Universal Music Group 2024 Summer Internship Program: Corporate Opportunities: Global Technology

Universal Music Group

Dec 16, 2023

Applications are closed

Internship
Full-time
Summer Internship
Engineering
San Francisco, +2

Requirements

Current baccalaureate student registered in a cybersecurity based academic program
Network security or Internet security experience
Excellent written and oral communication skills
Proficiency with Microsoft Office Suite: Word, Excel, Access and PowerPoint
General experience with Jira and Confluence
Strong attention to detail  
Strong organizational skills and efficiency 
Ability to multitask and meet tight deadlines in fast-paced, high-pressure environments 
High level of integrity  
Discretion in handling confidential information  
Professionalism in dealing with senior professionals inside and outside the company 
A “can-do” attitude
Secure application development experience (preferred)
Penetration testing experience (preferred)
System hardening experience (preferred)
Kali Linux experience (preferred)

Responsibilities

Digital Innovation:
The Digital Innovation team's purpose is to help drive the education and creation of the next generation of diverse music-related startups and founders that deliver exciting new experiences to consumers and revolutionize artist and fan engagement.
Participate in UMG’s 12 Accelerator Engagement Partnerships’ Summer Activations (through scheduling, startup mentorship, Demo Days and events)
Maintain startup database on Monday.com
Conduct on-going research on emerging trends and exciting startups
Scope potential event and partner activations
Attend industry and networking events
Help design marketing and communications efforts centered around internal and external communications of the team
Develop PowerPoints and marketing materials
Coordinate bespoke/ live events with the team
Digital Strategy - Technology:
UMG Digital Strategy has global oversight of digital distribution deals and operates UMG’s Digital Innovation programs. The Digital Strategy tech team creates and maintains the security and technical requirements for digital deals and supports the business development and legal teams during deal negotiations by evaluating deals for conformance with the technical requirements. The tech team also explores new technologies and product concepts from combined business and technical perspectives to prepare the company for technology advances and expand monetization opportunities for our artists. Additionally, the tech team engages with our Digital Innovation programs worldwide.
Work on markets studies around developing interactive music products such as Karaoke and remix formats.
Review global Karaoke market reports and summarize
Supplement with secondary data sources
Identify top territories, platforms, top genre/styles and other relevant information
Review with key stakeholders
Digital Technology Strategy:
Security and functionality testing of UMG digital music partners: Penetration testing related to stream ripping and security of cached content, API terms of service compliance audit, UGC policy testing, other testing as needed.
Global Insights - Label Analytics:
UMG’s Global Insight department manages the most powerful and effective data sets and research capabilities in the music industry. The Artist Insights & Strategy Team (part of Global Insights department), delivers in-depth artist brand analysis, campaign recommendations and trend information to marketing executives, informing artist brand development, product strategy, media buying, marketing campaigns and commercial strategy of music releases.
The intern will assist with day-to-day analytics projects. Duties will include gathering, cleaning and analyzing streaming data to support the team's projects. Additionally, the intern will assist with data visualization and creating presentation materials for these projects.

Universal Music Group

We are Universal Music Group, the world’s leading music company.

Entertainment & Media

Industry

5001-10,000

Employees

1934

Founded Year

Mission & Purpose

Universal Music Group (UMG) is the world leader in music-based entertainment, with a broad array of businesses engaged in recorded music, music publishing, merchandising and audiovisual content in more than 60 countries. Featuring the most comprehensive catalog of recordings and songs across every musical genre, UMG identifies and develops artists and produces and distributes the most critically acclaimed and commercially successful music in the world. Committed to artistry, innovation and entrepreneurship, UMG fosters the development of services, platforms and business models in order to broaden artistic and commercial opportunities for our artists and create new experiences for fans. Universal Music Group's labels include A&M Records, Astralwerks, Blue Note Records, Capitol Christian Music Group, Capitol Records, Capitol Records Nashville, Caroline, Decca, Def Jam Recordings, Deutsche Grammophon, Disa, Emarcy, EMI Records Nashville, Fonovisa, Geffen Records, Harvest, Interscope Records, Island Records, Machete Music, MCA Nashville, Mercury Nashville, Mercury Records, Motown Records, Polydor Records, Republic Records, Universal Music Latino, Verve Label Group, Virgin Records, Virgin EMI Records, as well as a multitude of record labels owned or distributed by its record company subsidiaries around the world. UMG's catalog is marketed through two distinct divisions, Universal Music Enterprises (in the U.S.) and Universal Strategic Marketing (outside the U.S.). UMG also includes Universal Music Publishing Group, one of the industry's premier music publishing operations worldwide and Bravado, the leading provider of consumer, lifestyle and branding services to recording artists and entertainment brands around the world. Universal Music Group is a Vivendi company.