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Sony Music Publishing is separate from Sony Music's recorded music business. While Sony Music signs and develops recording artists, Sony Music Publishing signs and represents songwriters and composers, helping maximise the value and use of their compositions. This is the first year with SMP internship opportunities in our programme and we are very excited to be able to offer you the chance to join the Publishing team! The Data Analytics Intern at Sony Music Publishing (SMP) will work within the A&R Research team which sits inside the UK A&R team. The A&R Research team are responsible for being the wider A&R teams eyes and ears online - leveraging data to give them visibility into the market. Which artists, songs and songwriters are having success today and who are the stars of tomorrow. Using data, the A&R Research team assist with discovery as well as quantifying talent and songs across DSPs, social, radio and more. Please note: This application form cannot be saved part-way through. We recommend preparing your answers in a separate document and then copying them into the form when you’re ready to submit. If you’d like to take additional time to complete your application, please ensure you gather your responses externally before submitting in one go. If you have any reasonable adjustment requests, please reach out to [email protected]. Role Overview: Ways of Working Office attendance: Monday to Thursday Offsite working: No offsite working required What you'll do: Discover and track growing songs and writers for the team, explore what is causing the growth and the story behind the data Research available writers and maintain internal records Develop new methods and metrics to draw insights from existing data sources and investigate emerging data sources Work on coding projects to analyse and ingest data Design, execute, and present analytical projects that build the team’s understanding of music trends Help with administrative needs such as documentation and manual database updates Who you are: Essential Strong analytical and quantitative skills, demonstrated through a degree in a quantitative discipline (e.g. Statistics, Mathematics, Data Science, Computer Science or Economics) or through equivalent practical experience, personal projects, competitions, or self-directed learning Beginner to intermediate in Python and SQL Ability to provide answers to loosely defined questions and provide actionable insights Strong communication skills, comfortable relaying insights to both technical and non-technical audience Nice to Have Advanced SQL and/or Python Statistical modelling experience Music fan and knowledge of the modern music landscape, familiarity with music data What we give you: An annual salary of £28,480 (London Living Wage) 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 Process Overview Applications open August 10th at 10:00 and close August 24th at 10:00 . Candidates whose applications are selected will be invited to complete a video interview between September