Data A&R Analyst

Job Description

Job title: Data A&R Analyst
Department: Island Records
Location of work: 4 Pancras Square, Kings Cross

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

Since Chris Blackwell first started Island Records in Jamaica in 1959, it has remained one of the world’s most legendary record labels and a coveted destination for new and established artists across genres. Today, Island is home to a varied roster across the US and UK. Its unique ethos has provided the platform for launching some of the biggest and most influential artists across the musical spectrum, including Bob Marley, U2, Grace Jones, Cat Stevens, Dermot Kennedy, Easy Life, Flo and many more.

As Data A&R Analyst you will be responsible for supporting the A&R team on movements and patterns across on unsigned artists all our digital partners. You will have experience using large sets of data and information and be confident in translating these into actionable insights on new artists.

The B Side: Skills & Experience

• Source and identify artists with growing metrics and audiences
• Discover new artists through internal and external A&R data tools, websites, streaming services and develop new ways to evaluate unsigned talent
• Building bespoke systems and processes to help this process run sooner in a fast-paced environment
• Work closely with the A&R team to demystify and locate opportunities

• Put together weekly reports highlighting artists of interest, by unique qualitative and quantitative information where relevant
• Attend meetings, gigs, showcases, conferences, and other events to represent the label where required
• Feedback and contribute to the general development of the labels artist data signing strategy

• Work closely alongside the A&R Strategist and key stakeholders to streamline processes in this area
• Work with data specialists in labels & central teams – both in UK and internationally - to ensure we are fully across the latest changes in this area
• Contribute to long-term plan to effect positive change within the label using data & analysis

Person Specification

• Experience in an analysis role. SQL, Python or BigQuery knowledge would be a bonus
• Experience in the music industry, ideally gained within commercial, A&R, Streaming
• Ability to be both creative and data driven
• Digitally savvy and quick to adopt trends
• Passionate at reading audiences and trends in the music landscape
• Exceptional communication, presentation, and organization skills
• Artist focused and passionate about the music industry with a good knowledge of the digital and short form landscape
• Proactive attitude to work to deadlines, meet targets and multitask in a fast-paced environment
• Strong relationship building skills and a team-oriented approach

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 available
• 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.