Music Partnerships & Editor, Apple Music - Turkey & Middle East

Job Description

Summary

Posted: Jul 27, 2022 Weekly Hours: 40 Role Number: 200392102 We started with 1000 songs in your pocket. Now it’s over 90 million. Music is part of Apple’s soul. Whether it’s classic jams or hot new tracks, shredding songs to bang your head to or tunes to move your hips to, music encourages us and drives us to do our best work every single day. Apple Music’s editorial team puts together the best playlists and recommendations in every genre in the industry. It’s about the music you love, but you just haven’t heard yet. Technology provides access, but you have to feel music to be able to recommend it. To strengthen our Apple Music editorial team, we are looking for an experienced person who is knowledgeable and passionate about artists and music from across Turkey and the Middle East with a strong network of contacts across the artist, manager, label, and tastemaker communities. If you are a great teammate, with outstanding attention to detail, we want to hear from you!

Key Qualifications

Key Qualifications

• Experience in professional music curation.
• Experience in subscription based businesses.
• You live and breathe music and know the landscape and business like the back of your hand, even beyond your personal taste.
• Outstanding understanding of the music industry dynamics, including independent and major labels as well as competitor digital music services.
• Consistent track record of successful negotiation with both 3rd parties and within business structures.
• Strong project management skills and a track record in conceiving and implementing innovative ideas.

Description

Description In this job, you will: Curate local Music storefronts and playlists to make sure our customers are presented with the hottest tracks and best playlists available. Work closely with local and global Music Editors team to get Turkish, the Middle East, and North African artists' music heard by our subscribers. Identify, understand and communicate the Turkey and the Middle East market trends, music industry developments, needs and opportunities for Apple Music to our regional and international teams. Work with major and independent labels, aggregators, artists, artist managers and publishers to help them be more successful on Apple Music. Run successful promotional campaigns around releases and help them understand and improve opportunities across the Apple Music ecosystem. Support and educate key partners on Apple Music’s tools to help increase their success on the service. Take ownership for driving subscriber and revenue growth in Turkey and the Middle East by deeply analyzing service performance and trends, and actioning locally relevant initiatives to enhance growth.

Education & Experience

Education & Experience Candidates from all education backgrounds are encouraged to apply.

Additional Requirements

Additional Requirements

• This role is based in Dubai, UAE.
• Fluency in Arabic and Turkish is required.