Led all Pop & Soundtracks programming efforts, ensuring all new release, catalog & mood playlist series & new track/new album modules are updated to accurately reflect current global genre scenes & priority releases;
Ideated and led cross functional promo conversations for major Pop and Soundtrack releases in relation to social media publishing, securing exclusive video content, CRM opportunities & pitching TIDAL Magazine write-ups;
Collaborated with US based & global industry partners across artists, record labels, managers, publicists & distribution channels;
Elevated Pop & Soundtracks presence with TIDAL users;
Worked closely with the Product team to provide content & editorial insight, while also beta testing new integrations/tools;
Created TIDAL Pop & Soundtracks strategy with long term planning, data trends, TIDAL KPI's & future product integrations in mind as priority touchpoints;
Developed/piloted new team process improvements to optimize time resource efficiency;
Defined playlist curation ratio rules to ensure all artists are supported with respect & without bias across gender identity, cultural background & sexuality;
Regularly synced with global TIDAL Editors to highlight priority breakthrough - A List artists, ensuring a full picture landscape is promoted on TIDAL;
Finalized all aspects of playlist cover updates & promotion banners across Pop & Soundtracks;
Created & promoted in app catalog anniversary & social justice campaign programming experiences;
In the hits space, the lead editor & oversaw TIDAL's Top Hits, Pop Hits & Soundtrack Hits;
Pitched unique social media short form content & lock in artists for opportunities;
Curation lead within TIDAL partnerships space;
Oversaw one direct report and provided general leadership assistance across the team when needed; &
Promoted from Manager to Sr Manager in Q1 2022.
Marketing & Music Production Specialist
International Kitchen
New York, NY
10.2018 - 02.2020
Developed and implemented digital marketing plans incorporating SEO, social media platforms, and video campaigns;
Attained new customers by optimizing business strategies and launching products to diversify offerings;
Maintained client relationships across three brands; &
Exceeded sales and profit goals by supervising all marketing and planning activities, while directly managing 6 people.
Contracted Music Curator (Editorial)
Spotify
Sydney, NSW
07.2018 - 08.2018
Temporary contract acquired to independently curate a b2b campaign for a nationwide grocery store chain, equivalent to Wholefoods in Australia. Spanning across 2600 tracks & skewed towards developing-mainstream Pop, Country & gentle Rock to accommodate shifting demographics throughout trading changes. The programming landscape was applied to invoke positive/uplifting moods and moments set by the brief, with sequencing implemented in radio bucket form.
Contracted Artist/Label Marketing (Editorial)
Spotify
Sydney , Australia
01.2018 - 05.2018
Briefed, directed, and edited artist content in order to best promote Spotify Fans First Events and social media content off platform;
Regularly sourced materials/equipment for, and set up content shoots;
Confirmed and cleared specific music rights to sync with artist content capture;
Drove developing artist pre-sale ticket campaigns through the Fans First platform for ticket pushes in venues of 400 – 600 capacity;
Participated in regular editorial meetings across independent and major record labels, with an emphasis on Pop, Alt Rock & EDM crossover;
Worked with record labels and artist managers to best market domestic and international artists on the Spotify platform via homepage and playlist takeover execution;
Provided on-platform content operations and admin support for artist queries;
Conducted and created weekly competitor and charts analysis/research reports for content and marketing leads; &
Maintained a proactive artist showcase/industry events presence.