Music Curator, Amazon Music

Bachelors degree or equivalent and a minimum of 2+ year experience. - Expertise of the Indian music scene across new music and catalog. - Proven success in delivering results in a fast-paced, rapid-growth environment. - Project management skills, including prioritizing, scheduling, time management, and meetings.
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. Our focus is to build a personalized, curated, and seamless music experience. We want to help our customers enjoy their favorite artists, discover new ones, enjoy podcasts, experience live streaming performances, find their favorite playlists, watch editorial videos, and more. 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 India. 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. Develop, manage, and maintain high-quality contextual music programming for relevant audiences.
2. Stay ahead of emerging trends, artists, and viral content, demonstrate expertise in popular music genres and implement quick, innovative programming responses.
3. Showcase deep knowledge of Indian music across various languages and genres, including regional trends and cultural nuances.
4. Collaborate cross-functionally with social media, branding, label relations, and merchandising teams to effectively promote and distribute content.
5. Utilize data analytics to continuously refine and optimize content offerings, ensuring a fresh and engaging user experience.
6. Collaborate with global teams to promote Indian music internationally and engage with curation teams worldwide to share expertise and foster mutual learning.
7. Drive improvements in tools and techniques to support an expanding curated music offering, including task automation to enhance operational efficiency.
8. Cultivate strong relationships with external stakeholders in the music industry, liaising with Artist & Label Relations teams to identify and feature priority artists and music.
9. Implement and manage a continuous content improvement process to ensure ongoing relevance and quality.
10. Conduct regular sessions to enhance the team's understanding of popular culture, sharing best practices, trends, and insights.
About the team
The Amazon Music team in India is focused on igniting fandom with our customers and finding new fans for artists domestically and globally. We work to connect the dots between Music, Podcasts and Audiobooks, and working across the industry and the wider Amazon business to build best-in-class campaigns and initiatives.
- A deep understanding of the Indian music industry. - English verbal and written communication skills - Experience in media and entertainment company -publisher, DSP or programming, radio or music curation - Creative thinking - Ability to deal with ambiguity and relentlessly high standards.