Universal Music Group 2026 Summer Internship Program: Capitol Christian Music Group (Onsite: TN)

Universal Music•Nashville, TN

5d•$15 - $20•Onsite

About The Position

We are UMG, the Universal Music Group. We are the world’s leading music company. In everything we do, we are committed to artistry, innovation and entrepreneurship. We own and operate a broad array of businesses engaged in recorded music, music publishing, merchandising, and audiovisual content in more than 60 countries. We identify and develop recording artists and songwriters, and we produce, distribute and promote the most critically acclaimed and commercially successful music to delight and entertain fans around the world. Program Eligibility: Currently enrolled at an accredited two or four-year college/university in the United States, pursuing an undergraduate, graduate and/or law degree Graduating between Spring 2026 - Fall 2028 Have access to housing and transportation within the designated city (We do not offer housing or transportation accommodations) Legally authorized to work in the United States and will not require sponsorship for employment visa status, now or in the future (e.g., H1-B, OPT, etc.) Commit to 20 - 40 hours per week (based on individual business area) Note: There are multiple job descriptions listed below. Please read carefully. Applications will be reviewed early Spring 2026 2026 Summer Internship Program Dates: June 8 - August 14, 2026 CCMG: Publishing Administration (Onsite: TN) How You’ll CREATE: The Publishing Administration team supports clients by registering songs to CCMG databases and royalty sources, processing new works, researching claims, resolving conflicts, and tracking cut songs. Once songs are registered, the team is also responsible for licensing and pitching CCMG songs to music supervisors and licensees. As songs exist in the marketplace, it is our responsibility to analyze royalties earned to ensure writers and artists are correctly paid for what they have earned. We also work closely with other teams at CCMG, including Publishing Creative, A&R, Finance, Business Affairs, and Royalties. CCMG: Royalties (Onsite: TN) How You’ll CREATE: The royalty accounting team exists to ensure timely and accurate payments to our partners. The day-to-day functions involve aggregating and validating high-volume sales and usage data, followed by applying contractual terms within specialized systems to accurately calculate royalty expenses. CCMG: Creative Publishing & Worship Together (Onsite: TN) How You’ll CREATE: Event and writing camp planning Management of writers calendars Song delivery and playlisting Graphic Design + Visual Content Design digital assets for social media, web, and email (Instagram posts, reels covers, thumbnails, YouTube headers, etc.) Assist in creating series or campaign visuals (conference branding, song promos, etc.) Use Photoshop, Illustrator, and Canva to design layouts, mockups, and marketing materials. Support merchandise design and visual concepts for apparel, giveaways, and conference resources. Presentation & Deck Building Build and format Keynote presentations for internal team use, artist meetings, conferences, and label updates. Source and organize imagery, content flow, and visuals that align with Worship Together brand voice. Collaborate on brainstorming and concepting decks for new projects, artist rollouts, or creative campaigns. Video & Motion Graphics Support Assist with simple motion graphics or title treatments using After Effects or Canva motion tools Support video shoot planning with mood boards, location research, and previsualization materials. Help prepare assets and coordinate file organization for post-production editing. Creative Development & Research Participate in brainstorm sessions for new content formats (YouTube, Instagram, TikTok). Research industry trends, creative campaigns from other worship and mainstream brands, and emerging design styles. Help create mood boards and visual references for branding, events, or artist partnerships. Administrative & Asset Management Help manage and organize creative project files in Google Drive, Adobe Creative Cloud, or other team platforms. Tag and archive past shoots and design assets for easy team access. Support in setting up file delivery to external collaborators, designers, or artists. CCMG: Creative Services (Onsite: TN) How You’ll CREATE: The creative department serves the label, the roster and the related managers. We are responsible for the visual side of all releases, ranging from album artwork & official music videos to promotional social graphics. Intern would support creative department. Pending experience, tasks will range from PA shoots, create social graphics, edit social cut downs, assist in creating POs for shoots, etc. CCMG: Digital Marketing (Onsite: TN) How You’ll CREATE: Under the Capitol Music Group umbrella of UMG, Capitol Christian Music Group is the market leader in the field of recorded music, distribution, and music publishing. Employing over 150 people, Capitol CMG provides a challenging and rewarding work environment characterized by a commitment to our staff, our artists and songwriters, one another, our customers and community service. This role is tasked with providing day-to-day support to the wider digital marketing department in all efforts to support label artists, music releases, and creator/influencer campaigns. This role will work closely with the members of the digital marketing team within the Capitol CMG label group daily. This role maximizes digital marketing efforts across social media, metadata, websites, and more to drive digital engagement, growth, and sales for Capitol CMG artist and label brands, while also building fan communities and curating meaningful long-term artist to fan relationships and connections.

Requirements

Currently enrolled at an accredited two or four-year college/university in the United States, pursuing an undergraduate, graduate and/or law degree
Graduating between Spring 2026 - Fall 2028
Have access to housing and transportation within the designated city (We do not offer housing or transportation accommodations)
Legally authorized to work in the United States and will not require sponsorship for employment visa status, now or in the future (e.g., H1-B, OPT, etc.)
Commit to 20 - 40 hours per week (based on individual business area)
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
Knowledge of Microsoft Office (Word, Exce l, PowerPoint)
Self-starter
Excellent communication skills
Eager to learn
Creative Publishing & Worship Together: Adaptability in creative process: Comfortable adjusting concepts and direction based on feedback, understanding that creativity is an evolving journey.
Creative Publishing & Worship Together: Strong visual and written communication: Ability to express ideas clearly and creatively through visuals, copy, and presentations that resonate with our audience.
Creative Services: "I'll figure it out" attitude
Creative Services: Strong attention to detail
Creative Services: Strong communication skills both written and verbal
Creative Services: Tact & professionalism with colleagues, execs, artists, managers, etc.
Digital Marketing: Ability to work well with others in a team environment
Digital Marketing: Independent, critical thinker, flexible and proactive
Digital Marketing: Experience with social media management and short form content creation
Digital Marketing: Proficient with Social Media platforms (i.e. TikTok, Instagram, Facebook, YouTube, Snapchat, X, etc.), Microsoft Suite, Excel, Outlook

Nice To Haves

Publishing Administration: Experience with Microsoft Access and Excel a plus
Publishing Administration: Publishing/Copyright experience a plus
Publishing Administration: Interest in a data-oriented role
Royalties: Basic accounting knowledge
Royalties: Fundamental mathematical proficiency
Royalties: Analytical and problem-solving skills
Digital Marketing: Experience in Adobe Creative Suite (i.e., Photoshop, Premiere, Illustrator) and iMovie a plus

Responsibilities

Publishing Administration: Catalog audits
Publishing Administration: Tracking metadata for new releases
Publishing Administration: General data entry
Publishing Administration: Assist the team and learn about contracts, royalty sources, sync licensing, copyright, catalog management, etc.
Publishing Administration: The intern will be expected to work on individual projects as well as team-based ones, depending on client needs.
Royalties: Data Entry and Cleanup: Review and match songs in our royalty system to process incoming money.
Royalties: Royalty Statement Preparation: Pull and reconcile royalty statement detail.
Royalties: Upload royalty statements to the portal.
Royalties: Mailing royalty portal information.
Royalties: Inquiry Support: Assist with researching and answering royalty help line questions.
Royalties: Metadata Audits: Review and correct song Metadata for accurate royalty splits.
Creative Publishing & Worship Together: Event and writing camp planning
Creative Publishing & Worship Together: Management of writers calendars
Creative Publishing & Worship Together: Song delivery and playlisting
Creative Publishing & Worship Together: Graphic Design + Visual Content Design digital assets for social media, web, and email (Instagram posts, reels covers, thumbnails, YouTube headers, etc.)
Creative Publishing & Worship Together: Assist in creating series or campaign visuals (conference branding, song promos, etc.)
Creative Publishing & Worship Together: Use Photoshop, Illustrator, and Canva to design layouts, mockups, and marketing materials.
Creative Publishing & Worship Together: Support merchandise design and visual concepts for apparel, giveaways, and conference resources.
Creative Publishing & Worship Together: Presentation & Deck Building Build and format Keynote presentations for internal team use, artist meetings, conferences, and label updates.
Creative Publishing & Worship Together: Source and organize imagery, content flow, and visuals that align with Worship Together brand voice.
Creative Publishing & Worship Together: Collaborate on brainstorming and concepting decks for new projects, artist rollouts, or creative campaigns.
Creative Publishing & Worship Together: Video & Motion Graphics Support Assist with simple motion graphics or title treatments using After Effects or Canva motion tools
Creative Publishing & Worship Together: Support video shoot planning with mood boards, location research, and previsualization materials.
Creative Publishing & Worship Together: Help prepare assets and coordinate file organization for post-production editing.
Creative Publishing & Worship Together: Creative Development & Research Participate in brainstorm sessions for new content formats (YouTube, Instagram, TikTok).
Creative Publishing & Worship Together: Research industry trends, creative campaigns from other worship and mainstream brands, and emerging design styles.
Creative Publishing & Worship Together: Help create mood boards and visual references for branding, events, or artist partnerships.
Creative Publishing & Worship Together: Administrative & Asset Management Help manage and organize creative project files in Google Drive, Adobe Creative Cloud, or other team platforms.
Creative Publishing & Worship Together: Tag and archive past shoots and design assets for easy team access.
Creative Publishing & Worship Together: Support in setting up file delivery to external collaborators, designers, or artists.
Creative Services: Intern would support creative department. Pending experience, tasks will range from PA shoots, create social graphics, edit social cut downs, assist in creating POs for shoots, etc.
Digital Marketing: Provide on-going support to digital marketing department
Digital Marketing: Keep up to date on all upcoming releases, campaigns, and content
Digital Marketing: Coordinate posting for all label social media channels and interact daily on socials to drive increased fan engagement, activity, and follower growth
Digital Marketing: Coordinate curation of weekly label newsletter sends including all artist music and video releases
Digital Marketing: Support social management and content creation of artist fan accounts
Digital Marketing: Create YouTube Descriptions weekly for all artist releases
Digital Marketing: Manage YouTube Shorts post syndication for label artists with supervisor approval
Digital Marketing: Update label YouTube Channel playlists prioritizing new releases
Digital Marketing: Manage LinkFire updates and optimizations for label socials and artist release weekly
Digital Marketing: Track artist fan account social growth weekly
Digital Marketing: Track artist social growth for label roster and label accounts monthly
Digital Marketing: Research, identify and report viral social and digital trends to equip label and artist teams with content ideas that drive engagement, brand awareness, fan acquisition, and music consumption
Digital Marketing: Perform additional duties as assigned to provide on-going support to digital marketing department in developing and executing global artist campaigns