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 (Hausa/Pidgin) 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
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
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 Pidgin, (with an understanding of conversational and easy-to-read and write Pidgin plus excellent spelling and grammar of standard Yoruba.
Passion for languages, specifically in Pidgin.
Passion for the world of technology
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