Manager, Programming, UK - TIDAL
- Full-time
Company Description
Available in 61 countries, the streaming service has more than over 100 million songs and over 650,000 high-quality videos in its catalog, along with original video series, podcasts, thousands of expertly curated playlists, and artist discovery via TIDAL Rising. TIDAL is available in Free (US only), HiFi, and HiFi Plus tiers, with the HiFi Plus membership offering access to immersive audio features like Master Quality Authenticated (MQA) recordings, Dolby Atmos Music, and Sony’s 360 Reality Audio recordings; for a higher monthly fee that TIDAL redistributes back to artists.
TIDAL is part of Block, Inc. (NYSE: SQ), a global technology company with a focus on financial services.
For more information, please visit www.tidal.com.
Job Description
TIDAL’s Culture & Content team has four sub-teams, including Programming, the one where you will sit. The global Programming team plans and oversees all campaigns, keeping the app updated with relevant content, and connecting our work with labels to create relationships to enhance those campaigns and TIDAL as a valued partner overall.
We are looking for a dynamic, structured and music-loving person who will be responsible for all things editorial including local label / partner relations. You have experience and are already in the UK music industry, have knowledge in the streaming business. Experience with music, and an open attitude towards all musical genres and styles, current trends and history.
Join the TIDAL Culture & Content team as we advocate for artists, create enjoyable music experiences for our listeners, and celebrate the importance of music in our everyday lives.
Responsibilities
Curate and programming app daily for the UK market, including creating playlists, programming new music and video releases, handling campaigns, original content and other content programs to establish a presence in the market.
Develop a responsive relationship with the local music industry, including labels, artists, management, promoters, etc.
Create a campaign programming calendar for the UK reflecting holidays, major birthdays, etc.
Stay up to date on local and international release schedules, media events, and more, across all genres.
Study different user segments and apply insights to create content to engage users with different tastes and interests.
Collaborate with our Engineering, Marketing, Events, and Creative Design teams to further support global and local content projects.
Support local partnership programs, follow up social media and other marketing.
Work with the global team of music managers within TIDAL’s Culture and Content organization to reach strategic goals.
Qualifications
Requirements
3 or more years of experience in the music industry / working with music curation/programming.
Have an already established network of industry contacts within your local market.
Great organizational skills and cross-departmental communication abilities; able to adapt to last minute changes in plans.
Strong written, verbal/interpersonal communication skills.
Willingness to work across different time zones and easily adapt to TIDAL’s culture and company guidelines.
Display a deep knowledge and experience with music across all genres.
Experience with digital project management tools such as AirTable.
Strong Microsoft Suite and Google Docs skills required (Word and Excel).
This position can be remote, following the European time zone.
Additional Information
We’re working to build a more inclusive economy where our customers have equal access to opportunity, and we strive to live by these same values in building our workplace. Block is a proud equal opportunity employer. We work hard to evaluate all employees and job applicants consistently, based solely on the core competencies required of the role at hand, and without regard to any legally protected class.
We believe in being fair, and are committed to an inclusive interview experience, including providing reasonable accommodations to disabled applicants throughout the recruitment process. We encourage applicants to share any needed accommodations with their recruiter, who will treat these requests as confidentially as possible. Want to learn more about what we’re doing to build a workplace that is fair and square? Check out our I+D page.
Block, Inc. (NYSE: SQ) is a global technology company with a focus on financial services. Made up of Square, Cash App, Spiral, TIDAL, and TBD, we build tools to help more people access the economy. Square helps sellers run and grow their businesses with its integrated ecosystem of commerce solutions, business software, and banking services. With Cash App, anyone can easily send, spend, or invest their money in stocks or Bitcoin. Spiral (formerly Square Crypto) builds and funds free, open-source Bitcoin projects. Artists use TIDAL to help them succeed as entrepreneurs and connect more deeply with fans. TBD is building an open developer platform to make it easier to access Bitcoin and other blockchain technologies without having to go through an institution.