Music Curator, Amazon Music Canada

Amazon; Toronto; On-site; CAD 50,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

An established industry player is seeking a Music Curator to drive customer engagement through innovative music programming. This role involves creating and maintaining playlists, utilizing data to refine content, and collaborating with various teams to ensure a top-notch customer experience. The ideal candidate will possess expertise in the Canadian music scene and have a proven track record in a fast-paced environment. Join a dynamic team and contribute to shaping the future of music engagement on a global scale, while enjoying a culture that values diversity and inclusion.

Qualifications

• Minimum 1+ year experience in music programming or curation.
• Strong project management and data analysis skills.

Responsibilities

• Deliver high-quality music programming and playlists.
• Collaborate with global teams to enhance the music experience.

Skills

Project Management

Data Analysis

Canadian Music Expertise

Creative Thinking

Education

Bachelor's Degree

Job description

Amazon Music is an immersive audio entertainment service that deepens connections between fans, artists, and creators. From personalized music playlists to exclusive podcasts to concert livestreams, Amazon Music is innovating at some of the most exciting intersections of music and culture. We offer experiences that serve all listeners with our different tiers of service: Prime members get access to all the music in shuffle mode, and top ad-free podcasts, included with their membership; customers can upgrade to Amazon Music Unlimited for unlimited, on-demand access to millions of songs, including millions in HD, Ultra HD, and spatial audio and can listen to one audiobook per month from Audible's catalog as part of their subscription; and anyone can listen for free by downloading the Amazon Music app or via Alexa-enabled devices. Join us for the opportunity to influence how Amazon Music engages fans, artists, and creators on a global scale.

Our Team is looking for an experienced professional to define and push forward our music programming strategy for Canada. The Music Curator for Amazon Music will support driving customer engagement through the creation and maintenance of playlists, stations and related curatorial tasks crucial to the quality of the Amazon Music customer experience.

This Music Curator will set a path towards iteration and improvement by learning about our customers and their behaviour through the collection and analysis of data, working closely with the Content, Marketing, and Industry Relations teams on customer and partner-facing initiatives. The Music Curator will also work with Product and Engineering teams to assure that customer experiences are best-in-class.

Key job responsibilities

1. Deliver high quality music programming, including playlists and stations.
2. Use data to continuously refine our content offering to ensure a fresh and compelling user experience for customers.
3. Expertise in Canadian music, trends and local nuances.
4. Identify artist and music priorities with Artist & Label Relations teams to support and feature.
5. Work with global teams to export Canadian music around the world.
6. Drive improvements of tools and techniques required to support a growing curated music offering.
7. Enhance the team's operational efficiency by automating repetitive tasks, freeing up time for strategic and high-impact work.
8. Collaborate with other curation teams around the world to share your expertise and learn from them.
9. Work with external stakeholders to build deep relationships in the music industry.
10. Execute a continuous content improvement process.

BASIC QUALIFICATIONS

1. Bachelors degree or equivalent and a minimum of 1+ year experience.
2. Expertise of the Canadian music scene across new music and catalog.
3. Proven success in delivering results in a fast-paced, rapid-growth environment.
4. Project management skills, including prioritizing, scheduling, time management, and meetings.

PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS

1. A deep network in the Canadian music industry.
2. French verbal and written communication skills.
3. Experience at a record label, publisher, DSP; or programming, radio or music curation.
4. Creative thinking, the ability to deal with ambiguity, and relentlessly high standards.

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