Music Specialist - Igbo at Digital Divide Data (DDD)

Digital Divide Data (DDD) is a BPO that delivers ML data solutions and content services to Fortune 500 companies and the world’s leading academic institutions. DDD is unique in its ability to deliver end-to-end data creation, curation, labeling, and annotation services, regardless of scale, with a guaranteed level of quality.

We are recruiting to fill the position below:

Job Title: Music Specialist - Igbo

Location: Lagos
Employment Type: Full time

Job Description

• DDD is seeking individuals that have a passion for popular music and the artists who drive the craft. 
• We are seeking candidates to also be involved in transcribing lyrical content in their target language (Igbo) in line with project and industry priorities.
• It is your role to evaluate the quality of both internal and external partner content to ensure the quality and standards of the finished products before they reach the user. 
• We are looking for candidates with strong music, lyrics, metadata, data analyst, and translation backgrounds. 
• In this role you will be responsible of analyzing Music Lyrics Content - transcribing lyrics, proofreading/editing/QC-ing lyrics and analyzing music/artist metadata. 
• Excellent linguistic skills, music knowledge.
• You will need passion for technology and a will to question the current workflows with the mindset to improve tools and processes.

Roles and Responsibilities
Include but are not limited to the following;
Lyrics:

• Transcribe lyrics for high priority content
• Verify lyric accuracy on content sourced from partners, ensuring it meets the provided
• standards
• Maintain time-sync coverage for top 80% of plays

Music Curation:

• Polish top albums in local market each week
• Polish albums / tracks featured in campaigns
• Maintain polishing coverage for top 80% of plays
• Make edits to metadata when needed

Artist Curation:

• Curate top artist in local market each week
• Polish artist pages featured in campaigns
• Make edits to metadata when needed

Qualifications

• University degree preferably in Linguistics, Journalism, or Mass Communication
• Fluent in English (both written and spoken, in a wide range of registers)
• Fluent in Igbo, with an understanding of conversational and easy-to-read and write Igbo plus excellent spelling and grammar of standard Igbo.
• Passion for languages, specifically in Igbo. 
• Passion for the world of technology

Preferred Skills:

• Excellent linguistic skills, music knowledge
• Self-motivated, detail-oriented, and able to handle repetitive tasks · 
• Open-minded 
• Detail-oriented
• Positive attitude
• Data-driven, passionate about data, and comfortable presenting organized data 
• Able to work in a fast-paced environment.
• Strong tech industry awareness  
• Takes ownership of deliverables 
• Shows excellent time management skills 
• Passion for music and lyrics.

Application Closing Date
25th March, 2025.

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

Note

• We are an equal opportunity employer and value diversity at our company. 
• We do not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, color, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, age, marital status, veteran status, or disability status.