Creative Designer

at  Universal Music Group

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 UniversalMusicCareers@umusic.com.
UMR is the label responsible for ensuring the continued success of Universal Music Group’s world class catalogue of recordings. We work with some of the most successful, innovative, timeless and respected artists of all time, continuing to grow their audiences across multiple entry points and platforms and keep the world listening. From The Beatles to Massive Attack, through to the soundtracks of Disney and new albums from legends such as The Specials, UMR develops strategies across audio, video, marketing, social, streaming and product development.
Our vision is a world where music doesn’t have a sell-by date. We believe music is timeless and as guardians of the best music catalogues in the world, we use our passion and knowledge to help people find their new favourite song, whether it is two days or two decades old.
Our purpose is to continually spark a connection and reconnection with music that matters drawing on new content, new platforms and new moments. We give momentarily forgotten music the chance to reconnect with new and unexpected audiences through great storytelling regardless of generation and genre.
The B Side: Skills & Experience
Skillset
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Creating design assets across a multitude of projects for both digital and print

• Skilled in both graphic and motion/animation design
• Portfolio of self-initiated and/or client facing projects
• Demonstrable understanding of design principles + process
• A strong knowledge of individual platforms and best content practise (eg YouTube Shorts, Reels, TikTok, Insta feed, FB etc)
• Ability to think conceptually
• Experience shooting and filming in studio and on location
• Strong understanding of visual narratives
• Keen eye for detail
• Ability to edit audio beds
• Willingness to learn new software
• Can work quickly and efficiently in a fast-paced environment
• Ability to juggle a variety of creative styles at one given time
• Some prior knowledge of digital asset creation and creative direction
• Keen interest in design, social content and other creative practices
• Understanding of creating simple 3D assets, such as logos, typography, objects.

Be Organised:
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To be on hand and based at UMR offering day to day team support

• Preparing presentations as required
• Assist with organising events
• Liaise internally and externally with all teams, management. and artists
• Pulling together information from reports and collating when required
• Disseminating communications to the team as quickly as possible
• Carry out any other duties as directed by the Creative Lead

Software:
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Adobe CC Suite: Photoshop, Illustrator, InDesign, After Effects, Premiere Pro, Lightroom

• Bonus: Blender, Cinema 4D

Person Specification
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Strong attention to detail

• Understanding of best practise content for individual platforms
• Tech Savvy; confident in using various applications for file sharing and storage e.g. Monday.com & SharePoint.
• Interest in entertainment, music, design, social media
• Excellent organisation skills
• Personable & always willing to provide a helping hand
• Pro-active
• Self-motivated, hard-working, and enthusiastic
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills
• Confident with the ability to keep calm under pressure
• Flexible and able to prioritise workloads
• Excellent problem-solving skills
• Experience of working in a similar designer role

Bonus Tracks: Your Benefits
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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:
Creative, Design & Productio

Please refer the Job description for details