Brand Partnerships Intern

Sony Music Entertainment (UK) Ltd.

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.

4th Floor Creative is Sony Music Entertainment UK’s in-house creative & strategy hub, launched in 2018 to unite Brand Partnerships, Sync, Visual Creative, Podcasting, Digital and Audience Development. Led by music industry powerhouse Cassandra Gracey, the London-based division works with Sony Music’s iconic labels – including Columbia, RCA, Commercial Group, Ministry of Sound, Relentless, Insanity – to orchestrate best-in-class activations and amplify artist and brand stories to connect with a global audience.

The Brand Partnerships Intern has the opportunity to work across a multitude of disciplines, not limited to: marketing, account management, artist relations, digital, planning and research, production and creative. The candidate’s time will be split between general tasks such as finance admin and copywriting for comms assets with equal focus being allocated to more creative projects including artist ideation sessions and pitching to a variety of external brand partners. The Brand Partnerships team are an integral part of 4th Floor Creative. We are a diverse, fast-paced and integrated team who deliver partnership opportunities for artists and labels across the Sony Music roster.

• Team support – general admin tasks; invoicing, PO generation, Gig/ Event invites etc.
• Deck building – Research, collecting stats and visuals for presentations and answering briefs.
• Artist/ Label Relations – Acting as a point of contact for peers across the wider label and department.
• Daily reporting on marketing and brand campaigns
• Helping team with billing, POs and assorted admin related tasks (Car bookings, raising invoices, updating key tools, etc)
• Attendance at artist and brand shoots
• Artist gifting/ event invite coordinating.

Who you are:

• Proactive
• Active interest in brand marketing, advertising and wider creative culture
• Previous administration experience
• Excellent organisational skills

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

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.

Please note that applicants must be at least 18 years of age.

Please create a video cover letter demonstrating how your passion for music and culture will contribute to the impact and value you will bring in your role as a Sony Music Brand Partnership Intern. The video should be no longer than 90 seconds and can be in any format you choose. For example: TikTok, reel, voice over, presentation or just simply talking to the camera.

Please upload an unlisted YouTube link and paste in the box below.

If you send us anything other than a Video Cover Letter, your application will not be considered.

You must be eligible to work in the UK in order to apply to this internship. Please confirm you are eligible.

Please be aware that we are unable to provide any sponsorship at this level.

This role is paid at £25,000 per annum. Please confirm this suits your expectations.

This role starts in January 2025 and the contract is for 12 months. Please confirm you can commit to the full programme and commit to full-time hours.

Working hours are:

Monday: Thursday 9:30am – 6pm

Friday: 9:30am – 5:30pm