Universal Music Group
Label Assistant, Island - Amplify U, Trainee
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Label Assistant, Island - Amplify U, Trainee
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 UniversalMusicCareers@umusic.com.
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Role: Assistant (Universal Music – Amplify U)
Key Responsibilities Assists managers across the label, including departments like Marketing, Creative, Streaming, and A&R. Duties include:
- Budget management in Uniport (approving quotes, raising purchase orders).
- Liaison with artist managers and key contacts with professionalism.
- Briefing creatives, makers, and agencies for short-form content like song teasers and visualisers.
- Collating and distributing campaign assets (artwork images, press releases, biographies).
- Inventory management, including physical stock monitoring for internal and external teams.
- Any other approved duties required by Marketing and A&R teams.
Core Responsibilities
- General administration (invoicing, filing, managing stock orders).
- Taking detailed notes in meetings and sharing concise post-meeting summaries.
- Preparing/printing documents for weekly meetings.
- Updating the gig guide document weekly.
- Coordinating content from external parties.
- Arranging staff travel (including travel requests to finance).
- Authoring weekly campaign updates for artists on behalf of Marketing.
- Compiling information across departments to update physical release sales notes.
- Booking bikes, cabs, and couriers.
- Handling ticket ordering for gigs.
- Sourcing/ordering merchandise and special items (e.g. flyers, stickers, posters).
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Skills & Experience Required
Must-Have:
- Strong attention to detail.
- Excellent administrative, organisational, and time-management skills.
- Fluent verbal and written communication.
- Robust problem-solving ability (with creativity in finding solutions).
- Passionate engagement with music industry.
Nice to Have:
- Proactive mindset.
- Self-motivated, hard-working, and enthusiastic.
- Composure under pressure.
- Flexibility to prioritise tasks dynamically.
Just So You Know…
This job description reflects major duties but remains fluid. Universal Music works in a highly dynamic environment requiring adaptability—so responsibilities may evolve over time. Goals are indicative, not exhaustive.
Job Category: Amplify U – Work Experience
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