Music Curator, Hip-Hop

Job description

DESCRIPTION

Amazon Music
Imagine being a part of an agile team where your ideas have the potential to reach millions. Picture working on cutting-edge consumer-facing products, where every single team member is a critical voice in the decision-making process. Envision being able to leverage the resources of a Fortune-500 company within the atmosphere of a start-up. Welcome to Amazon Music, where ideas are born and come to life as Amazon Music Unlimited, Prime Music, and so much more.

Everyone on our team has a meaningful impact on product features, new directions in music streaming, and customer engagement. We are looking for new team members across a variety of job functions including software engineering/development, marketing, design, ops and more. Come join us as we make history by launching exciting new projects in the coming year.

Our team is focused on building a personalized, curated, and seamless music experience. We want to help our customers discover up-and-coming artists, while also having access to their favorite established musicians. We build systems that are distributed on a large scale, spanning our music apps, web player, and voice-forward audio engagement on mobile and Amazon Echo devices, powered by Alexa to support our customer base. Amazon Music offerings are available in countries around the world, and our applications support our mission of delivering music to customers in new and exciting ways that enhance their day-to-day lives. Come innovate with the Amazon Music team!

The superstar who lands this role will be the lead for Amazon Music on all things hip-hop. This person will be primarily responsible for creating the industry's best playlists, streaming radio stations, and voice-driven listening experience for our tens of millions of customers. We expect this person to have major influence over hip-hop editorial coverage and the creation and acquisition of exclusive content, taking advantage of unassailable expertise and a deep network to connect Amazon Music with the most relevant artists in the genre. This person will be the face and the driving force of hip-hop for Amazon Music.

This role will be based in either Los Angeles, New York, or Atlanta.

Key Responsibilities:
· Serve as Amazon Music's primary hip-hop expert.
· Use a combination of in-depth genre knowledge and data to build/maintain playlists and stations that attract and retain millions of fans.
· Own the voice experience for hip-hop, driven primarily by the creation and maintenance of proprietary metadata.
· Interact regularly with labels, artists, and management.

Desired profile

BASIC QUALIFICATIONS

· Bachelor's degree or equivalent experience required.
· 3+ years experience working in music programming, music supervision, or other related music-centric creative role.
· Deep and broad knowledge of hip-hop music and culture, from its origins to now.
· Ability to juggle multiple projects efficiently in a fast-paced environment while delivering outstanding results.
· Ability to set clear expectations with internal and external partners.
· Knack for instantly turning analysis into recommendations.
· History of balancing long-term strategic work with day-to-day execution
· A deep, regularly maintained network of industry contacts.
· Ability to confidently and effectively interact with counterparts of any level at partner companies.
· Strong verbal and written communication skills.
· Strong attention to detail and organizational skills.
· Strong project management skills.
· Strong judgment and instincts. Is right a lot.
· Able to prioritize in complex, fast-paced environment.
· Can deliver results autonomously, yet knows how to take advantage of available support.