Music Content Specialist
Description
Yoto’s Content Team
Content is at the heart of our business, and we have a global team of children’s media specialists – with experience across publishing, music, education, rights, and audio production – who carefully consider every title that makes it into our library. We licence existing audio from some of the biggest names in the world of kids’ entertainment (Universal Music, Sony Music, Concord, Naxos, Penguin Random House, Disney and many more), and also develop and produce our own content as part of our Yoto Originals range.
What You’ll Be Doing
- Working with the Head of Music to help manage our global partnerships with major and indie labels, artists, publishers and composers
- Overseeing all project management elements including, planning, scheduling and reporting
- Selecting titles to release as Yoto Cards and working with partners and internal teams to manage the process, from contracting to production through to marketing - keep our partners involved and informed throughout
- Coordinating all partner reporting requirements - labels, publisher. PROs and CMOs
- Helping program our much-loved radio stations - keeping them fresh, interesting and engaging for listeners around the world
- Sourcing of new labels, artists and creative talent in new markets as licensed or marketplace partners, or to work on Yoto Original music projects. Managing agreements, briefing, feedback and delivery
- Manage ad-hoc music licensing requests from other parts of the business.
Requirements
What You’ll Bring
- An unwavering passion for the power of music and a deep understanding of how the industry operates
- Demonstrable experience working within the music industry - at a label, publisher, media company or agency - ideally with specific music licensing experience
- A strong attention to detail with proven project management skills
- A growing network of contacts throughout the industry and a hunger to grow and nurture that further
- An ability to creatively curate and select music that works for younger audiences and families
- A natural problem solver who thrives on finding creative solutions and adapting to challenges as they come
- A team player who enjoys working collaboratively, sharing ideas, and supporting colleagues to achieve common goals
- A positive, can-do attitude with a willingness to take initiative and continuously learn in an ever-evolving industry.
Benefits & Perks
Salary: $70,000 - $80,000 per annum, based on experience
What You Can Expect From Us
- Flexibility: Hybrid working with a choice based approach - we would love you to come into the Brooklyn office twice a week, if not more. Take advantage of our ‘work from anywhere’ policy to work from a different location for up to 6 weeks every year. Summer Hours policy to use between the months of June and August.
- Financial: Generous share option programme so you’ll be invested in Yoto’s success. Receive Noncontributory Long Term Disability Insurance and Life Assurance / AD&D insurance that covers your from day one of service. 401(k) Retirement Savings Plan where Yoto matches up to 4% of your contributions, after 6 months of service. Generous employee referral bonus scheme.
- Health & Wellness: Medical, Vision and dental insurance where 85% of costs for you and your family paid for by Yoto; or a Wellbeing Allowance to be used for memberships, subscriptions, treatment or therapy. Access to 24/7 Employee Assistance Programme (EAP) through Health Advocate.
- Time Off: 31 PTO days per year, which include 20 vacation days, plus 11 holidays. On top of this, you also receive your birthday off, plus 1 extra day of holiday for every year worked after you hit your 2 year anniversary, up to 5 extra days. After 4 years of service, you are also eligible for our sabbatical policy offering up to 3 months' of unpaid sabbatical.
- Helping Families: Variety of family-friendly leave, including enhanced maternity, paternity, adoption, fertility, pregnancy loss and carers leave. Dependent Care Flexible Spending Account (FSA) which allows you to use pre-tax dollars to pay for out-of-pocket dependent care expenses.
- People & Planet: Up to 2 volunteer days per year. A Book Allowance of up to $50 a year to contribute to your professional development.
- Fun Perks: You receive your very own Yoto player and starter pack of cards! Regular company socials and celebrations, including our annual YotoFest!
How to apply
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Yoto is inspiring the next generation of independent, creative minds. Our screen-free audio players let kids listen, learn and play at their own pace. All while making sure they’re safe to explore what inspires them. The award-winning Yoto Player launched in early 2020 and quickly found a home on the world’s play mats, kitchen counters and bedside tables. It was later named one of TIME Magazine’s Top 100 Inventions of 2020. Yoto Mini, our portable player, launched in late 2021 and has accompanied kids on countless adventures. It won a D&AD pencil in 2022. Our Card Store has 1,000+ titles from some of the world's best creators, publishers and labels - think LEGO, Disney, Marvel, Roald Dahl and Sony. We also create Yoto Originals like this one.