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Operations Reporting Analyst – Kings Cross, London London, England

Universal Music Group

Full Time London, England 35116 - 56683 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

Bravado is the only global, 360-degree full service merchandise company that develops and markets high-quality licensed merchandise to a world-wide audience. The company works closely with new and established entertainment clients, creating innovative products carefully tailored to each artist or brand.

Product is sold on live tours, via selected retail outlets and through Web-based stores. Bravado also licenses rights to an extensive network of third-party licensees around the world. The company maintains offices in London, Los Angeles, New York, Berlin, Paris, Tokyo and Sydney. Under the Universal Music Group umbrella, Bravado is able to leverage a global sales and distribution network from the world’s largest record company, as well as the group’s significant marketing strength.

The principle objective of this position is to provide full support to the international retail sales team, with advanced computer and presentation building skills: (Excel, Powerpoint, Photoshop)

The B Side: Skills & Experience

Be Organised

Organise artist lists, asset tools, contract databases, territory sales in user-friendly formats
Update approvals tracker with concept, pre-production and finished production stages
Update weekly outstanding approvals tracker and circulate to all approvers
Create new product concept entries in the asset system
Generate UPC codes for all international product requests
Request new art files from US asset platform
Update artist activity calendar monthly
Secure images for quarterly (fashion) market monitor document
Send (as required) pre-production samples to NY and LA offices and organize samples held in London for internal reference

Be Analytical

Analyse and compile monthly artist performance data
Analyse and compile quarterly retail /ecommerce performance data
Create and distribute “trending” artist, category and retail reports to international territories
Analyse white space opportunities from data compilation and trend reports

Be Collaborative

Build and maintain close relationships with international managers, territory leads and artist brand management
Help territories “tell their story” with visual support on deal proposals
Communicate with territory teams, internal and third party partners in person, on email, in group calls
Liase with international team to answer questions and resolve issues for partners

Be Creative

Ability to create aesthetically appealing presentations and reports.

Person Specification

Necessary

Advanced skills in Microsoft Outlook, Word, PowerPoint, Excel, Photoshop
IT savvy
Excellent interpersonal skills
Self-motivated, hardworking, and enthusiastic
Adaptable and able to use initiative
Fast learner who can work autonomously and solve problems
Great attention to detail, seeing things through to completeness
Excellent verbal and written communication skills

Desirable

Experience with international markets
Knowledge of the merchandising industry
Interest in the music industry

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
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:

Business Strategy & Operations

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