Hip-Hop Music Content Manager

Job Description

BASIC QUALIFICATIONS
- Proven work experience in music programming, editorial, A&R, or a related role
- Demonstrated knowledge about Hip-Hop, both Italian and global
- Proven success in delivering results in a fast-paced, rapid-growth environment
- Experience using data to drive improvements
- Experience in audience specific content creation

Amazon Music is an immersive audio entertainment service that deepens connections between fans, artists, and creators. From personalized music playlists to exclusive podcasts, concert livestreams to artist merch, 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 100 million songs, including millions in HD, Ultra HD, and spatial audio; 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. Learn more at https://www.amazon.com/music.

Amazon Music is searching for a Music Curator to help drive engagement with our streaming services in Italy, based in Milan. You will be part of a wider Programming Team, responsible for creating, managing and optimizing exclusive musical content for listeners, including playlists and stations.

Key job responsibilities
You will contribute to key parts of the music experience of our service. You will:
- Use data, research, and expert-level knowledge to create and refine Hip-Hop curated content
- Represent new music releases and trends internally and externally across several genres
- Gather, analyse, report, and act on listener engagement and content usage data
- Contribute to strategic workstreams, and deliver added value projects
- Obsess over the quality of the music experience of our service, identifying, influencing and actioning improvements for listeners

A day in the life
Experienced in music curation, you will be music-obsessed with in-depth knowledge of the current Italian hip-hop music scene, crafting great playlists which reflect the best in new music. You will bring extensive grounding in catalogue music across a range of styles, both Italian and global, and an understanding of how music plays a part in peoples' lifestyles. As well as relying on instincts, you will have a proven record of optimising work based on listener behaviour data, and be comfortable owning entire workstreams end-to-end: developing strategies and managing delivery of projects.

About the team
Please note professional English fluency is essential for this role, at least C1 level or equivalent.

We are open to hiring candidates to work out of one of the following locations:

Milan, MI, ITA

PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS
- Experience managing multiple deliverables on-time, at pace
- Knowledge of current trends and history in both music and the music industry
- End-to-end project management to strategic level

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Jobcode: Reference SBJ-rj0mke-18-118-102-225-42 in your application.