Amazon Music is an immersive audio entertainment service that deepens connections between fans, artists, and creators. From personalized music playlists to exclusive podcasts to concert livestreams, Amazon Music is innovating at some of the most exciting intersections of music and culture. We offer experiences that serve all listeners with our different tiers of service: Prime members get access to all the music in shuffle mode, and top ad-free podcasts, included with their membership; customers can upgrade to Amazon Music Unlimited for unlimited, on-demand access to millions of songs, including millions in HD, Ultra HD, and spatial audio and can listen to one audiobook per month from Audible's catalog as part of their subscription; and anyone can listen for free by downloading the Amazon Music app or via Alexa-enabled devices. Join us for the opportunity to influence how Amazon Music engages fans, artists, and creators on a global scale.

Our Team is looking for an experienced professional to define and push forward our music programming strategy for Hip-Hop. The Music Curator for Amazon Music will support driving customer engagement through the creation and maintenance of playlists, stations and related curatorial tasks crucial to the quality of the Amazon Music customer experience.


Key job responsibilities
• Expertise in Hip-Hop music, trends and nuances.
• Stay ahead of emerging trends, artists, and viral content, demonstrate expertise and implement quick, innovative programming responses.
• Deliver high quality music programming, including playlists and stations.
• Use data to continuously refine our content offering to ensure a fresh and compelling user experience for customers.
• Identify artist and music priorities with Artist & Label Relations teams to support and feature.
• Partner with Catalog team to identify and activate strategically highlighting the depth of artist catalogs tied to campaigns and tent pole moments.
• Work with global teams to elevate and expand music around the world.
• Collaborate cross-functionally with social media, branding, label relations, and merchandising teams to effectively promote and distribute content.
• Drive improvements of tools and techniques required to support a growing curated music offering.
• Enhance the team's operational efficiency by automating repetitive tasks, freeing up time for strategic and high-impact work.
• Collaborate with other curation teams around the world to share your expertise and learn from them.
• Work with external stakeholders to build deep relationships in the music industry.
• Execute a continuous content improvement process.


A day in the life
This Music Curator will set a path towards iteration and improvement by learning about our customers and their behavior through the collection and analysis of data, working closely with the Content, Marketing, and Industry Relations teams on customer and partner-facing initiatives. The Music Curator will also work with Product and Engineering teams to assure that customer experiences are best-in-class.

About the team
The Amazon Music team is focused on igniting fandom with our customers and finding new fans for artists domestically and globally. We work to connect the dots between Music, Podcasts and Audiobooks, and working across the industry and the wider Amazon business to build best-in-class campaigns and initiatives.