Music Editorial Research Specialist (Latin Music Enrichment)

At Nielsen, we believe that career growth is a partnership. You ultimately own, fuel and set the journey. By joining our team of nearly 14,000 associates, you will become part of a community that will help you to succeed. We champion you because when you succeed, we do too. Embark on a new initiative, explore a fresh approach, and take license to think big, so we can all continuously improve. We enable your best to power our future. <br/>Gracenote has a global team of music experts and data specialists who support our music products and services. Your contributions to our team will help us increase content coverage in existing and emerging markets to give our customers a premium music metadata experience. Our Music Editorial team is made up of music specialists with a deep knowledge of regional music trends and genres. We are currently looking for a Music Editorial Research Specialist for the Latin American music market. <h3>Responsibilities</h3> <ul> <li>Be an expert on the music market for Latin America, keeping current with popular and up-and-coming artists, newly released content, and changes in various music trends</li><li>Learn and master internal Gracenote tools, technologies, data standards, and processes </li><li>Assist in creating and maintaining documentation of workflows, tool use, quality control </li><li>Apply independent judgment to review, correct and classify music-related data elements according to established standards and practices </li></ul> <h3>Day to Day tasks</h3> <ul> <li>Ensure that album and artist metadata for new music content are present in our database and adheres to our standards </li><li>Research artists to enrich (for example, with genre classification), listening to music to inform decisions</li><li>Communicate issues and resolutions clearly and concisely, escalating problems as needed </li></ul> <h3>Qualifications</h3> <ul> <li>Bi/multilingual - a native knowledge of Spanish combined with high-level spoken English skills. Additional related languages are a plus. </li><li>Comprehensive and well-rounded knowledge of wide array of popular music and pop culture for Latin American and general global music market</li><li>Ability to review, navigate, and compare vast amounts of textual and imagery information from multiple information sources in a rapid manner </li><li>Have familiarity with data-standardization policies and techniques, styles guides, and/or normalization routines </li><li>Ability to work independently, without direct supervision, surfacing problems or issues as necessary </li><li>Detail-oriented with good judgment, critical thinking, and a strong capacity for spotting trends and/or anomalies </li><li>Excellent internet research skills </li><li>Excellent writing, editing and verbal communication skills </li><li>Experience working with large amounts of data </li><li>High computer literacy (use of keyboard shortcuts, efficient file/folder management, etc.) </li><li>Basic understanding of the current state of the (digital) music business</li><li>Previous experience with the radio industry or related media industry job is a plus </li><li>Experience with databases and other technological infrastructure is a plus BA/BS degree preferred, or substantial equivalent experience</li><li>BA/BS degree preferred, or substantial equivalent experience</li></ul>#LI-MR1<br/>As the arbiter of truth, Nielsen Global Media fuels the media industry with unbiased, reliable data about what people watch and listen to. To discover what’s true, we measure across all channels and platforms⁠—from podcasts to streaming TV to social media. And when companies and advertisers are armed with the truth, they have a deeper understanding of their audiences and can accelerate growth. <br/>Do you want to move the industry forward with Nielsen? Our people are the driving force. Your thoughts, ideas and expertise can propel us forward. Whether you have fresh thinking around maximizing a new technology or you see a gap in the market, we are here to listen and take action. Our team is made strong by a diversity of thoughts, experiences, skills, and backgrounds. You’ll enjoy working with smart, fun, curious colleagues, who are passionate about their work. Come be part of a team that motivates you to do your best work!