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Job Opportunity: Music Editor/Playlist Curator, Spotify

Spotify’s vision is to provide the perfect music for every moment.  The company connects millions of people to their favorite songs and creates a service that people use to discover and share music they love.

Spotify is growing their world-class music curation and editorial team and is looking for a multi-talented self starter, go-getter with limitless ambition and an undeniable hunger for progress and passion for music.  This role calls for someone who can identify and execute the best music playlist listening experiences for a multitude of moods, moments, and genres, has a passion for performance-oriented analytics, and has her/his ears to the ground in the music community.

Join Spotify if you share their dream of seeing a revolutionary product evolve to the next level, and want to be a driving force in an important area of Spotify and enhancing the everyday lives of people from all around the globe.

Responsibilities: Curation and Editorial

Identify and substantiate playlist hypotheses, i.e. the perfect running playlist or music for a date night or a dinner with friends.

Curate and maintain a large number of varied playlists.

Proactively look for Spotify users that are also great curators.

Analyze analytics and performance indicators of your own work.

Work with the Nordic, European, and Global Editorial Team and cross-functional teams to progress towards various content objectives.

Write music articles, perform interviews around music and lifestyle moments and various topics to support our “Music for Life” approach.

Requirements

A passion for music in multiple genres.

Perfect English is a must for this position. Both speaking and writing.

Excellent knowledge of UK specific music and culture.

A keen sense of what makes music appropriate for different situations, and an ability to identify great songs to fit.

A strong understanding of and experience with Spotify as a user and fan.

Team spirit, excellent work ethic, and friendly and warm attitude…Spotify is a very close-knit family!

Exceptional verbal communication and organizational skills.

Ability to work with and respond to analytics.

Keen attention to detail.

Strong propensity to take initiative and thrive on change.

Ability to work with cross-functional, multi-geo teams toward mutual objectives.

Experience in programming music, or work in the music industry could prove interesting, but is not a key requirement.

The right person will have a relevant background from the music industry (our competitors, partners, music labels or radio/tv) and also professional experience in working with curating playlists.

 

See the full job description and apply.

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