Music Editor/Site Merchandiser

Amazon.com hires people from all types of backgrounds, into positions based all over the world. We recruit the best and brightest. Why Join Amazon.com? At Amazon, we believe that every day is still Day One. A day to take a first step. A day to look forward to new challenges. And today is that day for you. It's your day to be a part of something great. Your day to make your ideas come to life. And your day to join a company that redefines itself every day. That's the energy and excitement behind Amazon. Music Editor/Site Merchandiser  The Amazon Music Editorial Team seeks an experienced, dedicated, diverse, and energetic music editor/site merchandiser to contribute their hard work, creative content ideas, critical thinking, and project management skills to Amazon’s North American music site (www.amazon.com/music).  In this role, editorial assignments and creative directions are influenced by the overall business goals, therefore potential applicants must be able to give and take creative direction and artist/genre choices when it comes to final decisions with marketing, merchandising, and promotional ideas.  APPLICATION REQUIREMENTS: Broad knowledge of music in general. This includes deep knowledge and experience with 2-3 genres, and preferably proven experience through published music content examples Professional business communication and acumen especially when interfacing with vendors Organizational stamina to track and simultaneously manage several highly visible projects Demonstrated project management experience (1-2 years) with both small and large projects including project scoping, scheduling, resourcing, and risk management Demonstration of basic critical thinking aptitude including metrics and analysis preferably used to inform and evaluate site content, merchandising, and promotional campaigns Demonstrated process evaluation, improvement, documentation, and implementation Ability to write creatively, passionately, and proficiently about music titles, genres, and promotions that are frequently chosen and featured based on paid merchandising co-op from vendors Proficiency with all Microsoft Office products including Word, Excel, Access, and Powerpoint Basic knowledge and experience with web authoring tools and willingness to learn both HTML and XML code if necessary in order to enhance or improve site and email content Basic knowledge or willingness to learn multimedia software used to edit and upload photos, videos, and audio files  Contribute and help execute bold creative ideas that help grow the overall music business Create, build, measure, analyze, and improve current site and email campaigns and promotions Participate in site quality reviews and propose new traffic-driving music content strategies Work closely with Buying and Merchandising teams in a pod structure to insure that Editorial campaigns are consistent with the overall business strategy Help to manage both Major and Indie label/vendor communications and change requests (meetings, calls, emails) with regard to music site titles and campaign promotions Project manage medium-large site promotions and events each quarter by driving both internal and external stakeholders to meet all deliverable deadlines and major milestones Pull and analyze web site and email blast metrics to understand and improve overall campaign and editorial effectiveness Check and correct title data integrity issues (search terms, browse data) and update detail pages Manage list of offsite freelance editorial content and related freelance invoices Schedule multimedia and video content Schedule, record, and edit artist interviews with audio software Write and maintain editorial blogs and podcasts APPLICATION SUBMISSIONS: Along with a cover letter and resume, please include a minimum of three appropriate writing samples (online clips a plus), preferably non-fiction, music/arts-related web or magazine writing, i.e. reviews, articles, and profiles. Include a list of your top 10 favorite albums, as well as your top 10 favorite music labels within the last year. Include a sentence or two explaining why each selection made your list.