Experiential Marketing Associate Sub-Saharan Africa (8-month Contract)

at  Spotify

Marketing Operations
We are looking for a passionate Experiential Marketing Associate. In this role, you will own the strategy, marketing, production, and distribution of content for all on-the-ground activations and digital storytelling in the region. The ideal candidate for this role is a creative hybrid, has pan-African experience, and a strong experiential / eventing background and experience in driving initiatives and concepts forward. They must be knowledgeable around sponsorships, collaboration and live music entertainment. Most importantly, you have fun at work and a desire to make a positive impact for music fans, culture communities, audio listeners and audiences enjoying the event and festival spaces.
Location
Johannesburg
Job type
Full Time Contractor

What You’ll Do

• Lead and build on-the-ground Experiential brand projects as part of the Sub-Saharan Africa (SSA) content marketing team
• Collaborate with other Spotify SSA teams - Media, Music, Podcasts, Comms as well as global teams - on key projects
• Be innovative and creative around driving brand presence experientially through authentic and fresh experiences within creative communities, collectives and emerging cultures
• Actively prepare pitches, presentations and ideation documents for new Experiential activity within your region
• Project-plan the activation and content from ideation to creation and distribution, including management of calendars and budgets, marketing plans and reporting
• Oversee production standards & delivery on all activations, experiential marketing and content marketing projects. Have a stronghold on financial planning for projects and resources in the most efficient manner
• Display execution mastery to be able to identify the most efficient ways to deliver impactful brand presence and storytelling at scale
• Strong cross-cultural communications and the ability to prioritize and problem solve
• Analyze the music & podcast business, category, culture and the consumer to give the best solutions ensuring internal quality standards are met
• Lead all aspects of project management from brief to delivery
• Drive Spotify design standards on all brand, content and activations produced

Who You Are

• You have a minimum of 7-8 years’ proven experience across multiple markets in SSA
• You are able to navigate between many partners in ambiguous environments
• You craft and produce great activations and content projects on the ground and on digital
• Identify key Experiential moments and opportunities for Spotify
• You have extensive experience building, leading, and handling a production and creative partner network
• Proficient in the broader digital media landscape
• Excellent project management, problem solving, critical thinking, negotiation, innovation, organization and prioritization skill

Where You’ll Be

• This position will be based in Johannesburg, South Africa

Learn about life at Spotify
You are welcome at Spotify for who you are, no matter where you come from, what you look like, or what’s playing in your headphones. Our platform is for everyone, and so is our workplace. The more voices we have represented and amplified in our business, the more we will all thrive, contribute, and be forward-thinking! So bring us your personal experience, your perspectives, and your background. It’s in our differences that we will find the power to keep revolutionizing the way the world listens.
Spotify transformed music listening forever when we launched in 2008. Our mission is 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 chance to enjoy and be passionate about these creators. Everything we do is driven by our love for music and podcasting. Today, we are the world’s most popular audio streaming subscription service with a community of more than 500 million users.
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• Lead and build on-the-ground Experiential brand projects as part of the Sub-Saharan Africa (SSA) content marketing team
• Collaborate with other Spotify SSA teams - Media, Music, Podcasts, Comms as well as global teams - on key projects
• Be innovative and creative around driving brand presence experientially through authentic and fresh experiences within creative communities, collectives and emerging cultures
• Actively prepare pitches, presentations and ideation documents for new Experiential activity within your region
• Project-plan the activation and content from ideation to creation and distribution, including management of calendars and budgets, marketing plans and reporting
• Oversee production standards & delivery on all activations, experiential marketing and content marketing projects. Have a stronghold on financial planning for projects and resources in the most efficient manner
• Display execution mastery to be able to identify the most efficient ways to deliver impactful brand presence and storytelling at scale
• Strong cross-cultural communications and the ability to prioritize and problem solve
• Analyze the music & podcast business, category, culture and the consumer to give the best solutions ensuring internal quality standards are met
• Lead all aspects of project management from brief to delivery
• Drive Spotify design standards on all brand, content and activations produce