Universal Music Group

Frontend Engineer

• Build and ship features for our streaming platform — from idea to production
• Co-maintain our web application from landing pages to streaming player and more
• Take part in architectural discussions and contribute to long-term technical decisions
• Work in a self-organized team that relies on clear communication and practical engineering
• Share your knowledge when it’s helpful
• Closely collaborate with our other teams working on other platforms (iOS/Android/SmartTV etc.)

Senior Frontend Engineer – Streaming Platform

Marketing

• Support the product management team with product releases and promotions
• Participate in creative processes for catalogue marketing
• Accompany and assist product managers at press conferences and promotion days
• Conduct research on audio masters, video material, and cover artworks
• Respond to inquiries from media partners and customers
• Perform administrative tasks, such as repertoire requests and database maintenance

Intern: Catalogue Marketing

Social Media Manager

• Support the Sales & Strategy Managers in marketing UMG's own Brand Stores
• Maintain and further develop the existing social media presence: planning, production and analysis of content
• Track relevant KPIs and carry out targeted community management
• Develop cross-channel campaigns
• Independently plan, implement and evaluate your own marketing campaigns

Social Media Management Intern – SPARKD

• You will get a varied introduction to the music industry and gain insight into the processes and workflows of a major label
• You will learn how marketing campaigns are planned, executed and evaluated, how artists are discovered and successfully positioned, and how to attract and retain fans long-term
• You will support the release of music products, communicate with artists, management and partners, and keep the team updated on project status
• You will maintain systems and track and analyze data in collaboration with various departments
• You will create target-group-oriented copy, presentations and social-media content, and edit photos, graphics and videos (e.g., for competitions and video premieres)
• You will also organize and coordinate travel, video shoots, photoshoots, events and showcases
• During your training you will also gain insights into key adjacent departments such as Promotion, our in-house agency Marketing Labs, Sales and Finance

Media Business Clerk (Audiovisual Media) – Domestic Marketing / A&R

• Varied introduction to the music industry
• Insights into the processes and workflows of a major label
• Support in planning and executing marketing campaigns
• Artist positioning
• Communication with artists, management and partners
• System maintenance and data analysis in collaboration with specialist departments
• Creating copy, presentations and social media content
• Organizing travel, video shoots, photo shoots, events and showcases
• Exposure to adjacent departments such as Promotion, Marketing Labs, Sales and Finance

Apprenticeship: Management Assistant in Audiovisual Media, Domestic Marketing

Product Designer

• Implement new GenAI tools (e.g., Figma Make) to shift from manual execution to faster, bolder AI-assisted creation
• Act as a primary 'AI-Producer,' generating premium image and video content for D2C brands and artist campaigns
• Master prompting for consistent styles and refine raw outputs into production-ready assets; assist in developing in-house tooling
• Accelerate product design by instantly visualizing abstract concepts and storyboards to align stakeholders early
• Stay ahead of AI trends and share new techniques to constantly level up the wider design team’s capabilities

Working Student Product Design – Generative AI

• Unterstützung bei der Umsetzung von Newsletter-Konzepten für Künstler:innen
• Erstellung von Subscriber Akquise Kampagnen
• Optimierung von D2C-Kampagnen
• Erstellung von Reportings und Performance-Analysen
• Unterstützung bei der Aufsetzung des Newsletters

Werkstudent – Customer Relationship Management Campaigning, Marketing Labs

• Independently conceive, plan and execute release campaigns — digital, physical and always with a 360° approach
• Develop innovative, data-driven marketing strategies with a focus on social media, PR, creator relations, media buying and brand collaborations
• Provide creative input for branding/visual identity (CI), video, artwork and visual campaign concepts
• Communicate with artists, management, external partners and internal teams
• Coordinate interfaces between A&R, Digital Commercial Partnerships, Creation, CRM, PR, D2C and physical distribution partners
• Manage projects and budgets with clear prioritization, efficient use of resources and reliable time management
• Identify social and content trends early and integrate them into release and brand strategies

Senior Marketing Manager – Polydor

• Du erhältst einen abwechslungsreichen Einstieg in die Musikbranche und gewinnst Einblicke in die Abläufe und Arbeitsweisen eines Major Labels
• Dabei lernst Du, wie Marketingkampagnen geplant, umgesetzt und ausgewertet werden, wie Künstler:innen entdeckt und erfolgreich positioniert werden und wie man Fans gewinnt und langfristig bindet
• Du unterstützt bei der Veröffentlichung von Musikprodukten, kommunizierst mit Artists, Managements und Partner:innen und hältst das Team projektseitig auf dem neuesten Stand
• Du pflegst Systeme und trackst und analysierst Daten in Zusammenarbeit mit verschiedenen Fachabteilungen
• Du erstellst zielgruppengerechte Texte, Präsentationen sowie Social-Media-Content, bearbeitest Fotos, Grafiken und Videos z. B. für Gewinnspiele und Videopremieren
• Außerdem organisierst und koordinierst Du Reisen, Videodrehs, Fotoshootings, Events und Showcases
• Im Laufe Deiner Ausbildung bekommst Du zusätzlich Einblicke in die wichtigsten angrenzenden Abteilungen wie Promotion, unsere In-House Agency Marketing Labs, Sales und Finance

Ausbildung Kauffrau / Kaufmann für audiovisuelle Medien – Domestic Marketing / A&R

• Research music and lifestyle news
• Develop and create engaging photo and video posts
• Produce photo and video content from artist interviews
• Support video productions and shoots
• Community management and communication with fans
• Administrative tasks and data entry in the content management system
• Support the editorial team for the online magazine The Circle Mag

Intern, Social Media & Content Marketing

Influencer Marketing

• Support the team in planning and executing creator and public-figure activities
• Research relevant social media creators and expand the creator pool
• Monitor and evaluate sound trends on TikTok and Instagram
• Provide office organization and administrative support for the team

Trainee Influencer Marketing – Marketing Labs

• Varied introduction to the music industry
• Insights into the processes and workflows of a major label
• Support in planning and executing marketing campaigns
• Release of music products and communication with artists

Commercial Assistant for Audiovisual Media — Domestic Marketing

• You will support the setup and coordination of the digital product in day-to-day operations
• You will learn the processes for digitally delivering our music and gain insights into the work of a market leader
• You will independently manage the delivery and administration of our music videos to YouTube via our video partner VEVO
• You will independently create our weekly release schedules and cross-departmental reports
• You will be responsible for creating and optimizing macros in MS Excel
• You will support administrative tasks and additional projects focused on workflow optimization

Working Student – Digital Product Coordination – Marketing Labs

Operations

• Support the product manager in implementing marketing concepts
• Update websites and product listings
• Manage social media channels
• Prepare presentations and lists
• Assist in organizing the release of music products

Trainee Catalogue & Operations, Marketing ECM Records

Manager

• In close collaboration with A&R Managers and Product Managers, you will support the release of projects, assist with full release planning from singles to albums, and contribute to associated marketing campaigns
• You coordinate the entire operational release implementation – from timelines and deadlines to organizing all product data and entering releases into the company's internal systems
• You are responsible for managing all release-relevant materials: initiating the creation of artwork, copy, and promotional materials, maintaining and organizing central assets (e.g., music videos, social content, masters, metadata) and providing them in a structured way to internal teams and external partners
• Creating factsheets and preparing pitching information (e.g., for playlist pitches) are also part of your responsibilities
• As a communicative interface, you ensure transparent project statuses, coordinate the flow of information between all stakeholders, and handle administrative tasks such as invoice processing and archiving all release-related documents
• You maintain collaboration with management, artists, and business partners and partially take on artist liaison duties
• Additionally, you coordinate internal and external appointments and travel for video shoots, photoshoots, promo events, or listening sessions
• Planning and executing events and showcases are also within your area of responsibility