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 Partnership Graphic Design 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.
Universal Music Group & Brands [UMGB] is Universal Music Group's dedicated in-house artist and brand agency, providing the world’s biggest global brands with innovative and customized marketing solutions. We leverage music and entertainment to create unique and differentiated customer propositions for our partners, enabling them to grow their business by transforming their customers into fans.
We seek an ambitious and creatively driven Graphic Design Intern to join our four-person creative team based in London and work with our broader creative team globally. This candidate will primarily focus on supporting Universal Music Group & Brands’ new pitches, activations, and the UMGB brand.
What you’ll learn:
Be Creative
- Contribute creatively to our team by helping to visualize pitch concepts, crafting compelling visuals, sourcing imagery, mock-ups, renders, and creating a beautifully structured PowerPoint as the final output.
- Support the team with mood boards, typography, logos, and thought starters to help bring pitches to life for brands in any way possible.
- Facilitate design work and art direction for content, experiences, or activations.
- Engage in brainstorming for new and exciting ideas with various UMGB team members worldwide.
- Work with 3rd party vendors and clients to supply specific materials or files.
Be Organised
- Work with the teams to manage multiple projects simultaneously while ensuring deadlines are met.
- Stay current with creative design trends and the competitive landscape to inspire yourself and motivate the wider team.
- Exceptional design aesthetic, ensuring all creative output adheres to our brand and artist standards.
Be Collaborative
- A positive and collaborative team member who works well with others within short time frames.
- Supporting UMGB central and global teams in project management tasks
- Ability to contribute to the UMGB team's culture and participate in activities that foster team spirit.
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:
- An evident love for music
- Strong eye for detail and a strong sense of initiative to be proactive.
- The ability to create clear, structured, and visually compelling PowerPoint presentations.
- Excellent communication skills.
- The ability to multitask in a fast-paced, high-pressure environment.
- Knowledge of the Adobe Creative Cloud, especially Photoshop, Illustrator, and Adobe After Effects, is a plus.
- Be able to prioritize and work to tight deadlines and have a strong sense of initiative.
- You will be dynamic, autonomous, and a team player. You will also have excellent relational skills, the ability to work under pressure, and the eagerness to learn and get stuck in.
- Basic understanding of the marketing/media landscape (desirable but not necessary)
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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