Transsnet Music Nigeria Limited Recruitment for Artist Media Relations

Transsnet Music Nigeria Limited Recruitment for Artist Media Relations – Boomplay (formally known as Boom Player) is a music and video streaming & download service developed and owned by Transsnet Music Limited. Boomplay’s vision is to build the largest and most reliable digital music ecosystem for artists and content creators in Africa.

The Boomplay app which won the “Best African App” at the 2017 “AppsAfrica Awards” has over 68 million users as at January, 2020. It is currently the biggest and fastest-growing music app in Africa with a catalogue of 20 million songs and videos which is still growing day by day. Users can stream songs and videos online free of charge, subscribe to one of the daily, weekly or monthly plans to save songs and videos to play whilst offline or purchase content to download. The service is currently available on Android, iOS and Web. Boomplay aims to build the largest and most sustainable digital music ecosystem for artists and content providers in Africa.

We are recruiting to fill the position below:

Job Title: Artist Media Relations

Location: Lagos
Employment Type: Full-time

Job Summary

This role acts as the liaison between the company and its content providers to develop and maintain artists’ promotions, interests and collaborations with the company.

Job Description

We are hiring an organized Artist in Media Relations to join our growing team. Growing your career as a Full Time Artist Media Relations is a terrific opportunity to develop exceptional skills.
If you are strong in communication, and teamwork and have the right personality for the job, then apply for this position.

Roles/Responsibilities

Manage the development and execution of content promotion campaigns and strategy for a diverse roster of artistes.
Support and educate partners on Boomplay’s tools and resources available to inspire and improve their daily business
Organizing and managing the artist’s company-initiated promotion, media, management, publicity
Act as a direct line between the artist and the company, responsible for communicating feedback and decisions between the two groups and maintaining the artist’s interest in the company.
Stay in constant communication with the artist, determine and solve possible conflicts or problems between the artist and the company
Planning online and offline promotional events for concerts, tours, fan hangouts and artist’s upcoming releases and arranging interviews and exposures in media.
Develop, build and manage database of music industry contacts to strengthen on-going relationships with the company while utilizing the company’s existing consistent database
Responsible for a variety of administrative tasks including sending birthday cards, cakes, holiday cards, invitations, etc.
Participate in creative planning to ensure a continuous flow of content surrounding each artist.
Participate in developing and implementing methodologies and strategies that help Boomplay be an outstanding partner to artists, labels and all cps
Align with artist and management for campaign updates and communicate goals and plans for each release.
Collaborate across teams to formulate and implement digital plans, social media rollouts, offline and in-app campaigns.
Coordinate with other departments in the company and the artist’s team in pursuit of their goals
Create weekly content promotions reports and communicate updates to all team members
Research and evaluate industry landscape and market trends to identify new and innovative exposure and artist-company collaboration opportunities.

Qualifications and Requirements

Bachelor’s Degree in Music, English, Communications, Marketing or a related discipline.
Must have 2 – 5 years working experience in music, media or any other entertainment outfit.

Skills and Requirements:

Must have excellent interpersonal, negotiation and public relations skills
Must possess analytical and problem-solving skills, and a genuine love for and knowledge of the music industry and business.
Exceptional written and verbal communication skills that display organization and attention to detail.
Ability to handle multiple projects at one time and work in a fast-paced, entrepreneurial environment.
Have a full understanding of artist needs and media relationships
Be proactive, reliable, responsible and accurate with attention to detail
Possess the ability to keep the information confidential
Proven working experience in record label required.