Marketing Intern

Authored by Anonymous

You will be responsible for providing support to the marketing team at Mercury Studios.

Be administrative

Office admin including printing, photocopying, answering phones, writing emails, ordering couriers, taking minutes in meetings, booking travel, handling expenses and invoices, and organising meetings
Completion of weekly reports on current projects (chart positions, sales figures, artist activity)
Compile, maintain and distribute a weekly Marketing and PR update with information from all territories
Monthly Mercury Studios Newsletter and mailing list database maintenance
Maintain Mercury Studios Facebook, Twitter and Instagram accounts, drafting engaging copy and tying into key anniversaries and relevant events, eg. Birthday posts, “On This Day”, Album of the Week and competitions
Create presentations using PowerPoint and Keynote
Manage office stock and order quantities to ensure that promotional copies of finished stock are available as required for Press, Internal use and Artist Management, liaising with warehouse as needed
Use our in-house finance system to manage departmental invoices ensuring that all external suppliers are paid in a timely manner

Assisting in all aspects of Marketing campaigns, from basic office admin to supporting and developing marketing ideas
Create Global smartURLs and maintain a database of relevant links
Assisting in general website maintenance. Digital delivery of advance screeners to global contacts for local certification, and promotional audio via PlayMPE, maintaining a detailed file of what has been supplied to whom and when
Assisting Marketing Managers on coordination of all release assets for marketing and promotion (press photos, ad mats, press releases, clips, banners for online etc.) to be saved to the network and uploaded to Box. Establish meaningful asset delivery database for all projects
Work with the Communications Manager and relevant territory contacts to schedule and connect media phone interviews with relevant talent
Assist the team with events, screenings, press passes for live shows etc. as necessary – organise tickets/guest list/passes/competition winners
Keep abreast of global competitor activity, by following charts, liaising with international offices, and tracking social media activity.
Collate artist tour dates, and suggest possible projects to get involved in
Ad hoc project / event support
Ad hoc tasks in support of the Sales & Marketing team, including MD
General cover for the Marketing team when they are out of the office or on holiday

Practical individual with previous office experience
Excellent attention to detail
Creative ideas and solutions, and quick to learn and adapt as required
Strong communication skills, both verbal and written
Highly motivated, with the ability to deal with the routine tasks as well as the more interesting aspects of the role
Flexible and able to prioritise own workload; hard working and enthusiastic with a positive attitude
Disciplined and organised
Comfortable working under pressure in a constantly evolving environment
Excellent IT skills including a good knowledge of Microsoft Office.
Tactful, diplomatic and discreet
Confident and passionate about developing a career in the music industry

Passion for music and music film
A ready knowledge of the Music Industry, and the opportunities / problems we collectively face
Experience in other parts of the industry (eg playing in bands, gig promotion, student radio, music journalism)
Regular user of social media platforms and passionate about music and the digital landscape

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