Short Form Content Strategist - London, United Kingdom - Universal Music Group

Universal Music Group

Verified Company

London, United Kingdom

3 weeks ago

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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.

The A Side:
A Day in The Life

Since Chris Blackwell first started Island Records in Jamaica in 1959, it has remained one of the world's most legendary record labels and a coveted destination for new and established artists across genres.

Today, Island is home to a varied roster across the US and UK.

Its unique ethos has provided the platform for launching some of the biggest and most influential artists across the musical spectrum, including Bob Marley, U2, Grace Jones, Cat Stevens, Amy Winehouse, Florence & The Machine, Mumford & Sons, Catfish & The Bottlemen, Dermot Kennedy, Sigrid, Sean Paul, M Huncho, MEDUZA, Jamie Cullum, The Specials and Ben Howard.

More recent additions to the UK roster include FLO, Arrdee, Nia Archives, Unknown T, easylife, The Lathums and Lola Young.

From the US, the Island UK team work with some of the biggest global superstars on the planet, including Drake, Ariana Grande, The Weeknd, Post Malone and Swedish House Mafia.

The B Side:
Skills & Experience

Main Duties & Role Overview:

Ideate and commission shortform content ideas for artists across the Island roster.
Utilise your own strong network of freelance creative agencies and "socially native" videographers who can execute all kinds of content ideas with our artists and their teams.
Work closely with the shortform platform experts within the Island team, having been briefed on key projects, to deliver content ideas that fulfil strategic objectives and oversee them being executed in a timely manner.
Have a comprehensive understanding of the best examples of engaging content across the digital sphere and be prepared to deliver creative content strategies from the start of a single "prerelease" campaign, right the way through an album campaign and beyond.
Manage multiple projects simultaneously, handling significant budgets & key stakeholders to commission and execute content deliverables to deadline.
Working within a progressive and supportive team, the shortform Creative Strategist will report into the Digital Innovation & Audience Lead, but also work equally close with the Marketing leads, Audience Managers and Studio Island creative team.
Where possible, taking the initiative to set own briefs and bringing unprompted ideas to the team.
Collaborate with UMG central teams where necessary, such as Rebel Labs.

Person Specification- Actively immersed in short-form video platforms, culture & music-based trends; Always stays ahead of the game.- Highly creative with a key focus on audience engagement and the execution of quality content.- Has a strong network of creative agencies & freelancers, who operate within the short-form space, that can reliably be tapped into.- Demonstrable ability to oversee end-to-end content creation process, both with external parties & individually.- A passion for music & understanding the nuance of content and artist journeys within each genre.- Always maintains best practice for each social platform.- Self-motivated and proactive in orchestrating and managing the execution of visual content.- Personable team player with a positive attitude.- Self-motivated, hard-working, and enthusiastic.- Diligent and reliable, capable of managing and delivering on multiple projects simultaneously and to a high standard, both autonomously and as part of a team.- Excellent communication skills, written and oral.

Desirable- Proficiency in Adobe Creative Suite. Including Photoshop, Illustrator, and Premiere Pro.- Experience in video editing for social, using relevant software & techniques (CapCut, shoot for edit)

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.

Job Category:
Marketing, Streaming & Digital Media