In a few days Barack Obama is going to be out of a job. The 44th president has taken a liking to making playlists on Spotify in the past, and the Swedish music streaming service has thought it through and they think they could find a position for him.
Earlier this week, Spotify posted a job listing for "President of Playlists." The new role, which would "provide world-class leadership to our playlist editors and supporting staff" and curate various playlist ideas "from a playlist for shooting hoops with your friends, to the perfect warm up playlist for addressing the nation about health care legislation that bears your name," has some very specific qualifications that it seems only one person is eligible for:
What you’ll do:
- Provide world-class leadership to our playlist editors and supporting staff.
- Identify and substantiate new playlist ideas, e.g. from a playlist for shooting hoops with your friends, to the perfect warm up playlist for addressing the nation about health care legislation that bears your name.
- Analyze data and performance of playlists in a clear and transparent manner using all available intelligence. Attend daily briefings.
- Celebrate our diversity of playlists, from Viva Latino (3.4 million followers) to Rap Caviar (5.3 million followers).
Who you are:
- Have at least eight years experience running a highly-regarded nation.
- Familiar with the Spotify platform, with experience in programming playlists at a federal level. Anything from an eclectic summer playlist, to a celebratory, “I just found my birth certificate” playlist.
- Have good relationships with a wide range of artists and musicians. Ever had Kendrick Lamar play at your birthday bash? We’d love to hear about it!
- Can speak passionately about playlists at press events. Let us be clear, you should be nothing short of one of the greatest speakers of all time.
- A keen attention to detail and consistency. Able to work closely with other departments, so playlists can hold up to public scrutiny.
- Someone with good team spirit, excellent work ethic, a friendly and warm attitude, and a Nobel Peace Prize.
It seems like the listing is for a job in New York and we all know that Obama is a Chicago boy at heart, so I can't see him taking the position. But it was nice of Spotify to try, at least.
[via Loudwire]
