Intern - Music Label

Job Description

A chance to work for the iconic Island Records at their head office in London in an exciting frontline role, working in the Press department. A great opportunity to work on campaigns for global superstar acts such as Drake, Mumford & Sons, U2, Ariana Grande, Sigrid and many others.

This role will involve working closely with departments across the label including Publicity, Marketing, Creative and Audience.

Skills & Experience

Be administrative
• Day to day assistant duties for the publicity team including distributing mail outs (physical and digital), booking artist, journalist and staff travel for promo commitments and helping team prep for meetings
• Providing national and local press with pictures on request
• Updating/maintaining the publicity contact database
• Coordinate the delivery of our Premium Music Video content into the UMG supply chain, liaising with Marketing Managers, video producers and our central production team

Be operational
• Managing all press cuttings (collect, distribute, file etc) and collating press packs
• Managing the rosters’ regional press and assisting with online press
• Reviewing press releases
• Managing the publicity department’s invoices and budgets, and preparations for monthly budget meeting
• Be responsible for clearing publishing across our domestic Premium Music Video catalogue, liaising with artist managers, our US label partners and external publishing companies

Person Specification

Necessary
• Passionate about music with a desire to work and progress in the industry
• Desire to work within Press
• Self-motivated, hard-working and enthusiastic
• Highly organised with the ability to keep calm under pressure
• A track record of working to strict deadlines and maintaining a high standard of attention to detail
• Excellent communication skills, written and verbal
• Flexible and able to prioritise own workload.
• Excellent knowledge of Microsoft Office, particularly Excel

Desirable
• Experience of working in an office environment
• Experience working in ‘music’ (personal or professional)

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.

Jobcode: Reference SBJ-d5by37-18-220-147-154-42 in your application.