Marketing Intern - Columbia Records
Here at Sony Music Entertainment, we are shaping what’s next in a way that creates impact. Forging powerful new ideas at the heart of music, technology, and culture that entertain and move people. This is your opportunity. Part of a global community, united by individual passion, rising to that challenge every day. Adapting at pace and supporting one another, inspired to influence the future. For the benefit of you, our people; our creators, our business, and wider society too. This is your chance to shape your impact on Sony Music and beyond.
Columbia Records is a premier frontline label of Sony Music Entertainment. Its roster features some of the most famous names in music history including Bob Dylan, Foo Fighters and Bruce Springsteen, alongside some of the finest cutting-edge artists in the world today such as Calvin Harris, Rosalia and Central Cee. Founded in 1887, Columbia is the oldest surviving brand name in pre-recorded sound and home to an array of notable singers, instrumentalists and groups. From 1961 to 1990, its recordings were released outside the U.S. and Canada on the CBS Records label before adopting the Columbia name in most of the world.
As a Marketing Intern at Columbia Records UK, you'll support the coordination and delivery of marketing campaigns across a diverse roster of artists, working closely with teams across the business and external partners to help campaigns run smoothly. Sitting at the heart of every artist project, this internship offers hands-on experience of the full campaign lifecycle and an opportunity to develop a broad understanding of how music marketing connects artists with audiences.
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Role Overview:
Ways of Working
- Office attendance: Monday to Thursday, Friday is flexible depending on preference and work load
- Flexibility: Work from home days can be requested when needed
- Offsite working: You will be invited to attend gigs & fan events / bespoke events for the artists you work on and as you grow in the role there could also be scope to attend shoots (ie. music videos/artwork/content)
What you'll do:
- To provide administrative support to a team of marketing professionals (and a diverse roster of artists)
- Manage marketing admin, including purchase orders, budget tracking, meeting coordination, campaign assets & documentation and maintaining accurate project timelines and deadlines
- Collate weekly agendas, minute-taking and circulating marketing and media campaign information with marketing and wider team(s)
- Collaborate with teams across Digital, Audience Development, Commercial, Streaming, Press, Radio, Creative, A&R, Artist Relations and International to help deliver artist campaigns from announcement through release and beyond
- Coordinate campaign assets, ensuring artwork, video, social content and marketing materials are delivered (and saved) accurately and on time to internal and external stakeholders
- Support campaign reporting by monitoring key performance metrics across digital platforms, social channels and streaming services, helping turn data into actionable insights
- Research fan culture, social media trends, creator activity, emerging platforms and AI-driven marketing innovations, sharing insights that help shape campaign strategies
- Bring fresh creative thinking to campaign planning by contributing ideas for social content, creator partnerships, fan activations, experiential marketing and audience engagement
Who you are:
Essential
- Excellent communication, organisational and digital skills, with confidence using Outlook, Microsoft Office and other collaborative & organisational tools. Strong attention to detail. Evidence of strong ability to prioritise multiple tasks and meet deadlines independently
- A proactive and collaborative approach, with the confidence to build positive relationships with colleagues, artists, managers and external partners, and a willingness to support the wider team during busy campaign periods
- A genuine passion for music, marketing and culture & desire to learn, with curiosity about digital trends and audience engagement, and an eagerness to learn, contribute fresh ideas and thrive in a fast-paced environment
Nice to have
- Experience balancing multiple projects, events or deadlines through work, education, or personal projects
- Previous administrative, customer-facing or team-based experience that demonstrates strong organisation, collaboration and communication skills
- An interest in digital marketing, social media, emerging technologies and how they can be used to engage audiences
- Experience creating content for social media platforms or using creative tools such as Canva, CapCut or Adobe Creative Suite
- Knowledge of current music, entertainment and cultural trends, with an understanding of streaming platforms and fan communities
What we give you:
- An annual salary of £28,480 (London Living Wage)
- You join a vibrant global community with the opportunity to channel your passion every day
- A modern office environment designed for you, empowering you to bring your best
- Investment in your professional growth and development such as focused workshops and a dedicated mentor, enabling you to thrive in our vibrant community
- The space to accelerate progress, positively disrupt and create what happens next
- We give you the platform to champion positive change, with the opportunity to contribute to our social impact, diversity, equity and inclusion initiatives
- We provide an excellent range of benefits like private medical cover, a generous pension scheme, life assurance, income protection, plus loads of music industry perks. There’s also time off over winter break
Process Overview
- Applications open August 10th at 10:00 and close August 24th at 10:00. Candidates whose applications are selected will be invited to complete a video interview between September 28th and October 3rd.
- Candidates who pass this stage will then be invited to the final stage of the process, an in-person assessment centre in early November. We will send further information on this stage before the date arrives.
- Successful applicants will start in January 2027.
We are committed to providing an accessible recruitment process and encourage you to let us know if you require any reasonable adjustments throughout the process by contacting this email: recruitment.support@sonymusic.com
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