Global Associate Manager, Experiential & Content Production

Spotify is seeking an Experiential & Content Production Associate Manager to join our Global Experiential & Content Production team. We’re looking for a passionate experiential live event & content producer that will join our team to execute creative and production needs for Spotify IRL activations, collaborating with artist, Comms, Content, Brand, and Advertising teams.

The live production expert and producer we seek will build off-platform experiences that connect creators and artists and/or brands with their fans globally, while also bringing Spotify to life on the live stage and/or through activations. They will work closely with cross-functional stakeholders to develop creative executions that amplify our platform and bring it to life in a physical or digital way. Above all, your work will impact the way the world experiences music and audio.

What You\’ll Do

• Produce live experiences or workstreams related (for concerts, performances, events, experiential installations) for Spotify, artists, podcasters, authors and/or brand partners for audiences of fans, industry, influencers, and press
• Assist the planning, production, and execution of our live events, with specific attention to the unique objectives of each initiative
• Build and manage production budgets and oversee event timelines, vendor relationships, and approvals with oversight from your manager
• Directly help manage and support a team of vendors and freelancers across multiple executions including contracting, budgeting, and payment management
• Build, manage, and execute the production and show schedules for each live event or content shoots
• Demonstrate a good understanding of the production process, with experience working with cross-functional partners
• Act as a production expert responsible for producing small and medium complex executions and supporting heavily on large-scale executions for both experiential and content executions. Co-owning: pre-production planning, on-site execution and logistics, and post-production reconciliation
• Have the knowledge of the best in class stage production (creative, lighting, audio, production design vendors and personnel we can tap into for execution, choosing the best suited for each initiative)
• Understanding of the print and fabrication process for activations with a vast rolodex of partners to execute
• Understands event registration and can oversee and manage the process from invitation to door management.
• Have a creative point of view on projects/productions assigned, while providing pushing boundaries for innovations, fresh concepts, and elevating current output
• Develop and manage creative and production timelines, budgets, production schedules, daysheets and all documentation related to a successful execution
• Can manage creative and production traffic between departments
• Work with the creative team to provide feedback and ideas to improve and elevate the ideas.
• Deliver on time and within budget.
• Work with a variety of internal stakeholders to transition the concept to reality.
• Demonstrate an ability to navigate projects at various budget points and a willingness to negotiate with vendors, whilst being ‘creative’ with the approach to events to deliver to an exceptionally high standard at any budget.
• Develops internal and external production decks to clearly and cleanly articulate status of each event/program.
• Is an excellent note taker, managing feedback notes from executive meetings, and can action changes based upon that feedback.

Who You Are

• You know how to build brand experiences and produce short form content
• You are experienced with 4+ years of event, content, and show production experience
• You have a deep understanding of translating a brand needs into experiential activations or a visual story
• You care about bringing things to life with a visual point of view and being best in class
• You have an example of creative or project management work that you can tell us about
• Your attention to detail and ability to multitask is core to who you are
• You have creatively developed and produced live events on a small and large scale
• You have production experience, including an understanding of staging, lighting, and branding going vendor direct and not leaning on an event or production agency
• You have an understanding of artist needs and the artist booking process
• You have a global mindset and experience being flexible and working with vendors and team members across multiple offices and timezones proactively managing the workload and communicating with your manager, team members and stakeholders
• You like to travel and understand that being on a global team that executes entertainment production requires odd and long hours
• You have a “can-do” resilient attitude with a willingness to get the job done in the face of a challenge
• You have a strong ability to influence and negotiate effectively
• You are able to autonomously manage and scale local to global productions that deliver on business needs and anticipate what is needed to be successful when planning an execution
• You effectively engage stakeholders in the development of events and lead the process with the ability to drive the story and creative vision
• You thrive on getting feedback and strive to improve and deliver to the best of your ability
• You can mix creativity with strategic thinking and demonstrate strong organizational and prioritization skills
• You have strong communication skills, both written and verbal

The following are a bonus:

• Bilingual in English and one of the following: Spanish, French, or Portuguese
• The role requires significant travel (domestic and international)* approximately 30-50%

Where You\’ll Be

• This role is based in London
• 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.

Spotify is an equal opportunity employer. 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.

At Spotify, we are passionate about inclusivity and making sure our entire recruitment process is accessible to everyone. We have ways to request reasonable accommodations during the interview process and help assist in what you need. If you need accommodations at any stage of the application or interview process, please let us know – we’re here to support you in any way we can.

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.