emPawa Africa is a label services company that provides Distribution, Publishing administration and Marketing for independent African artists and labels.
Description
- We are looking for a Streaming Manager. As a member of the Empawa Africa team, this person will play a vital role by working with key streaming partners to further support our release campaigns.
- Responsibilities include relationships with key streaming platforms, editorial playlisting, reporting, DSP strategy and planning with our DSP partners, artists and team.
- This position is an unique opportunity to help lead our efforts in an ever-evolving, critical space and work across the roster, and opportunities for Empawa Africa and its partners.
- The ideal candidate is highly strategic, resourceful, creative, entrepreneurial, and collaborative.
- This is a very exciting position for someone who is looking to grow with the company and be a part of revolutionising the music business and having a role to play in pioneering music from Africa across the globe.
- Experience is really key, especially with music, startup ecosystem.
Duties to include but not limited to:
- Cultivating and strengthening relationships with key editorial, marketing and label relations teams across all DSPs including Amazon, Deezer, TIDAL, Pandora & YouTube Music.
- Secure partnerships and opportunities for Empawa’s artists at DSPs
- Develop and implement playlisting and DSP strategies that ultimately maximise revenue, market share and opportunities for Empawa’s artists.
- Pitching Empawa’s artists both digitally and face to face with DSP contacts
- Work with analytics for strategy building using tools such as Amazon Music For Artists, Deezer backstage, Chartmetric, and others
- Prepare streaming reports and key-results for key campaigns
- Representing Empawa Africa at partner meetings
- Work across all key global campaigns at Empawa Africa
The ideal candidate will have / be:
- 5+ years work experience in music and digital content, a creative agency, brand and artists marketing, and/or a social media platform
- Understand the current editorial ecosystem in the streaming industry
- Extensive experience working directly with artists and their teams while producing results and constructive lines of communication
- Passionate about music and knowledge of current and future trends in music and culture
- You have an ability to work well under pressure, with proven experience working on complex, international large scale, time critical projects
- You are results-oriented, upbeat, and focused, with a strong passion to learn and succeed.
- You have a strong ability to communicate via excellent copy-writing, presentation and creative skills while confidently calling out issues and solutions
- You possess strong analytical abilities, the ability see the big picture and synthesise goals and plans within varying levels of ambiguity
- Must have key contact/relationships across the DSP landscape
- The drive to take initiative, work independently and be accountable while also working as a great teammate who is collaborative, positive and flexible
- Flexible and versatile in nature, and with the ability to take on challenges while maintaining and even keep a sense of humour.
- An impeccable ability to build and maintain many relationships across the industry, with a ‘partner first’ mindset
- Deep understanding of emerging and established streaming platforms
- Excellent communication skills, with experience of building and maintaining internal and external relationships
- Must be able to accept changes readily, both in job responsibilities, as well as in the work environment, and have the ability to be flexible in adapting to re-prioritized tasks
- Self-starter with strong organisational skills and attention to detail with ability to set and consistently meet deadlines
- Strong proficiency in Google Suite, particularly Google Sheets
How To Apply For The Job | Streaming Manager at emPawa Africa
To submit your application, click on the link below and complete all relevant fields on the online application form.
Closing Date: 10 November, 2022