Location of work: Woodland Hills, CA (Hybrid)

Pay rate: $20.68

Job Description

Looking for an Assistant, Advanced Operations & Media Information to join a fast-paced global strategic innovation team.

Advanced Operations is an operational innovation team at the forefront of new music industry developments and tackles the challenges of the day-to-day business of music. Our work involves process improvements, technology design & build, and leading key initiatives. The Advanced Ops team also oversees the Creative Metadata Program. Creative Metadata describes musical attributes of UMG’s repertoire that can be used for analysis, programming, and content curation. The team is responsible for data modeling (taxonomy design), audio tag enrichment, accuracy, and the tagging application.

The Assistant, Advanced Operations & Media Information will support the Advanced Operations team and the global Creative Metadata program as well as various project activities.

Responsibilities:

Support project operations, processes, and related activities

Tagging and data prep of Creative Metadata

Assist in scheduling meetings, documentation of meeting minutes, and ad-hoc projects

Investigate and troubleshoot day-to-day issues for internal software platforms; liaise with business units globally

Perform User Acceptance Testing (UAT) for department apps

Essential

Knowledge of music theory, harmony, history

Broad knowledge of music genres and repertoire

High aptitude for learning new software programs

Ability to document processes and troubleshoot issues

Flexible with shifting priorities and deadlines

Strong written and verbal communication skills

Proficiency with Microsoft Office Suite

Adaptable and personable, team player attitude, has a sense of humor

Intellectually curious with a strong work ethic. Ability to work independently

Desirable

Background in playing a musical instrument

Love of music and interest in the music industry / Music industry experience

Data analysis tools expertise (SQL, Big Query)

Technical Support experience

Familiarity with Confluence and JIRA

Familiarity with supply chain operations

Diversity and Inclusion

Universal Music is an equal opportunities employer and is committed to the principle of diversity.