Job description

With a mission to partner with independent artists to tell stories that shape culture, AWAL’s diverse roster ranges from rising artists to globally renowned acts, including Laufey, Little Simz, Jungle, Djo, Lil Peep, JVKE, JPEGMAFIA, The Beaches, Moses Sumney, Freddie Gibbs, Lauv, SBTRKT, Yung Lean, Tom Misch, kx5 and more. AWAL also helped develop the careers of an impressive roster of alumni including Steve Lacy, Rex Orange County, FINNEAS, Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds, girl in red, Lizzy McAlpine, and Kim Petras, among others.

As a Marketing Intern, you will join our dynamic team as a key support, gaining hands-on experience in the fast-paced world of music marketing. This role is designed for someone looking to launch their career, where you'll support our marketing and audience development campaigns, contribute fresh perspectives, and learn directly from industry professionals. We are looking for an eager learner who is ready to immerse themselves in our culture, provide fresh perspectives on our campaigns, and share unique insights into current cultural and digital trends.

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Role Overview:

Ways of Working

Office attendance: Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday working from the office
Offsite working: Our intern will be actively encouraged to attend as many gigs as possible for content capture and distribution purposes. External events and shoots will also periodically form part of our intern’s working

What you'll do:

Support the UK Marketing team across artist campaigns, learning the end-to-end process of music marketing
Assist with administrative support, including managing schedules, coordinating team meetings, tracking action points from meetings, handling logistical arrangements for artist promo days and events and more
Attend gigs, capture content, and create engaging posts for our short-form video platforms
Report on current music trends, build audience breakdowns, and track performance spikes across streaming and social media
Assist with internal and external events and gig admin including guest lists/ticketing, logistics, and on-site support
Create digital assets such as one sheets, mailers, video cutdowns, and event flyers

Who you are:

Essential

Content-obsessed super-fans: we want people with their fingers on the pulse of modern music fandom, fascinated by digital media, from podcasts to short-form video
Curiosity and an eagerness to learn: a proactive attitude and a hunger to soak up as much industry knowledge as possible
An entrepreneurial spirit, finding ways to accelerate progress and positively disrupt

Nice to have

Knowledge of youth culture and current fan engagement strategies
A specific niche interest or passion (gaming, fashion, niche music genres, etc.) that helps you understand fan communities and engagement

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.

Equal Opportunities

As an active part of a culturally and socially diverse society, Sony Music’s aim is that our workforce is diverse and inclusive. Sony Music is an equal opportunity employer and supports workforce diversity.

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