Data Visualization Developer

Posted 3 Days Ago
Santa Monica, CA, USA
In-Office
90K-100K Annually
Junior
Music • News + Entertainment
The Role
Design and build advanced interactive data visualizations and reusable front-end components; collaborate with Product, Design, Data Engineering, and Data Science; prototype and validate analyses with Python/R; integrate model outputs; optimize performance, accessibility, and usability for large datasets; define visualization standards and drive product-focused insight discovery.
Summary Generated by Built In

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.
 

How we LEAD:

Build the visualization layer of UMG’s Consumer Data Products—designing and developing advanced, interactive data experiences that sit at the intersection of design, data, and front-end engineering. This role translates analytical complexity into intuitive visual systems that power product adoption, enable insight discovery, and shape how the business understands consumers and fans.

Embedded within the Consumer Data Products organization, you will partner with product managers, designers, data engineers, and data scientists to develop the front-end visualization frameworks and custom components that bring data products to life. You will create reusable widgets, exploratory interfaces, and high-performance visualizations that scale across products and use cases.

Beyond execution, you will influence product strategy by helping define how insights are surfaced, compared, and explored—turning visualization from a presentation layer into a core product capability. With a background spanning front-end development, data fluency, and visual design, you will help evolve UMG’s analytics from static dashboards into dynamic tools that guide decision-making for labels, artists, and internal teams.

How you’ll CREATE:

  • Design and develop advanced, interactive data visualizations using modern front-end technologies to support UMG’s Consumer Data Products and analytics tools.
  • Build reusable visualization components, widgets, and patterns that scale across products, teams, and analytical use cases.
  • Partner with Product, Design, Data Engineering, and Data Science to translate analytical requirements, models, and datasets into intuitive, high-performance visual experiences.
  • Work fluently with data using Python and/or R to prototype analyses, validate logic, and collaborate effectively with data scientists and analysts.
  • Integrate outputs from statistical models, forecasting tools, and ML systems into front-end visualizations in ways that are interpretable and decision-oriented.
  • Optimize visualizations for large, complex, and dynamic datasets, balancing performance, clarity, and usability.
  • Contribute to visualization standards, design systems, and best practices that improve consistency, accessibility, and adoption across data products.
  • Enable exploratory and comparative analysis through thoughtful interaction design, supporting segmentation, trend analysis, and pattern discovery.
  • Influence product thinking by advising on how insights should be surfaced, contextualized, and prioritized within consumer data products.
  • Iterate on visual experiences based on user feedback, behavioral usage data, and evolving product strategy.

Bring your VIBE:

  • 2+ years of experience developing advanced data visualizations and interactive front-end applications, ideally within analytics, data products, or decision-support tools.
  • Strong proficiency in modern front-end technologies (e.g., JavaScript/TypeScript, React or similar frameworks) and visualization libraries (e.g., D3, Observable, WebGL-based frameworks).
  • Working fluency in Python and/or R, with the ability to explore datasets, prototype analyses, and collaborate effectively with data scientists and analysts.
  • Solid understanding of data structures, APIs, and analytical workflows, including integrating model outputs and large datasets into front-end applications.
  • A strong visual and interaction design sensibility, with experience translating complex data into clear, intuitive, and usable visual experiences.
  • Comfort operating in a product-driven environment, partnering closely with Product, Design, and Engineering to ship scalable, user-centered solutions.
  • Ability to reason about performance, accessibility, and usability when building data-heavy front-end experiences.
  • Clear communication skills and the ability to explain analytical concepts, trade-offs, and design decisions to technical and non-technical stakeholders.

Perks Playlist:

Join an entrepreneurial, global organization where authenticity, boldness, creativity, connection, drive, and insight aren’t just values—they’re how we work every day. Here are some of the ways we support you along the way (and just a few of the benefits we offer):

  • Comprehensive medical, dental, and vision coverage

  • Including 100% coverage for out-patient in-network mental health services

  • Fertility coverage for eligible medical plan participants

  • Wellbeing reimbursements for fitness classes, spa treatments, meal services, travel, and so much more (up to $720/year)

  • Student Loan Repayment Assistance and Tuition Reimbursement

  • 401(k) with 100% immediate vesting on the first 5% of your contributions, plus an additional UMG contribution

A variety of ways to prioritize much-needed time away from work including:

  • Flexible Paid Time Off (PTO) for exempt employees

  • 3-weeks PTO for non-exempt employees

  • 2-weeks paid Winter Break

  • 10 Company Holidays (including Juneteenth and Wellbeing Day)

  • Summer Fridays (between Memorial Day and Labor Day)

  • Generous paid parental leave for every type of parent

Check out our full overview of benefits on the Perks Playlist page of the career site.

Disclaimer: This job description only provides an overview of job responsibilities that are subject to change.
Universal Music Group is an Equal Opportunity Employer

We are an E-Verify employer in Alabama, Arizona, Georgia, Mississippi, North Carolina, South Carolina, Tennessee, and Utah.

Please note, UMG is not enrolled in E-Verify in California and New York, and cannot support employment of candidates whose employer must enroll in E-Verify, for example candidates on STEM-OPT.

For more information, please click on the following links.

E-Verify Participation Poster: English / Spanish

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Job Category:
Data, Analytics & Business Intelligence

Salary Range:

$90,000-$100,000

The actual base salary offered depends on a variety of factors, which may include, as applicable, the qualifications of the individual applicant for the position, years of relevant experience, specific and unique skills, level of education attained, certifications or other professional licenses held, and the location in which the applicant lives and/or from which they will be performing the job.  All candidates are encouraged to apply.

Skills Required

  • 2+ years developing advanced data visualizations and interactive front-end applications
  • Proficiency with JavaScript and/or TypeScript
  • Experience with React or similar front-end frameworks
  • Experience with visualization libraries (D3, Observable, WebGL-based frameworks)
  • Working fluency in Python and/or R for data exploration and prototyping
  • Solid understanding of data structures, APIs, and analytical workflows
  • Strong visual and interaction design sensibility
  • Ability to reason about performance, accessibility, and usability for data-heavy front ends
  • Clear communication skills to explain analytical concepts to technical and non-technical stakeholders
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The Company
HQ: Santa Monica, CA
9,189 Employees

What We Do

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.

Why Work With Us

UMG's IT department delivers technology solutions and services that unlock business value and facilitate growth through strategic investment and operational efficiency. Our team is collaborative, dedicated and passionate about the work we do. Here you can work in a dynamic and flexible environment with evolving opportunities to grow!

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