Associate Director
Corporate & Policy Communications

• Global Affairs

• PR & Communications

Location

• Stockholm

Job type

Permanent

What You'll Do

• Strategically plan and implement tactics across media types and channels to elevate our policy and corporate stories
• Propose and develop media and public affairs plans designed to achieve our corporate communications strategy
• Plan and implement press gatherings and numerous other company events
• Monitor media, social media, and public perception across relevant channels
• Build and maintain strong relations with key media and influencers in order to drive communication objectives
• Support Government Affairs with relationship building of key Swedish policy influencers and work to further underscore Spotify's role as one of the most prominent Swedish success stories
• Proactively identify issues that are critical to Spotify’s business operations, brand and reputation
• Reactively manage time-sensitive and/or risky situations and prepare mitigation and response plans
• Collaborate cross-functionally with several teams across the company at varying levels and across time zones globally
• Work with and on behalf of C-Suite executives to proactively tell Spotify’s story in Sweden, advising company leadership on issues related to public perception of, expectations from and reaction to company activities

Who You Are

• At least 10 years of relevant experience, either in-house or at an agency
• Experience working in the tech/entertainment industry is preferred
• Excellent storyteller with strong interpersonal skills
• Extensive media relations experience with key pan-European corporate/tech/business journalists
• Exceptional writing, critical thinking, and problem-solving skills
• Able to work efficiently in a fast-paced environment and under pressure, without sacrificing attention to detail
• Self-motivated independent worker with a hands-on demeanor who can prioritize
• Collaborative individual who enjoys a fun and energetic workplace
• Superb organizational skills including project management and agency management
• Established experience managing multi-layered sensitive/crisis issues across various time zones and leading the response
• Comfortable working as part of a globally distributed team
• Ability to travel internationally
• Fluency in English and Swedish

Where You'll Be

• Hybrid role based in our Stockholm offices (average 2 to 3 days a week required)

Our global benefits

Extensive learning opportunities, through our dedicated team, GreenHouse.

Flexible share incentives letting you choose how you share in our success.

Global parental leave, six months off - fully paid - for all new parents.

All The Feels, our employee assistance program and self-care hub.

Flexible public holidays, swap days off according to your values and beliefs.

Learn about life at Spotify

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.

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 with a community of more than 500 million users.