A&R Scout at BandLab Technologies

BandLab Technologies - Ready to make something great? So are we. We’re a creative, globally-diverse team full of passionate people. So if you’re thinking about a career in music or tech, BandLab Technologies might just need your skills to make our quickly-growing organisation even better. Established in 2016 and headquartered in Singapore, BandLab Technologies is a collective of global music brands that delivers authentic content, products and experiences for all music lovers.

By integrating the physical, digital and social supply chain around music, BandLab Technologies brings together remarkable brands and people who are passionate about music, allowing them to leverage opportunities and achieve more together than as individuals. The group's portfolio spans across digital, media, manufacturing and retail divisions. Its flagship digital product, BandLab, is a social music platform that enables anyone to make music and share their creative process with musicians and fans.

We are recruiting to fill the position below:

Job Title: A&R Scout

Location: Lagos (Remote)
Job type: Full time

Description

• BandLab is a social music platform that empowers everyone to be a creator. With a global community of over 60 million musicians and fans, BandLab combines music-making tools like the world’s first cross-platform collaborative audio workstation with social features like video sharing, messaging, and discovery.
• As BandLab’s A&R Scout (Nigeria), you will be responsible for building reports on emerging and trending talent using existing industry data platforms, analysing the market potential of talent and getting on the ground to discover high-potential creators in Nigeria and West Africa.

What You Will Do

• Develop a process for data discovery, evaluating music industry insights and identifying emerging and trending artists
• Generate reports on emerging artists in Nigeria by monitoring music and streaming charts, social and analytics services to discover quality music, provide detailed insights that support identification, evaluation, decision making and communicate findings to key stakeholders across the company
• Regularly research local labels, communities, trends and events
• Assist with scouting for new talent & potential collaborators in Nigeria
• Define the attributes, contribution and fanbase of trending and emerging artists in the West Africa region
• Analyse the market potential of trending and emerging talent in the region
• Fulfil ad-hoc A&R research needs for the CEO, COO and other senior leadership

Requirements

• You have 2+ years of experience in A&R
• Able to work remotely from Lagos, Nigeria
• You live and breathe the local music scene and understand the needs of West African music creators
• You are curious and self-motivated to find undiscovered and trending talent
• Proficient with data platforms such as Chartmetric and Airtable
• Solid understanding of the modern digital landscape and music marketplace
• You have the ability to communicate technical ideas to non-technical audiences
• Fluency in written and spoken English
• Experience in and passion for music is a must

Application Closing Date
Not Specified.

How to Apply
Interested and qualified candidates should:
Click here to apply online

Note

• For this role, we exclusively hire in Nigeria.
• Diversity and Inclusion
• BandLab Technologies commits to fostering diversity and inclusion in all that we do. Regardless of race, gender identity, sexual orientation, disability, religion or any other status protected by law, we offer applicants the equal opportunity to join, belong and flourish in our organisation.
• If you have what it takes, do not hesitate to apply with your updated resume and link to the portfolio or website on the link provided.