*company description*
at nielsen, we are passionate about our work to power a better media future for all people by providing powerful insights that drive client decisions and deliver extraordinary results. Our talented, global workforce is dedicated to capturing audience engagement with content - wherever and whenever it’s consumed. Together, we are proudly rooted in our deep legacy as we stand at the forefront of the media revolution. When you join nielsen, you will join a dynamic team committed to excellence, perseverance, and the ambition to make an impact together. We champion you, because when you succeed, we do too. We enable your best to power our future.
Gracenote’s music editorial team is made up of music enthusiasts with a deep knowledge of regional music trends and genres. We are looking for an all-around music enthusiast to join our team.
*about the role*:
- ensure that album and artist metadata are of highest quality
- support discography review efforts
- 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
*qualifications*
- bi/multilingual - you must have a native or fluent level of english and be proficient in spanish. Other languages are a plus, just let us know what you speak
- comprehensive and well-rounded knowledge of wide array of popular music and pop culture for the global english language music industry, specialized knowledge of particular genres (particularly hiphop, electronic or pop music) 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
- 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
- fluency/familiarity with languages other than english & spanish is a plus
- experience with databases and other technological infrastructure is a plus
- ba/bs degree required, or substantial equivalent experience
*additional information