside developing artists such as Andrey Gugnin, Mishka Rushdie Momen and The Gesualdo Six, Hyperion is dedicated to presenting high-quality recordings of classical music from all styles and periods. Over its history, Hyperion has released over 2,000 recordings. The label has received numerous accolades, including the Gramophone Recording of the Year Award multiple times, Gramophone’s Label of the Year, and the Best Label Award by MIDEM’s Cannes Classiques Awards. It was acquired by UMG in 2023 to join its portfolio of world-renowned classical labels, including Deutsche Grammophon (founded in 1898) and Decca Classics (established in 1929). For more information about Hyperion, visit www.hyperion-records.co.uk.

The B Side: Skills & Experience

Be Operational

• Support the Marketing Manager with all aspects of marketing campaigns across Hyperion and Decca Classics Catalogue
• Prepare infomails and circulate marketing and audio assets to internal and external contacts
• Assist with launch events, artist signings, product sales at concerts and other campaign events
• Assist with photo and video shoots
• Assist with matters relating to production, from initiation of products to final release
• Maintain up-to-date artist concert diaries and book concert tickets for internal and external use
• Maintain and manage Linkfires for new products
• Order stock for the office and organise sending to artists and external stakeholders
• Organise travel for artists and team when required
• Book digital and print advertising with internal and external media agencies
• Liaise regularly with artists and their management to discuss any relevant marketing issues

Be Creative

• Contribute creative and realistic ideas to marketing meetings and campaigns
• Contribute to deepening Hyperion’s brand and core values of scholarship, exploration and artistry
• Assist with detailed editorial work, including proofreading liner notes and metadata curation
• Embrace new technologies and their benefits – commercial and creative – for the growth of the label and the business
• Work closely with the wider label and central and eCommerce teams at Universal UK to ensure connected and cutting-edge campaigns across the business

Be Financial

• Assist with invoicing and budget management
• Be aware of marketing cost-per-unit and the commercial context of any given album or project

Person Specification

• Passionate and knowledgeable about classical music
• The ability to learn quickly
• Excellent attention to detail
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills with the ability to deal with people at all levels
• Highly organised with the ability to keep calm under pressure
• Flexible, able to prioritise own workload, to problem-solve and to overcome obstacles
• Self-motivated and able to deal with routine tasks as well as the more interesting aspects of the role
• Hard-working, enthusiastic and with an optimistic outlook
• Good IT skills

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.