You’ll contribute to live business initiatives, learn directly from industry professionals and grow through tailored development. You’ll be immersed in the day-to-day of your department, gaining valuable skills and making a tangible impact
Music is Universal
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Job Title: Brand Partnerships, Artist Relations Amplify U – Intern
Duration & Start Date: 12-month Internship, commencing on the 8th of September 2025
Location: Universal Music Group UK – 4 Pancras Square, London, N1C 4AG
Salary & Benefits: This is a paid internship opportunity. Participants will receive a annual salary of £26,700, access to structured learning and development experiences, coaching and mentoring, and access to UMG UK employee benefits including private medical insurance, financial wellbeing support, and access to UMG UK’s wellbeing initiatives.
Introducing Amplify U
Amplify U is our Early Talent Programme at Universal Music Group UK. It helps build a sustainable and inclusive talent pipeline by equipping emerging professionals with real-world experience, industry insight and the skills to forge a career in music.
Our Internship Overview
The Amplify U Internship is a structured, 12-month paid programme open to individuals aged 18 and over who demonstrate a strong interest in a career in the music industry. Interns are placed within specific departments and will gain meaningful, hands-on experience while developing professionally and personally through curated development sessions, projects and network-building opportunities.
The Role
As an Amplify U Intern, you’ll contribute to live business initiatives, learn directly from industry professionals and grow through tailored development. You’ll be immersed in the day-to-day of your department, gaining valuable skills and making a tangible impact.
This exciting position is within UMGB, the Brand Partnership division of Universal Music Group, where you will join an international team specializing in helping global brands craft and execute their music and entertainment strategies. Within UMGB, the Artist Partnerships team works as a conduit between brands and Universal’s artists, to help facilitate great strategic partnerships and provide support to 40+ countries worldwide to provide creative artist-focused solutions to briefs.
What you’ll learn:
- Supporting your department’s projects and day-to-day operations
- Conducting research, preparing documentation and assisting with admin tasks
- Attending team meetings, training sessions and learning days
- Participating in cross-functional projects, intern network activities and final presentations
- Assisting with the creation of visually impressive marketing and artist materials for UMGB central and local teams – with a particular focus on artist pitch decks, artist content and other assets
- Contribute great ideas for the way Universal’s artists can partner with brands to create stories and content that benefits both brand and artist
- Work with our data and insight tools to track and monitor artist social and sales statistics, to develop factual, persuasive and data-driven responses to briefs
- Get knee-deep in what artists are posting on social media, talking about in press, what the trends are and use this information to inform your responses to briefs
- Be abreast, and potentially a user, of all the most popular social media channels of the moment: TikTok, Twitch, and whatever is next
- Supporting Vice President and Senior Artist Partnerships Manager in their day-to-day duties
- Liaise with Universal’s music labels to ensure up-to-date artist assets and information
Learning & Development
Throughout your internship, you will benefit from:
- A dedicated onboarding experience, including UMG UK immersion and coaching
- A Lumina Spark strengths profile and one-to-one coaching session
- Quarterly soft skills workshops (e.g. presenting, time management)
- Networking sessions with professionals across UMG UK
- Intern shadowing days and unique industry experiences
- Ongoing check-ins and final internship review with career planning support
Who you are:
- Aged 18 or over at the time of application, interview, onboarding and placement
- A genuine interest in the music industry and in building a career within it
- Eagerness to learn and a proactive, adaptable mindset
- Strong communication skills and a collaborative approach
- A reliable, enthusiastic and positive attitude
- Music obsessed, with a wide artist and genre knowledge – you consider yourself to have your finger on the pulse with new artists, and regularly listen to music and attend gigs
- Commercially minded, and able to create persuasive business cases under pressure
- Not afraid of data, Microsoft Excel, Canva, Google Sheets, Monday.com, etc.
- Ability to create clear, structured, and visually compelling PowerPoint presentations.
- Equally comfortable talking to bands backstage after gigs as you are presenting in a corporate boardroom.
- Basic/advanced graphic design skills
- Experience with video editing software
Qualifications:
There are no specific academic requirements. We welcome candidates from all backgrounds and experiences.
Why Join UMG UK?
UMG UK is the home of many of the world’s most iconic labels and artists. This is your opportunity to:
- Gain hands-on experience in a global music company
- Develop professional and interpersonal skills that last a lifetime
- Connect with industry experts, collaborators and fellow interns
- Be considered for future roles in a business that values emerging talent
Diversity, Equity, Inclusion & Belonging
The best way to flourish in our ever-changing industry is to create a team that truly reflects the incredible diversity of our artist roster and society.
We’re committed to creating an inclusive culture where everyone can belong, thoughtfully express themselves and bring something unique to our creative journey and our shared passion for music.
Our diversity sets the stage for the creativity, collaboration and innovation that make our artists successful. Here, we want everyone to be seen, supported, valued, respected, and ensure contributions are appreciated and actioned where appropriate.
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.
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