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Universal Music Australia

  • 100 - 500 employees

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Sydney
Discover your next opportunity in the leading music-based entertainment industry. Apply to Universal Music Australia!

Opportunity details

Opportunity Type
Internship, Clerkship or Placement

Application dates

Minimum requirements

Accepting International Applications
No
Qualifications Accepted
B
Marketing & Advertising
C
Communication
Media Studies
Graphic Design & Visual Arts
Music
Creative Arts (all other)
Animation, Visual Effects & Post Production

Hiring criteria

Entry pathway

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Working rights

Australia

  • Australian Citizen
  • Australian Permanent Resident
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Your role

Universal Music Australia is excited to launch its 2024 Internship program. Internships play an important part in the culture at UMA. Most importantly, Internships are an opportunity for university students to gain exposure to the inner workings of a corporate work environment, and to help them determine their career path as they complete their studies.

If you are an undergraduate student looking to gain some experience in the music industry, please check the current openings below:

Marketing / Artist Development / PR Interns

Responsibilities:

  • Assist artist departments with overall marketing tasks/campaign rollouts, including activations, contests, etc.
  • Assist marketing departments in creating and updating artist one-sheets
  • Assist in managing scheduling arrangements
  • Gather and analyse social media statistics and overall impressions to enhance marketing strategies
  • Create consumption reports
  • Learn the ins and outs of data entry
  • Conduct project research

Artist Optimisation Intern (Digital Strategy Optimisation team)

Responsibilities:

  • Understanding how to optimise Artist profiles across different platforms
  • Develop an understanding of the YouTube Ecosystem
  • Understand music metadata and the building blocks of how music is delivered to partners
  • Long-form & short-form video content ideation and potential creation
  • Understanding data & analytics relating to social media platforms and YouTube to understand content performance
  • Understand the importance of Community and how to support artists in this space.

Social & Content Intern

Responsibilities:

  • Short-form video content ideation
  • Trend and campaign spotting across social platforms such as Instagram, TikTok, YouTube, Facebook, and Discord
  • Social captioning and asset creation
  • Video & photo editing
  • Data analytics (mostly related to social media and digital audiences)
  • Reporting (music video view comparisons, social stats, etc.), like-artist data comparison, and more.

Brand and Partnership Intern

Responsibilities:

  • Campaign ideation
  • Concept development
  • Social media & content creation (depending on the project, can range from copywriting, asset creation, ideation, etc.)
  • Campaign look & feel & implementation (Adobe Suite)
  • Video & photo editing (Adobe Suite)
  • Data analytics (mostly related to social media and digital audiences)
  • Deck development and editing (Keynote)

About you

You must be a current student at an Australian university/institute undertaking either an undergraduate Music degree or other degrees that are relevant to below:

Marketing / Artist Development / PR Interns

Requirements:

  • Must possess a passion for music & marketing
  • Experience with Word, Excel, PDF and Canva preferred
  • Photoshop/ InDesign skills
  • Strong attention to detail
  • Strong organizational skills and efficiency
  • Ability to multitask and meet tight deadlines in fast-paced, high-pressure environments
  • High level of integrity
  • Discretion in handling confidential information
  • Professionalism in dealing with senior professionals inside and outside the company
  • A “can-do” attitude

Artist Optimisation Intern (Digital Strategy Optimisation team)

Requirements:

  • Strong attention to detail
  • A highly organised individual wanting to learn on the job
  • Familiar with the YouTube platform and content optimisation a bonus
  • Avid consumer of social platforms and video content
  • Photoshop and video editing skills are a plus with an understanding of platforms such as Adobe Creative Suite, InShot, Splice, and any additional editing software including in-app social media editing.
  • Interest in trends, technology platforms across all communities
  • Ability to multitask and meet tight deadlines in fast-paced, high-pressure environments
  • Discretion in handling confidential information
  • Professionalism in dealing with senior stakeholders

Social & Content Intern

Requirements:

  • Strong passion for Digital Marketing across artist, creator, and influencer campaigns.
  • Avid consumer of social platforms and short-form content with a keen interest in following creators
  • Photoshop and video editing skills are a plus with a strong understanding of platforms such as Adobe Creative Suite, InShot, Splice, and any additional editing software including in-app social media editing.
  • Interest in trends, technology platforms across all communities
  • Graphic design, ability to create Canva decks at a high level
  • Ability to multitask and meet tight deadlines in fast-paced, high-pressure environments
  • Organised individual willing to learn on the job
  • Discretion in handling confidential information
  • Professionalism in dealing with senior stakeholders inside

Brand and Partnership Intern

Requirements:

  • Strong passion for Brands & Marketing at scale
  • Photoshop and video editing skills are a plus with a strong understanding of platforms such as Adobe Creative Suite, Splice, and any additional editing software including in-app social media editing.
  • Graphic design, ability to create Keynote decks at a high level
  • A keen eye for rising social media trends, technology platforms, and fan engagement initiatives across social media platforms such as Instagram, TikTok, YouTube, Facebook, and Discord.
  • Ability to multitask and meet tight deadlines in a fast-paced, high-pressure environment
  • A real team player
  • High level of integrity
  • Understanding of & passion for music culture

The UMA Internship program is open to eligible students from tertiary institutions who are required to participate in work placement per the terms of their degree. UMA can only consider candidates who can enrol in the ‘Internship’ unit of study and will need to demonstrate enrolment in this unit before being offered an internship position. Please note, this is an unpaid internship.

Benefits

UMG offers an extensive array of benefits and perks to include programs for you and your unique family such as expansive health insurance, family planning assistance, family care leave, 401K match, student loan assistance, tuition reimbursement, flexible spending accounts, “well-being” reimbursement, pet adoption assistance and many other initiatives.

Training & development

Universal Music Australia empowers employees for individual growth, offering personalized learning solutions and fostering workforce development. Committed to providing tools for success, the company ensures each employee unlocks their full potential in a dynamic professional landscape.

Career progression

UMG's comprehensive development program offers skill-building experiences that are data-driven, informed by research, and guided by employee feedback. UMG sets the stage for success by placing you in the driver's seat of your learning to ensure that each employee is equipped with the tools needed to unleash their greatest potential.

Source

The following sources were used in researching this page:

  • umusic.com.au
  • umusiccareers.com/careers
  • umusiccareers.com/careerdevelopment

Hiring criteria

You should have or be completing the following to apply for this opportunity.

Entry pathway
Degree or Certificate
Minimum Level of Study
Bachelor or higher
Study Field
B
Marketing & Advertising
C
Communication
Media Studies
Graphic Design & Visual Arts
Music
Creative Arts (all other)
Animation, Visual Effects & Post Production

Work rights

The opportunity is available to applicants in any of the following categories.

country
eligibility

Australia

Australia

Australian Citizen

Australian Permanent Resident