Senior Music Editor, Indonesia

What You'll Do

• Develop and execute a holistic editorial strategy for Indonesia that aligns with regional business goals
• Shape and evolve our editorial voice across playlists, written and visual storytelling, and short-form content on and off platform
• Pioneer creative and innovative formats to bring playlists to life and deepen connection with listeners
• Proactively identify music trends, emerging talent, and opportunities in the local and global music landscape, acting as a cultural guide
• Curate cohesive, engaging playlists for Indonesia with compelling descriptions and commentary that resonate with audiences
• Lead editorial representation in high-impact cross-functional projects and strategic bets at both a regional and global level with teams like artist & label partnerships, marketing, design, PR, and product
• Maintain and refine a strong playlist ecosystem that supports artist discovery and deepens artist-fan engagement
• Analyze user behavior and performance data to optimize playlist engagement and make informed editorial decisions, translating high-level insights into actionable initiatives
• Collaborate with global and regional editorial teams on programming initiatives and strategies to enhance Spotify’s market position.

Who You Are

• At least 8+ years of experience in the music industry, journalism, programming/curating music for digital, radio, TV, or other media outlets
• You have deep knowledge of music and culture, possessing broad expertise across all genres and styles, from Indo Pop to HipDut, Indie to Javanese music, with the ability to curate music for diverse moods and moments
• Skilled at leveraging data and audience insights to support editorial decisions and build clear narratives
• You have a strong editorial voice and are culturally aware, with the ability to critically evaluate music trends, emerging movements, and audience behavior beyond just data
• A confident storyteller and public speaker, fluent in English and Bahasa Indonesia to effectively advocate for the market and secure stakeholder buy-in
• An excellent communicator, capable of connecting with audiences through written, video, or audio commentary to enhance playlists
• You’re a team player who is detail-oriented and consistently demonstrates a positive attitude, adaptable and at ease navigating fast-changing priorities in a dynamic environment, comfortable navigating complex global-to-local organizational structures and aligning cross-functional teams around Editorial priorities
•  You are curious about how technology and culture intersect, constantly exploring new, innovative formats to keep Spotify at the forefront of the cultural zeitgeist
• You are comfortable on-camera and experienced crafting social-first content and working with video production teams
• You are knowledgeable of Google Suite tools, comfortable with basic design tools and workflows, capable of creating visual assets like playlist covers when necessary.

Where You'll Be

• This role is based in Jakarta
• We offer you the flexibility to work where you work best! There will be some in person meetings, but still allows for flexibility to work from home