Creative Manager (Copywriter) – Kings Cross, London London, England

Universal Music Group

Full Time London, England 60000 - 88750 GBP ANNUAL Today

Job 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.

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 [email protected].

The A-Side: A Day in The Life

Universal Music Group for Brands (UMGB) is seeking a Mid-Senior Creative (Copywriter) in the Brand Partnerships team who knows how to tell compelling stories on any platform that drives engagement. They have their finger on the creative and cultural pulse. A conceptual thinker that has pitched, developed, and launched extensive integrated 360 campaigns for various well-known brands. Also, they excel at building solid cross-functional relationships in a fast-paced and innovative organization like ours.

The B Side: Skills & Experience

Be Creative

Take the lead on writing and developing award-winning campaign ideas that deliver business and cultural impact across existing and emerging platforms.
Help the team conceptualize and copywrite strategic creative concepts on a regional and potentially global level.

Be Commercial

Stay updated with creative trends and the competitive landscape to inspire and motivate the wider team.
Exceptional design aesthetic, ensuring all creative output adheres to brand and artist standards
Support all concepts with visually compelling pitch decks and verbally communicate how the creative vision will help achieve business goals both interally and to clients.

Be Collaborative

Must have a team-player attitude and be a culture ambassador both internally and externally
Drive deep collaboration with internal partners, clients, and external vendors.

Be Organised

Manage multiple projects simultaneously while ensuring you meet tight deadlines.
Help facilitate or lead brainstorms with the sales or client teams.

Person Specification

Necessary

Proven track record working in a fast-paced agency or similar experience
Experienced in the development and execution of a range of content executions from branded content to live experiences and social-specific content
Able to demonstrate originality, innovation and feature a wide range of creative work for a variety of well-known brands or agencies
Excellent copywriting and design skills which are used to communicate concepts effectively, delivering exceptional pitch proposals that get results
A positive and collaborative member of the team, who works well with others, and within short timeframes
Proven track record collaborating with motion designers, technologists, live production teams, product designers, and vendors to seamlessly execute projects – with a clear understanding of budgeting and scheduling
Able to take the initiative and proactively come to the table with new ideas to push forward the creative work for clients and strengthen market relationships
Solid organisational skills, able to hit deadlines, and can manage multiple projects simultaneously
Proactively contribute to the culture of the UMGB team and take part in activities that foster the team spirit
Strong knowledge and experience with key ‘presentation’ programs. PowerPoint (occasionally Keynote) and design tools such as Photoshop/In Design or similar
An evident love for music

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:

Creative, Design & Production

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