--- title: 'Contractor Music Editor ANZ at Spotify' canonical: 'https://feeny.ai/job/contractor-music-editor-anz-spotify-sydney-jdb4vyreppfm' type: 'job' last_seen: '2026-09-07' --- # Contractor Music Editor ANZ at Spotify - **Company:** Spotify - **Location:** Sydney, Australia - **Work type:** onsite - **Posted:** 2026-07-24 - **Last confirmed live:** 2026-09-07 - **Apply:** https://jobs.lever.co/spotify/eb46cf13-b113-4b80-9c93-c3c8781aff85 ## Job description Spotify is looking for a Contractor Music Editor to join our ANZ Editorial team, reporting to the Editorial Lead in Sydney. This is a 12-month contract role. Please note this role is employed through a third party. As a Contractor Music Editor you'll help influence how millions of listeners in Australia and New Zealand experience music on Spotify. Behind the scenes, this role will work with world-leading technology and product teams to sharpen our recommendations and deliver the best possible listening experience for a broad and diverse Audience. ## What You'll Do - Curate engaging playlists and editorial experiences across genres for ANZ audiences, balancing data insight with cultural instinct and human judgement - Analyse user behaviour, streaming data and performance metrics to optimise programming and surface audience-growth opportunities - Create compelling written commentary, video content and on-camera editorial moments that bring Spotify's editorial voice to life on platform and across social channels - Identify emerging music trends, scenes and culturally significant moments — ensuring Spotify's local programming is timely and authoritative - Champion local artists and identify export opportunities across Spotify's global editorial network - Work cross functionally with other departments within Spotify (including marketing and comms) to realise local market goals and editorial priorities - Contribute to the development of creative editorial formats that deepen user engagement and trust ## Who You Are - A minimum of 3+ years of experience in music programming, curation, culture journalism or a related role across digital, radio, music, TV or similar platforms - Broad genre expertise with deep knowledge across Dance, Electronic and Hip-Hop looked on particularly favourably - Strong understanding of Australian and New Zealand music culture, with the ability to read and forecast cultural trends globally - Confident and engaging on camera, with the ability to talk about music with authority and authenticity for a broad audience - Excellent written skills — able to craft sharp, compelling commentary on music and culture - Deep understanding of digital content, social media and digital culture, with proven experience in engaging with young audiences online - Proven experience using AI tools to drive process efficiency and enhance workflows - Comfortable using data and analytics to inform editorial decisions and measure performance - A keen eye for design and visual storytelling — understanding what makes compelling artwork and playlist imagery - Detail-oriented, organised and able to manage a high volume of programming - Collaborative, curious and energised by working at the intersection of music, culture and Technology Work Arrangements - This contract is based in Sydney, Australia - While there is flexibility to work remotely, attendance at the Sydney office is expected approximately 3 days per week for in-person collaboration ## About Spotify ## Company Overview - **One-liner**: Spotify is the world's most popular audio streaming subscription service, connecting users to over 100 million tracks, 7 million podcast titles, and 700,000 audiobooks across 184 markets. - **Entity Type**: Public (NYSE: SPOT) - **Headquarters**: Stockholm, Sweden - **Founded**: 2006 - **Founders**: Daniel Ek and Martin Lorentzon ## Core Business - Primary industry: Audio streaming and digital media - Target customers: B2C (consumers via Free and Premium tiers) and B2B (advertisers, artists, and labels through Spotify Advertising and Spotify for Artists) - Mission: "To deliver creativity to the world—one note, one voice, one idea at a time." ## Products & Services - **Spotify Free**: Ad-supported streaming of music, podcasts, and audiobooks - **Spotify Premium**: Subscription tier with offline mode, improved sound quality, and ad-free listening - **Spotify for Artists**: Analytics, promotion, and monetization tools for creators - **Spotify Advertising**: Programmatic and self-serve ad platform for brands - **Audiobooks**: Catalog of 700,000+ audiobook titles (market entry in 2022) ## Market Standing - **Valuation/Market Cap**: Not disclosed in available sources; stock price reported at USD 391.23 (as of 2024-10-29) - **Key Metric**: Annual Revenue EUR 17.2B; 777 million monthly users including 300 million subscribers (per Spotify Newsroom). Note: LinkedIn company data lists 365M users/165M subscribers — conflicting reports, likely reflecting an older snapshot. - **Notable Investors/Partners**: Series A of USD 21.6M with 5 investors (2008); debt financing of USD 1.0B (2016); convertible notes in 2016 and 2021. Key acquisitions include Sonantic (2022), Mediachain (2017), and Tunigo (2013). - **Growth Signals**: Headcount grew +14.2% YoY to 8,921 employees; 9 offices across 4 countries; expansion into audiobooks; 300M+ paying subscribers. ## Competitive Advantages - Scale: largest audio streaming subscriber base globally - Data and AI personalization: mature recommendation engines and AI-driven discovery - Multi-format audio ecosystem: music, podcasts, and audiobooks in a single app - Strong brand recognition and deep creator relationships ## Strategic Focus - AI-powered personalization and generative audio tools - Audiobook market expansion - Podcast ecosystem growth - Creator monetization and artist tools ## Why Work Here - Employer rating 4.0/5.0 from 2,155 reviews (Work-Life: 4.2, Compensation: 3.9, Culture: 4.0, Career: 3.5) - **Work ## Other roles at Spotify - [Talent Acquisition Lead](https://feeny.ai/job/talent-acquisition-lead-spotify-singapore-12xvv8epn405) — Singapore - [Senior Product Manager - Audiobooks Format Foundations](https://feeny.ai/job/senior-product-manager-audiobooks-format-foundations-spotify-london-zw5q1r1wtr0q) — London, United Kingdom - [Staff Data Scientist - Experience](https://feeny.ai/job/staff-data-scientist-experience-spotify-stockholm-7taecwqpkhp5) — Stockholm, Sweden - [C++ Engineer - Experience](https://feeny.ai/job/c-engineer-experience-spotify-stockholm-gz7bg2y4csyy) — Stockholm, Sweden - [Manager, Proposition Strategy](https://feeny.ai/job/manager-proposition-strategy-spotify-new-york-hg1v4dt60pvz) — New York, NY - [Social Media Manager, Campaigns & Platform Strategy](https://feeny.ai/job/social-media-manager-campaigns-platform-strategy-spotify-new-york-85n7jmvre48j) — New York, NY - [Product Manager - Customer Service Platform](https://feeny.ai/job/product-manager-customer-service-platform-spotify-london-vg49ft635gk3) — London, United Kingdom - [Engineering Manager - Experimentation](https://feeny.ai/job/engineering-manager-experimentation-spotify-london-wrt5th6mc3qz) — London, United Kingdom - [Senior Machine Learning Engineer - Artist-First AI Music Lab](https://feeny.ai/job/senior-machine-learning-engineer-artist-first-ai-music-lab-spotify-new-york-3878mpf4eh5h) — New York, NY - [Lead, Global Markets Strategy](https://feeny.ai/job/lead-global-markets-strategy-spotify-new-york-bbvadsavxqdz) — New York, NY