Nielsen is hiring a
Music Editor

Summary

Join our Music Editorial team at Gracenote, focusing on Middle Eastern music markets. As an all-around music enthusiast, you will ensure high-quality metadata, contribute to regional and global music data enrichment projects, and perform day-to-day tasks. This remote position requires fluency in Arabic and English, a strong knowledge of popular music and pop culture for Middle Eastern markets, and experience working with large amounts of data.

Requirements

• Bi/multilingual - a native knowledge of Arabic combined with high level English skills. Other languages are a plus
• Comprehensive and well-rounded knowledge of a wide array of popular music and pop culture for Middle Eastern markets
• Basic understanding of the current state of the (digital) music business, previous experience with the radio industry or related media industry job is a plus
• Ability to review, navigate, and compare vast amounts of textual and imagery information from multiple information sources in a rapid manner
• Have familiarity with data-standardization policies and techniques, styles guides, and/or normalization routines
• Ability to work independently, without direct supervision, surfacing problems or issues as necessary
• Detail-oriented with good judgment, critical thinking, and a strong capacity for spotting trends and/or anomalies
• Excellent internet research skills
• Excellent writing, editing and verbal communication skills
• Experience working with large amounts of data
• High computer literacy (use of keyboard shortcuts, efficient file/folder management, etc.) and advanced Microsoft Excel skills

Responsibilities

• Ensure that album and artist metadata are of highest quality
• Apply independent judgment to review, correct and classify music-related data elements according to established standards and practices
• Contribute market-specific knowledge to regional and global music data enrichment projects
• Ensure that metadata in new music content adheres to our standards
• Research artists to verify metadata
• Communicate issues and resolutions clearly and concisely, escalating problems as needed
• Assist in creating and maintaining documentation of workflows, tool use, quality control

Preferred Qualifications

• Fluency/familiarity with languages other than English is a plus
• Experience with databases and other technological infrastructure is a plus

Benefits

• Remote work
• Possibility to work from our office in Amman