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Visual Media & Podcast ManagerUniversal Music UK
Yesterday
  • LevelMid Level
  • ProfessionsMedia Director, Social Media Manager, Digital Marketer
  • TypeFull Time
  • LocationLondon, United Kingdom

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Description

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.
The A Side: A Day in The Life
The Visual Media & Podcast Manager is responsible for booking, leading, coordinating, and supporting TV and podcast promotional opportunities across Universal UK’s rich and diverse artist roster. The role will be not only covering traditional TV but also facets of digital visual media and podcasts. They will work closely with the rest of the Media Division across al promotional formats and be supported by social media managers as well as a coordinator and assistant.
Successful applicants will run consistent TV, online broadcast and podcast promotion strategies. This includes managing promo schedules, artists diaries and must have an appetite to discover and execute new broadcast opportunities. This role must effectively interface with all areas within the media team as well as marketing, finance, digital and streaming departments. The job requires successful applicants to be flexible and capable of independently supporting a variety of projects but also needs to be able to work efficiently within a team.
The B Side: Skills & Experience
Be Operational
  • Working in conjunction with the Head of Visual Media & Podcasts formulating TV, podcast and digital visual strategies for all artists and label
  • Plugging and negotiating to secure performances, interviews and general promotion
  • Developing and maintaining strong relationships with TV, podcast and digital personnel at all levels. Network, network, network!
  • Liaising and maintaining a strong relationship with artists, management and associated teams.
  • To constantly liaise with the Head of Visual Media & Podcasts on all ideas, feedback, activity, results etc
Be Organised
  • Attending internal and external meetings and updating the label or external partners on up-to-date visual media and podcast strategies.
  • Managing promo budgets alongside the Head of Visual Media & Podcasts
  • Responsible for inviting and hosting media/guests to concerts, gigs, showcases and events
  • Organising all stages of promotion from booking, scheduling and covering in a logical and efficient fashion
  • General ad-hoc duties as required by Head of Visual Media & Podcasts
  • Co-ordinating all booked media opportunities with Artist teams and internal digital teams to ensure social media coverage of each piece of promo is optimised.
Be Creative
  • Spotting trends and generating original, exciting visual platform ideas to amplify UMUK artists and their music
  • Contributing and delivering innovative ideas of ways to infiltrate modern media as an artist
Person Specification
Necessary
  • Previous label or agency experience within TV promotions, digital visual media or podcasts
  • Tenacious, self-motivated and driven to achieve
  • Curious about current trends and the popular culture in 2024 and beyond
  • Well organised and calm under pressure
  • Willing to work outside of usual office hours due to the nature of the job.  This may include covering promo out of ours  /weekends
  • Most of all, love music and making a difference to an artists career!
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.

Skills Required

  • Agency Experience
  • Budget Management
  • Build Relationships

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