Description

The A Side: A Day in The Life
Fiction Records is a British record label founded in 1978, best known for being the home of The Cure for over 20 years. The London team is relatively small, but operates amongst a much larger global team as an Affiliate Label of Virgin Music Group.
As Label Coordinator, you will have the opportunity to learn about many aspects of the music business, working with a diverse and varied roster of artists across a number of genres. The role will have a marketing focus but ensure interaction with all areas, including Marketing, A&R, promotions, supply chain, production, and manufacturing.
It is a dynamic, varied and challenging role that requires nimbleness, openness to change and a confident communication manner.
The B Side: Skills & Experience
Key Responsibilities
Supporting team(s) of marketing executives and project leads in their roles building and executing complex global artist campaigns
New release scheduling - handling complex audio and video scheduling tasks and operations with multiple departments
Help accurately maintaining the label’s digital, video and physical release schedules and ensuring these are communicated to relevant teams
Learning key production processes, systems and reporting tools
Maintaining the organisation and archiving of assets and deliverables
Writing asset briefs and creating decks
Assisting with the management of financial budgets and tracking
Assistance with paying invoices and liaising with suppliers
Delivery of secure music to label partners and media; generating secure links for these purposes
Help scheduling meetings with wider teams and taking notes where necessary
Updating contact databases and sheets
Organising ticket buys and guest-list requests
Organising couriers of promotional stock, merch items, etc.
Assistance in maintaining and updating label and artist websites
Ad hoc assistance with updating label’s social media accounts
Supporting the team in the creation and delivery of artist promotional schedules, including booking travel and accommodation
Occasional support on photo and video shoots
Joining meetings, calls and social events to learn all aspects of this fast-paced and collaborative business

Requirements

Necessary
Highly organised with the ability to keep calm under pressure and think creatively
Excellent verbal and written communication skills
A desire to help and engage in campaigns proactively
A fast learner with a desire to ask questions
Basic experience with Photoshop and/or Canva for creating simple marketing assets, both static and video
Ability to quickly learn internal systems and IT infrastructure
Flexible and able to prioritise own workload
Excellent time management
Excellent problem-solving skills
Experience working in a fast-paced office environment
Passionate about social media and well-versed in the latest trends
Passionate about alternative music
Passionate about live music

Benefits & Perks

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)

How to apply

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Universal Music Group (UMG) is the world leader in music-based entertainment, with a broad array of businesses engaged in recorded music, music publishing, merchandising and audiovisual content in more than 60 countries. Featuring the most comprehensive catalog of recordings and songs across every musical genre, UMG identifies and develops artists and produces and distributes the most critically acclaimed and commercially successful music in the world. Committed to artistry, innovation and entrepreneurship, UMG fosters the development of services, platforms and business models in order to broaden artistic and commercial opportunities for our artists and create new experiences for fans. Universal Music Group's labels include A&M Records, Astralwerks, Blue Note Records, Capitol Christian Music Group, Capitol Records, Capitol Records Nashville, Caroline, Decca, Def Jam Recordings, Deutsche Grammophon, Disa, Emarcy, EMI Records Nashville, Fonovisa, Geffen Records, Harvest, Interscope Records, Island Records, Machete Music, MCA Nashville, Mercury Nashville, Mercury Records, Motown Records, Polydor Records, Republic Records, Universal Music Latino, Verve Label Group, Virgin Records, Virgin EMI Records, as well as a multitude of record labels owned or distributed by its record company subsidiaries around the world. UMG's catalog is marketed through two distinct divisions, Universal Music Enterprises (in the U.S.) and Universal Strategic Marketing (outside the U.S.). UMG also includes Universal Music Publishing Group, one of the industry's premier music publishing operations worldwide and Bravado, the leading provider of consumer, lifestyle and branding services to recording artists and entertainment brands around the world. Universal Music Group is a Vivendi company.

Job Details

Posted on Oct 16

London, England, UK

Full time

Junior