Senior PR & Communications Manager, Spotify
Product & Tech
$153.2-218.9k
Plus equity
2-3 days a week in office
Commercial music streaming service
Job no longer available
Commercial music streaming service
1001+ employees
Job no longer available
$153.2-218.9k
Plus equity
2-3 days a week in office
1001+ employees
Company mission
To unlock the potential of human creativity—by giving a million creative artists the opportunity to live off their art and billions of fans the opportunity to enjoy and be inspired by it
Role
Who you are
- The ideal candidate is on the pulse of the tech landscape and has a deep understanding of the AI landscape and the way technology has an impact on consumers and culture
- You should have a strong track record of storytelling via social, media relations, and earned influencer relations
- 7+ years relevant communications experience in consumer PR, entertainment or technology
- Organized, thorough, and able to work on multiple projects while maintaining deadlines
- Strong partner management and leadership skills
- Strong tech, consumer media, and social editor relationships
- Tech influencer relationships and an understanding of the tech influencer landscape
- Proven track record of developing and implementing holistic communications strategies and plans at a global scale
- Excellent written and oral communication skills
- Strong strategic and resourceful problem-solver
- Experience in crisis management
- Experience working across AI-related features and overall knowledge of the AI landscape
- Ability to work in a hectic and extremely fast-moving global industry and environment
- Standout colleague who can work autonomously while thinking globally and executing locally
- Creative problem solver to assist in ideation of campaigns, product launches, and always-on storytelling
- Knowledgeable about news and trends in the technology and audio space
What the job involves
- We’re looking for an innovative Senior PR Manager, Product & Tech Communications to support the development and rollout of key product, feature, and UI narratives around Spotify's industry-leading platform
- In this role, you will develop and implement global product communications strategies that enhance the user experience both on and off platform
- You will also play a key role in managing and mitigating public affairs, corporate, product, and technology communications issues
- A successful candidate will have seasoned experience in the consumer tech space, experience managing timely issues, and the ability to translate the benefits of Spotify’s products to consumers, media, and influencers in a digestible, memorable, and fun way
- This hands-on, cross-functional role will include developing impactful communications strategies, proactive storytelling to drive deeper education and understanding of our products, and managing crisis communications issues as they relate to products
- Lead global product and partner communications strategies
- Lead strategy and development in always-on, proactive storytelling around Spotify’s hero features
- Lead crisis and issue management related to product and tech comms
- Develop crisis communication strategies as they relate to product and user experience
- Support major marketing initiatives around product features, generating press and influencer moments
- Work directly with internal spokespeople and senior leadership on announcements, speaking opportunities, events, and broader storytelling
- Work closely with internal partners across the business to develop product narratives and global strategies
- Manage external agency partners
- Working alongside market communications leads to the development of strategies and plans that can be implemented at a local level
- Leverage strong media, social, and influencer relationships
Our take
Spotify was founded in an attempt to combat the rampant music piracy that was causing significant harm to the industry. The company has since taken music streaming mainstream and now has 180m+ paying subscribers across the world.
With features that include a highly accessible interface and a vast catalogue of artists, Spotify's strong brand has been able to maintain growth in spite of fierce competition from deep-pocketed rivals like Amazon and Apple. The company has achieved this by making smart acquisitions to move into other verticals to strengthen its offerings, especially podcasting, by acquiring Gimlet Media, Anchor and Parcast.
Spotify's future plans include rapid growth with a goal to become a one-stop destination for all digital sound, as well as AI and NFT integrations. However, high costs incurred from the acquisition of exclusive podcasts, increasing competitor strength, and weak bottom-line growth mean that the company must find a balance to maintain its position in the sector.
Freddie
Company Specialist at Welcome to the Jungle
Insights
23% employee growth in 12 months
Company
Funding (last 2 of 8 rounds)
Jan 2016
$1bn
CONVERTIBLE
Jun 2015
$526m
SERIES G
Total funding: $2.1bn
Company benefits
- Extensive learning opportunities, through our dedicated team, GreenHouse
- Flexible share incentives letting you choose how you share in our success
- Global parental leave, six months off - fully paid - for all new parents
- All The Feels, our employee assistance program and self-care hub
- Flexible public holidays, swap days off according to your values and beliefs
Company HQ
Norrmalm, Stockholm, Stockholms län
Leadership
Daniel Ek
(CEO & Chairman)Founded Spotify in 2006. Previously worked as an executive at Tradera, an auction company that was sold to eBay and was briefly the CEO of uTorrent.
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