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 UniversalMusicCareersumusic.com. The A Side: A Day in The Life Representing all composers within the Classics and Screen division, the A&R Manager will be responsible for developing and maintaining international creative strategy for signed composers, writers and producers and working directly with composers, writers and their managers and agents. The A&R Manager will work with the rest of the international Promotions & A&R teams to develop the best rising talent and established composers; and support legacy composers and catalogues in providing opportunities to further the discovery of their music (creating writing, co-writing, sampling, remixing opportunities). The A&R Manager will work with the international Promotions & A&R teams to co-ordinate consulting regularly with artistic planners to discuss repertoire, live season planning, and opportunities for all composers associated with the division (creating dance, orchestral, opera or installation opportunities). The A&R Manager will also work hand in hand with the Sync team to co-create sync opportunities for writers and composers through the creation of original songs for sync, collaboration with the sync team on pitches and co-ordinate with the Sync team consulting regularly on the application of writers, composers and repertoire across all media types. The B Side: Skills & Experience Be Creative Develop current classical and screen composer roster and create co-writer and sampling opportunities Source and identify new A&R opportunities and lead creative discussions and pitches Be Operational Set, deliver, and exceed business goals around growth, revenue, strategic value, and innovation Lead and be responsible for all creative output from initial pitch and development through to execution and launch, working with artists and managers to both interpret their ideas and shape the creative vision Successfully implement new creative partnerships whether within the company or outside of Universal Music, and create innovative opportunities You will be comfortable working with the Commercial side of the business and will extensively collaborate with the executive team on business strategy, content strategy, business process optimisation, revenue optimisation, and research and analysis Person Specification Experience in a creative leadership role within music. Prior experience in the development and execution of successful creative strategic plans across multiple teams for composers/artists/writers. Experience in working with classical and/or screen music. Extensive relationships with composers and song-writers in these genres and pairing them with directors, choreographers, producers, orchestraters, programmers for creative projects. Experience in artist/composer management is beneficial. Be able to showcase working with a composer/writer/artist successfully across all areas of the music industry – live agent, film agent, publisher, label, publicist. A strong track record and extensive network in A&R Exceptional communication and presentation skills An understanding of the music publishing industry A passion for classical music, culture, and creativity. This person will be driven by a desire to experiment with new formats and technologies, as well as a history of successful music productions. 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 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: A&R