For this role, we exclusively hire in Lagos, Nigeria.
Headquartered in Singapore, BandLab Technologies is a collective of global music brands with a vision to connect the world of music. BandLab is the flagship digital product in BandLab Technologies, and a leading social music creation 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
If you have what it takes, do not hesitate to apply with your updated resume and link to the portfolio or website.
Benefits
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.
