Spotify Advertising is seeking a contract Associate Manager to join our UK Creative Operations team for a 12-month parental leave cover. We work collaboratively with brands and agencies to inspire, create, and scale creativity with Spotify-first thinking. In this role, you will lead production for top clients, optimise workflows, and partner with external creative vendors and internal cross-functional teams to deliver high-quality, scalable creative solutions. You will play a key role in supporting Spotify’s Sales teams by overseeing the end-to-end production of ad campaigns across digital, video, audio, and podcast formats. You will also identify opportunities to improve internal processes and drive operational efficiency. This role requires a proactive problem-solver who can balance client expectations with scalable production realities. The ideal candidate brings strong experience in ad production (podcast experience is a plus) and operational strategy, with a proven ability to navigate complex workflows. You are confident in interpreting and communicating nuanced feedback across clients, podcast partners, internal stakeholders, and production vendors. This role reports to the International Production Lead for Creative Operations as part of Spotify’s Creative Lab.
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Spotify is an equal opportunity employer. You are welcome at Spotify for who you are, no matter where you come from, what you look like, or what’s playing in your headphones. Our platform is for everyone, and so is our workplace. The more voices we have represented and amplified in our business, the more we will all thrive, contribute, and be forward-thinking! So bring us your personal experience, your perspectives, and your background. It’s in our differences that we will find the power to keep revolutionizing the way the world listens.
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Spotify transformed music listening forever when we launched in 2008. Our mission is to unlock the potential of human creativity by giving a million creative artists the opportunity to live off their art and billions of fans the chance to enjoy and be passionate about these creators. Everything we do is driven by our love for music and podcasting. Today, we are the world’s most popular audio streaming subscription service.