Music Editor, South Korea

📋 Description

• Curate engaging playlists across genres and moods for local audiences.
• Actively listen to new music, identify trends, artists, and movements.
• Use user data to evaluate editorial hypotheses and optimize engagement.
• Contribute creative editorial ideas and formats; write, video, or audio content.
• Collaborate with regional and global editorial teams on initiatives and priorities.
• Work cross-functionally with Artist & Label Partnerships, Marketing, and Product.
• Support artist discovery within Spotify's editorial ecosystem.
• Maintain an unbiased, professional editorial voice reflecting Spotify's local ecosystem.

🎯 Requirements

• 5-8 years in music industry, digital programming, journalism, or music curation.
• Deep knowledge of the South Korean music market and evolving trends.
• Broad genre fluency across diverse styles, moods, and listener contexts.
• Comfortable interpreting data/analytics to inform editorial decisions.
• Balance intuition with critical thinking; evaluate audience behavior.
• Excellent communicator; write copy and occasional multimedia formats.
• Proficient in Korean and English (written and spoken).
• Organized, adaptable, collaborative; thrives in fast-paced environments.

🎁 Benefits

• Based in Seoul with flexible work options; some in-person meetings.
• Flexible, hybrid-friendly arrangement; work from home when possible.
• Inclusive, equal opportunity employer culture.