Universal Music Group
Commercial Projects Assistant - Amplify U, Trainee
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Job Title: Commercial Projects Trainee
Location: Universal Music (UK, International: cross-market involvement)
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, digital, sales, and 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. Universal Music is committed to ensuring 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 celebrate diversity of thought and are fully committed to embracing neurodivergent talents—autism, dyslexia, ADHD, and other cognitive variations.
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About the Role
Universal Music Group is looking for a detail-oriented and proactive Commercial Projects Trainee in the Commercial Projects team (Commercial Affairs division). This team Capitalisesthe technological intersection of digital curation, physical product strategy, marketing, and brand management, driving commercial success across physical/digital platforms.
You’ll coordinate diverse projects:
- Manage vinyl/CD campaigns
- Curate playlists and brand communications
- Liaise globally with clients/markets
You must be an adaptable multitasker, balancing creative problem-solving with operational efficiency—ideal for someone who thrives in a fast-paced, music-centric culture and loves collaboration.
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Key Responsibilities
🔹 Physical Campaigns
- Create and update pricing sheets for vinyl/CD campaigns.
- Develop campaign themes, introducing commercially viable products for retail & e-commerce.
- Lead approval workflows, pricing decisions, and sales tracking.
- Canvass international markets, consolidating responses/executing corrective action.
- Generate and distribute internal marketing notes (product info, gap assets).
🔹 Digital & Curation
- Quality-check compilation products with delivery teams.
- Curate and grow portfolio of hero playlist products while pitching new concepts.
- Collaborate with designers on playlist artwork and assemble monthly Spotify ad asset suites.
- Coordinate with social media teams, ensuring consistent, relevant platform cell-based content.
- Prioritise tracks across second-hand labels to optimize real-time placements.
🔹 Brands & Digital Marketing
- Social media management: Operate TikTok, Instagram, YouTube, Reddit, and Discord accounts.
- Budget coordination: Manage invoices, campaign spend, and track performance by region.
- Tech implementation: Build CRM mailers, assist with digital strategies, and onboard creators to internal networks.
- Train/integrate talented communities to support campaigns.
Impact & Growth
📌 Career Path (“So You Know...”)
This internship provides hands-on experience in commercial initiatives, blending quick responses, stakeholder navigation, and iterative learning from dynamic projects. Responsibilities may evolve as priorities shift; embrace agility!
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Requirements
🔧 Minimum
- Exciting passion for music, key data metrics, or audience engagement.
- Familiarity with major platforms (Instagram, TikTok, YouTube, Spotify).
- Must build ideas collaboratively; curious yet proactive mindset.
- Strong quality awareness and attention to detail.
⚙ Problem Solving
- Pleased to manage competing priorities in tight deadlines.
- Gauges relationships between product demand, consumer trends, and performance.
💻 Technical Competence
- Microsoft Office: Proficient in Excel (spreadsheets, formulas, reports) and Word/Outlook.
- Open to learning rudimentary design/modeling tools.
❤️ Desirable
- Rewards interest in music trends, deep streaming landscapes, and digital culture.
- Proficiency in anomaly-spotting with sales/create performance datasets.
- Experience with initiatives like social media handling, events, data analysis, or project tracking.
Why Apply?
This role promotes quick team formation, innovation, and hands-on commercial readiness. You’ll join a distinct brand ecosystem where ideas transform into globally scaled realities—be your own soundtrack. Amplify this career!
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