Nielsen
Music Specialist , Italy & Spain
Gracenote, a Nielsen Media company, provides entertainment metadata and technology that powers the world’s top cable and satellite providers, consumer electronics, automakers and music services. Metadata drives all product lines -- all are based on data connectivity! We provide clients with a comprehensive global database of compositions, writers and publishers - linking compositions to recordings at scale using machine learning. Providing publishers, societies and entertainment services with essential reference data for rights management.
Be prepared to love what you do!
Gracenote is building a team of entertainment information experts and data specialists who will support our music products and services. Your contributions to our team will help us increase content coverage in existing and emerging markets to give our customers a premium music metadata experience. Our Music Editorial team is made up of music specialists with a deep knowledge of regional music trends and genres.
We are presently looking for a Music Specialist, Italy and Spain
We are looking for a metadata/content editor with a specialisation in the Italian and Spanish music markets as well as broad knowledge on other popular music styles from around the world. In this position, you will combine your music knowledge with a sharp eye for detail in order to support an artist and discography database. You must be detail-oriented, self-motivated, and comfortable with technology, and able to maintain focus on tasks and deliverables under tight deadlines.
OVERALL RESPONSIBILITIES:
- Ensuring that editorial coverage of the Italian and Spanish music markets is focused and of high quality
- Ensure that album and artist metadata are of highest quality
- Improve our genre database
- Apply independent judgment to review, correct and classify music-related data elements according to established standards and practices
- Support discography review efforts
IN THIS ROLE YOU WILL:
- 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
- Learn and master internal Gracenote tools, technologies, data standards, and processes
FOR THIS ROLE WE ARE LOOKING FOR INDIVIDUALS THAT HAVE:
- A background in musicology or similar study
- Comprehensive and well-rounded knowledge of wide array of popular music and pop culture
- Must be native Italian and/or Spanish with proficiency in English.
- Other Mediterranean language knowledge is a bonus.
- 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 skillsExperience working with large amounts of data
- High computer literacy, especially with Microsoft Office and Excel
- 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
- Experience with databases and other technological infrastructure is a plus
- BA/BS degree required
Gracenote touches hundreds of millions of music fans and TV viewers every day. We provide music and video content and technologies to the world’s hottest entertainment products and brands. We define how the world connects with, discovers and enjoys digital entertainment on tomorrow’s emerging platforms. Work with us on driving the industry standard for music recognition and supporting the largest database of music metadata in the world!
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Nielsen Holdings Inc. is an American information, data and market measurement firm.
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- Founded 1923
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