Editor (W2/Benefits Provided)

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• EXPERIENCE: 3-5 years
• ESTIMATED DURATION: 40h/week - Long term
• LOCATION: Remote - United States only
• HOURLY RANGE: Our client is looking to pay $20 – $25/hr
• BRAINTRUST JOB ID: 8386
• JOB TYPE: Freelance, Contract Position (no agencies/C2C - see notes below)

The Opportunity
Requirements
The Spotify team is seeking an Editor to join our Audiobooks team to build and manage editorial
collections, including merchandising, search optimization, and collaboration with cross-functional teams
to help support marketing campaigns and celebrate unique cultural moments.
The right candidate has strong experience with merchandising digital content, has an understanding of
the book publishing industry, is passionate about books and/or audiobooks, is highly organized, has
excellent communication skills, enjoys working in a fast-paced environment, and is able to work
effectively with a variety of teams and partners.
What You’ll Be Working On
What You'll Do:

• Collaborate on and implement editorial recommendations based on a clear understanding of
• Manage ongoing editorial updates, hypotheses, and playlists.

data and business goals to attract new and diverse audiences.

• Use research, cultural insights, and data analytics to continually enhance and elevate the right

editorial lens for our audiobooks platform

• Support programming of editorial content on platform as needed
• Collaborate cross functionally with wider Spotify organizations—such as growth, marketing,

product, engineering, and operations — to highlight and champion audiobooks.

• Track, analyze, and communicate key quantitative metrics and business trends

What You'll Bring:

• You have 3+ years of experience editing, curating, or merchandising content at a digital first

platform or a publishing house.

• You have experience building and implementing diverse recommendations that provide
• You have a deep passion for books and connecting readers/customers with great content.
• You are comfortable using quantitative and qualitative data to make informed decisions.
• You are a strong communicator and are able to work with cross-functional teams.

representation of cultures and people globally.

• You have a keen sense of what makes titles appropriate for different situations, and an ability to

quickly identify authors, series and titles to recommend.

• You are passionate about the evolution of audio and enjoy consuming spoken word content.

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