Editor, Francophone

Spotify AB; Toronto; Hybrid; CAD 70,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

Spotify AB is searching for an experienced Francophone Editor to join its Canadian Editorial team. This role involves curating playlists, collaborating on projects, and leveraging analytics to enhance music experiences, specifically focusing on the French-Canadian market. The ideal candidate possesses in-depth knowledge of music culture and has a rich background in music curation.

Benefits

Flexible share incentives

Global parental leave

Employee assistance program

Flexible public holidays

Extensive learning opportunities

Qualifications

• 5+ years experience in the music industry, programming/curating music.
• Expert knowledge of French-Canadian music culture.
• Strong communication and writing skills.

Responsibilities

• Curate and maintain playlists for Canada, focusing on the Québec market.
• Collaborate with international editorial teams on various projects.
• Analyze data and consumer behaviors for music trends.

Skills

Multilingual (French and English)

Music Curation

Communication

Data Analysis

Job description

We are looking for an experienced Francophone Editor to join Spotify’s Canadian Editorial team. The role can be based in Montreal or Toronto.

Locations

• Toronto

Job type

You will contribute with your expertise to a variety of music-related projects in the company, including playlists curation and cross-functional work, with a focus on the French-Canadian market. You will bring deep cultural and music insights to craft highly engaging music experiences for listeners beyond playlists. You will ensure an unbiased editorial voice for a multitude of moods, moments and genres, and you will help drive artist discovery through a large editorial ecosystem of playlists and tools. You will demonstrate a team player spirit, a deep understanding for performance-oriented analytics and will have your ear to the ground in the Canadian music community, with special attention to fandoms, trends and virality.

What You'll Do

• Curate and maintain a large number of playlists for Canada, with a focus on the Québec market and francophone sub-genres
• Help elaborate and maintain an editorial strategy for the Canadian market, with a particular focus on Québec
• Listen to music from a wide range of genres and identify trends
• Work cross-functionally with other teams on projects and campaigns related to the French-Canadian market, as well as the Canadian market as a whole
• Understand and gain insight of consumer behaviours by analyzing data and analytics.
• Collaborate with international editorial teams on a variety of projects and programming initiatives.
• Be an ambassador within the company for artists from Canada, helping them grow their fanbase through internal workflows.

Who You Are

• 5+ years' experience in the music industry, programming/curating music for digital platforms/media, TV or other media outlets, where connecting and serving audiences with music experiences, artists and/or creators in today’s music landscapes has been an integral part of your job and missions.
• Expert knowledge of French-Canadian music culture, present and past.
• You possess a perfect level of written and spoken French and English.
• You live and breathe music every day and have a deep knowledge of music and culture, with a focus on Canada, and an excellent grasp of the international music landscape.
• Strong communication and writing skills.
• Ability to comprehend and proactively interpret analytics.
• A strong understanding of, and experience with, Spotify as a user and fan.
• Ability to travel when needed.

Where You'll Be

• This role will be based in Montreal or Toronto
• We offer you the flexibility to work where you work best! There will be some in person meetings in the Toronto office, but still allows for flexibility to work from home.

Extensive learning opportunities, through our dedicated team, GreenHouse.

Flexible share incentives letting you choose how you share in our success.

Global parental leave, six months off - for all new parents.

All The Feels, our employee assistance program and self-care hub.

Flexible public holidays, swap days off according to your values and beliefs.

Learn about life at Spotify

You are welcome at Spotify for who you are, no matter where you come from, what you look like, or what’s playing in your headphones. Our platform is for everyone, and so is our workplace. The more voices we have represented and amplified in our business, the more we will all thrive, contribute, and be forward-thinking! So bring us your personal experience, your perspectives, and your background. It’s in our differences that we will find the power to keep revolutionizing the way the world listens.

Spotify transformed music listening forever when we launched in 2008. Our mission is to unlock the potential of human creativity by giving a million creative artists the opportunity to live off their art and billions of fans the chance to enjoy and be passionate about these creators. Everything we do is driven by our love for music and podcasting. Today, we are the world’s most popular audio streaming subscription service with a community of more than 500 million users.