Summer Intern - Brand Partnerships, Promotions, Publicity & Touring

Job Description

Universal Music Group 2023 Summer Internship: Republic Records (Opportunities in Brand Partnerships, Promotions, Publicity & Touring)- CA/NY

A division of Universal Music Group, the world's leading music company, Republic Records is home to an all-star roster of multi-platinum, award-winning legends and superstar artists such as Ariana Grande, Black Thought, Drake, Florence + the Machine, Greta Van Fleet, Hailee Steinfeld, Jack Johnson, James Blake, James Bay, Jessie J, John Mellencamp, Jonas Brothers, Julia Michaels, Kid Cudi, Lil Wayne, Lorde, Metro Boomin, NAV, Nicki Minaj, Of Monsters and Men, Pearl Jam, Post Malone, Seth MacFarlane, Stevie Wonder, Taylor Swift, The Weeknd and more.

Founded by brothers and chief executives Monte and Avery Lipman, it is also comprised of innovative business ventures, including American Recordings, Boominati Worldwide, Brushfire, Casablanca Records, Cash Money, Lava Records, XO, Young Money, among others. Republic also maintains a long-standing strategic alliance with Universal Music Latin Entertainment (J Balvin & Karol G).

In addition, Republic has expanded to release high-profile soundtracks for Universal Pictures (Fifty Shades of Grey), Sony Pictures (Spider-Man into the Spider-Verse) and NBC TV (The Voice), as well as other notable film and television franchises. Extending further into the worlds of film, television, and content, Republic launched Federal Films to produce movies and series powered by the label's catalog and artists. Its first production was the Jonas Brothers documentary Chasing Happiness for Amazon Prime Video.

2023 Summer Internship Opportunities: June 5th, 2023 -August 11th, 2023

Multiple Job Descriptions Listed Below (all positions onsite)

Brand Partnerships Intern: New York, NY
Pop Promotions Intern: New York, NY
Publicity Intern: Santa Monica, CA/New York, NY
Touring & Events Intern: Santa Monica, CA/New York, NY

Brand Partnerships
How you'll CREATE:
The Republic Brand Partnerships team works across the collective roster of over 250+ artists to identify strategic partnerships and alignments between its artists and brands. Opportunities can range from multi-year endorsement deals, product line collaborations, original music creation, live performance events, social campaigns, music video product placements and event sponsorships of album release parties.
• Daily roundup of current events/happenings: Scan of the web, news and social media to see what is happening in the brand world and key news updates as well as new partnership announcements
• Artist one sheets: Help in pulling updates on artists social followers, latest bio info, etc.
• Brainstorm sessions: Attend internal department artist brainstorm sessions to ideate on brands that could make sense for artists on the roster
• Client calls: Attend select calls with VP of Brand Partnerships and Senior Manager of Brand Partnerships when appropriate to hear first-hand how the process works
• Brand prep/research: Aid in gathering key info and research prior to important external brand calls
• Event research: Curate lists of venues, vendors and ideas for event activations
• Term project: Ongoing project throughout the term of the internship to create a response to a brand brief as well as build out an album release event and sponsorships
• Closet inventory: Help in organizing the brand closet, tracking inventory, assist in packaging priority shipments for key artists and client
• In-Office artist showcases: Attend artist showcase performances with the team

Bring your VIBE:
• Strong attention to detail
• Strong organizational skills and efficiency
• Ability to multitask and meet tight deadlines in fast-paced, high-pressure environments
• High level of integrity
• Discretion in handling confidential information
• Professionalism in dealing with senior professionals inside and outside the company
• Microsoft Office Suite experience
• A ''can-do'' attitude

Pop Promotions
How you'll CREATE:
The Radio Promotion Department at Republic Records is charged with leading radio campaigns across T40, Rhythm, Hot AC/Adult, Alt, AAA, and Rock radio formats for some of the world's biggest artists and up-and-coming super stars.
• Updating binders for department heads with streaming data, radio chart positions, Shazam data, etc.
• Creating graphs and visually appealing data to showcase Republic singles' success
• Run contesting along with radio stations; book travel for winners, collect compliance documents, etc.
• Analyzing chart data and playlist reports for Spotify, Apple, etc.
• Pulling DMA reports for Republic singles in specific regions of the USA

Bring your VIBE:
• Highly organized
• Great communication skills
• Able to read and analyze streaming data and chart positions
• Microsoft Office Suite experience
• Hardworking
• Able to act professional in the presence of music professionals
• Love for music
• Able to maintain confidentiality about unreleased data and music

Publicity
How you'll CREATE:
Our department oversees publicity and media campaigns for all Republic artists. A division of Universal Music Group, the world's leading music company, Republic Records has been recognized by Billboard as the industry's #1 label over the last 10 years. It is home to an all-star roster of multi-platinum, award-winning legends and superstar artists such as Ariana Grande, Billy Porter, Bo Burnham, Ciara, Clairo, Coi Leray, Conan Gray, Daddy Yankee, Drake, Eddie Vedder, G Herbo, Glass Animals, Florence + the Machine, Greta Van Fleet, Hailee Steinfeld, Jack Johnson, James Blake, James Bay, Jessie J, Jimmy Fallon, John Legend, John Mellencamp, Jonas Brothers, Julia Michaels, Kid Cudi, Kim Petras, Lil Wayne, Lorde, Metro Boomin, NAV, Nicki Minaj, Of Monsters and Men, Pearl Jam, Post Malone, Seth MacFarlane, Stevie Wonder, Swedish House Mafia, Taylor Swift, The Weeknd, Twice, TXT, and more. Founded by brothers and chief executives Monte and Avery Lipman, it is also comprised of innovative business ventures, including American Recordings, Boominati Worldwide, Brushfire, Casablanca Records, Cash Money, Federal Films, HYBE, Imperial, JYP, Lava Records, Mercury Records, Republic Records: Kids & Family, Republic Nashville, Universal Arabic Music, Uptown Records, Victor Victor, Wicked Money Family, XO, Young Money, among others.
• Responsible for organizing and maintaining department calendars/documents including Media Events, Dark Dates, TV Schedule
• Press Clippings: Research, organize and distribute companywide media alerts detailing artist press coverage
• Update Republic media contact lists

Bring your VIBE:
• Ability to interact comfortably and effectively with employees of the company at all levels including Executive Management
• Ability to interact comfortably and effectively with external partners and clients
• Possess strong attention to detail, problem solving and organizational skills
• Advanced Microsoft Office skills including Outlook, Excel, and PowerPoint required
• Proactive in determining roadblocks
• Must have excellent verbal and written communication skills
• Ability to work under high pressure and speed
• Must have the ability to build collaborative relationships
• Ability to keep information highly confidential
• Flexible and able to multi-task

Touring & Events
How you'll CREATE:
• Researching & collecting pressing clippings for Media team
• Press requests for show a

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