Jobs
Wanted: Talented and passionate people to join Mixcloud's dynamic team for exciting jobs in London.
The home for on-demand radio shows, DJ mixes and Podcasts. Named by The Independent as one of the Top 25 Music Websites in the world and featured in the BBC, WIRED, Guardian, Telegraph and many more.
- All full time positions require the right to work in the UK (volunteer positions can be worldwide).
- Mixcloud is a technology platform, we do not have any positions for radio or music production.
- We do not accept CVs or portfolios as attachments. Please link to your LinkedIn profile or online portfolio
- We receive many applications, so may not be able to respond to all requests.
Technical / Developer positions
Sales / Marketing / Community positions
Design / Product positions
Fast Moving Web DeveloperFull time, London/Cambridge
Requirements:
- Dynamic/Scripting language experience (we use Python)
- JavaScript experience
- HTML and CSS knowledge
- Ability to work in the UK is essential
- Django experience
- Facebook integration experience
- jQuery skills
- Linux experience
- Open-source software author
Role:
- Fast moving, end to end development
- Learning on the go - you don't have to know it all, but must be quick to pick things up
- Significant responsibility - you will be working on important new client facing features
- DevOps - developers at Mixcloud look after the servers so we know where our code is running
How to apply:
- Cover email including a link to your Linkedin profile (we do not accept CVs as attachments)
- Link to your Mixcloud profile *
- Link to websites that you have built *
- Link to your Github profile
- Email jobs+dev@mixcloud.com to apply
- No closing date, this is an ongoing search
Android DeveloperFull time/Freelance, London/Cambridge/Worldwide
You are:
- An experienced Android developer
- With a college degree or equivalent experience in Computer Science or similar field.
- Knowledgeable about Android-specific APIs and demonstrated experience launching production-ready code is a must.
- Passionate about radio/music and new platforms
Role:
- Minimum 2 months, ideally based in London or Cambridge
- Leading the development of Mixcloud's new Android application
- Freedom to build side projects/mashups to showcase the Mixcloud API
How to apply:
- Cover email including a link to your Linkedin profile (we do not accept CVs as attachments)
- Include a link to current Android apps built / portfolio
- Email jobs+dev@mixcloud.com to apply
- No closing date, this is an ongoing search
Developer Work Experience VolunteerPart time, London/Cambridge
You are:
- A flexible developer, keen to pick up new skills and languages (we are developing in Python/Django)
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills
- Very well organised, motivated, independent and a quick learner
- Passionate about radio/music and new platforms
Role:
- Minimum 3 months based in London or Cambridge
- Supporting the development team - from fixing bugs to helping with new features
- Freedom to build side projects/mashups to showcase the Mixcloud API
How to apply:
- Cover email including a link to your Linkedin profile (we do not accept CVs as attachments)
- Link to your Mixcloud profile
- Email jobs+dev@mixcloud.com to apply
- No closing date, this is an ongoing search
Digital Content, Marketing and Promotions InternFull time, London
You are:
- Passionate about radio and new platforms
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills
- Very well organised, motivated, independent and a quick learner
- A good understanding of what makes great radio content
- Persuasive and persistent!
- Minimum 3 months, based in London.
- Helping manage our community of DJs, brand partners, radio producers and listeners
- Identifying areas of expansion such as festivals, record labels, online editorials, and community radio
- Promotion and user/content acquisition within these new markets
- Generating progress reports for brands and managing competitions
How to apply:
- Cover email, detailing why you would like to work for Mixcloud and what you want to gain from the experience
- Link to your Linkedin profile (we do not accept CVs as attachments)
- Email jobs+radio@mixcloud.com to apply
Brand Partnerships - New BusinessFull time, London
Mixcloud has attracted content from world leading DJs, festivals and radio stations - from Carl Cox, Moby and Above & Beyond to the Guardian, XFM and Channel 4. The company has also worked with some of the world's largest brands and advertisers, including Nike, BlackBerry, Diesel, Red Bull, Smirnoff and Reebok. We are looking for a Brand Partnerships expert to help grow this area of the business.
Role:
- The focus of this role is to develop new business for Mixcloud from leading brands and agencies.
- There will also be some day to day account management of key accounts.
- Managing contact databases, target lists and the sales funnel.
- Some ad trafficking in DFP.
- The role may also require some more general business development, since we are a small team and we require flexibility and a willingness to pitch in with everything.
- Knowledgeable about trends and dynamics in social media, online advertising, content marketing and music, and a strong ability to communicate this to clients and prospective clients.
- A thorough understanding of the Mixcloud concept and it's benefit to brands.
- More than 3 years experience working in a very relevant role within the media, sales or marketing industry.
- A great networker and relationship builder, with an already strong and relevant list of contacts to bring to the role.
- Very well organised, motivated, independent and a quick learner.
- Persuasive and persistent!
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
- Cover email including a link to your Linkedin profile (we do not accept CVs as attachments)
- Please include answers to the following questions:
- How strong and relevant is your network to Mixcloud and how you will leverage this to generate business for Mixcloud as quickly as possible.
- What experience do you have of pitching and generating new business?
- How effective are you at client management and communication? Please outline a positive example to demonstrate.
Brand Partnerships - Account ManagerFull time, London
Mixcloud is home to lots of the world’s leading DJs, festivals and radio
stations – from Carl Cox, Moby and Above & Beyond to the Guardian, XFM
and Channel 4. We also work with some of the world's largest brands,
including Nike, Malibu, Diesel, Red Bull, Smirnoff and Reebok. We are
looking for a great Account Manager to help manage and nurture key
accounts.
Role:
- This is a client-facing role. This person will oversee and execute campaigns for key brand partners. They will deliver great results, build happy relationships, retain accounts and grow our business.
- Day-to-day responsibilities include: building pages, commissioning content, executing promotion plans, trafficking banners, reporting to clients, reporting internally, and helping with pitches.
- This person will work closely with our Brand Partnerships team (new business), our Content team (content commissioning), and our developers.
- The role may also require some more general business development, since we are a small, nimble team that requires flexibility and a willingness to pitch in with everything.
- Someone with one to two year’s experience executing digital projects for some of the world’s largest brands. Consequently, you are a great project manager with a track record of achieving results within tight schedules and budgets.
- A friendly, personable character with a borderline-obsessive attention to detail. You are committed to delivering great results for all of your clients.
- A strategic thinker that can help innovate Mixcloud’s brand services in pitch and execution. You will learn what brands want and what our platform can deliver.
- Knowledgeable about trends and dynamics in social media, digital advertising, content marketing and music. You understand how digital campaigns fit within broader brand marketing strategies.
- A thorough understanding of digital music business-models and where Mixcloud sits in relation to competitors.
- Very well organised, motivated, independent and a quick learner.
- Cover email including a link to your Linkedin profile (we do not accept CVs as attachments).
Talk Radio Content EvangelistPart time, worldwide
At Mixcloud we're committed to building an awesome platform for radio creators and listeners. We're passionate about a lot of things - technology, digital media, communities… and of course great radio content.
We are looking for someone just as passionate to help us uncover and work with the world's greatest talk radio content creators - from sports to politics, education to comedy, culture to news and beyond.
The role:
We are looking for someone just as passionate to help us uncover and work with the world's greatest talk radio content creators - from sports to politics, education to comedy, culture to news and beyond.
The role:
- Identifying and engaging with high value new partners and creators in all areas of talk radio and Podcasting
- The key focus of this role is user/content acquisition within these areas
- Editorial responsibilities for Podcast and talk radio content on Mixcloud (features, promotion on social media)
- Developing a better understand of the needs of Podcasters/talk radio users and effectively feed these insights back to the team
- Experienced in Podcasting, talk radio and media
- Passionate about radio and new platforms
- Have strong networks in the Podcast and talk radio world, especially focused on high profile US Podcasters
- An excellent communicator
- Enjoy breaking the rules and finding creative and innovative ways to get things done
- Cover email including a link to your Linkedin profile (we do not accept CVs as attachments)
- Link to your Mixcloud profile
- Why you are relevant for this role - an overview of your understanding and network in this space
- Email jobs+radio@mixcloud.com to apply
- This is a part time role
- No closing date, this is an ongoing search
Design Work Experience VolunteerPart time, Worldwide
You are:
- Experienced in layout design, preferably web
- Passionate about great design, user experience and information architecture
- Excellent at Photoshop
- Some HTML/CSS knowledge is a bonus
Role:
- Thinking about the information architecture of pages
- Working on the user interface layout design in Photoshop
- Potentially coding in HTML/CSS
How to apply:
- We would like you to design a "visual remix" of a Mixcloud Profile page. Think about information architecture, color, layout, etc.
- Then compose a short cover email with links to your designs and other online work or portfolio
- Email these to jobs+design@mixcloud.com
