Streaming Manager at emPawa Africa

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