Digital Partnerships Intern

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.

This year long internship is developed to provide an in-depth insight into the Digital Partnerships team at Sony Music UK who are responsible for Sony’s relationships with Digital Service Providers (also known as the “DSPs”) i.e. Spotify, Apple, Amazon, YouTube and many more. Your role as the intern plays an absolutely essential part in the running of the Digital Partnerships team, and is an exciting opportunity to get hands on, frontline experience into the inner workings of a major record label, how artists grow their audiences on these platforms., as well as an overall insight into the way in which a record label works on a day-to-day basis. The Intern will be accountable for administration and co-ordination within the Digital Partnerships team, providing vital backing to the account management team. They will establish themselves as a point of contact for any queries relating to these areas by forging strong relationships with the labels, the wider business and with external contacts at the digital partners.

This internship is part of a wider cohort and will start in January 2025 until January 2026 (or as close as you can start!)

What you'll do:

• Regular contact with Sony Music UK’s labels (such as RCA and Columbia), dealing with streaming queries.
• Upkeep and distribution of Sony Music’s central release schedule, ensuring that all DSPs receive information on all releases by compiling bespoke schedules for individual DSPs.
• Weekly pitching of songs and albums to DSPs in their pitching platforms.
• Manage central database of artist images and music preview links across all upcoming releases and circulate these weekly to the DSPs.
• Manage all ticket requests for Sony artists’ gigs across the team and DSP guests.
• Regular research into competitor releases in order to ensure that Sony’s “Singles Planner” report contains the most up to date information.
• Regular exploration of DSP promotions.
• As the role develops, there is opportunity to take on account management assignments of some smaller DSPs and plenty of opportunity for proactive individuals to take on bespoke projects.

Who you are:

• Tenacious, motivated and curious, eager to learn and ready to ask questions.
• You will show an understanding of Digital Partnerships and what function does.
• You will be able to manage your time autonomously and prioritise tasks effectively to successfully fulfil your responsibilities.
• You have excellent attention to detail and time management skills.
• You have strong, proactive, communication skills as you will need to quickly build relationships with multiple stakeholders within the business and with external partners.

What we give you:

• 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