Job Description

Music is Universal

It\xe2\x80\x99s the passionate and dedicated team at Universal Music who help make us the world\xe2\x80\x99s 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.

Everyone is welcome to apply for our roles, and we are determined to ensure that no applicant or employee receives less favourable treatment because of gender, race, disability, sexual orientation, religion, belief, age, marital status, background, pregnancy, or caring responsibilities. We also recognise the importance of diversity of thought within our teams and are fully committed to embracing the talents of people with autism, dyslexia, ADHD, and other forms of neurocognitive variation.

We will always seek to make appropriate adjustments to recruitment, workplaces, and work processes to be fully inclusive to people with different needs and working styles. If you need us to make any reasonable adjustments for you from application onwards, including alternatives to the online form or to disclose a neurocognitive condition, please email UniversalMusicCareers@umusic.com.

The A Side: A Day in The Life

The Square Gaming part of the creative science agency at the heart of Universal Music UK. We are looking for a talented, ambitious, and experienced Campaign & Partnerships Manager to join our growing team responsible for fostering deeper partnerships - both commercial and promotional between the worlds of music and gaming.

The B Side: Skills & Experience

Marketing & Partnerships

• Oversee the success of multiple stakeholder campaigns working closely with cross-functional and multi-disciplined technical teams from research and ideation through to delivery and live campaign management.
• Measure & report on all campaign performances, establishing best practice guides & benchmarks.
• Working closely with the Head of Gaming, identify & scope new business & stakeholder partnerships.

Collaboration

• Support the Head of Gaming in defining and iterating central and independent stakeholder strategies to build a robust and actionable strategic roadmap for development and post-launch live operations.
• Effectively champion the team\xe2\x80\x99s vision & strategy, partnering with other parts of the organisation monitoring and reporting on strategic successes.
• Working closely with The Head of Gaming & technical team to develop a (test & learn) innovation roadmap.

Marketing Intelligence

• Stay up to date with the games industry market and related cross-industry developments.
• Monitor trends and the competitive landscape to spot new stakeholder opportunities.
• Develop a deep understanding of client and stakeholder: identities, needs, audiences and ambitions.

Data & Research

• Build knowledge and understanding of data and insights across the business through regular communication with stakeholders and the creation of effective and meaningful data capture: tools, approaches, and reporting.
• Work with our data team to identify and create necessary data tools. Identify, collate, and coordinate all cross-team data.

Communication & Networking

• Support the development and delivery of internal & external comms plans.
• Coordinate regular best practice materials, events, and education.
• Pitch creative concepts to internal, client and brand partners.
• Source, outreach, and maintain relationships with external contacts.
• Identify and maintain a regular industry networking event and conference schedule.

Administration

• Organise and arrange key meetings, events, and regular comms.

Qualifications and experience

• BSc or BA in Marketing or Business \xe2\x80\x93 preferred.
• Experience in a marketing, partnerships, PR of influencer role within or working with the games industry

• Strong passion for gaming & curiosity in the emerging music x gaming trends.
• Problem solver and a creative thinker that can provide insightful and innovative approaches to complex projects.
• Strong analytical skills, high attention to detail
• Familiarity with dashboards, proficiency in Excel and PowerPoint
• Strong project management skills

About you

• Experience in a Marketing role, either brand or agency side in the gaming industry.
• Be creatively minded with commercial understanding.
• Be passionate about innovation with the entertainment industry.
• Have a deep understanding of the gaming industry and a passion for video games.
• Excellent communication, influencing and networking skills.

Just So You Know\xe2\x80\xa6

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: Commercial Services

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