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About the Role

This new position is designed to manage, shape, and expand the future of RA’s music curation across all channels, evolving RA's music section to meet the changing landscape of reviews and coverage. The role requires strong editorial judgment, production skills, and a deep curiosity for electronic music to maintain RA’s connection to the underground through forward-thinking coverage and reactive writing on new releases. You will collaborate with various teams to enhance how music is discussed across web platforms and social media, offering an original thinker and rigorous worker a chance to evolve RA's tastemaking legacy for the 2020s.

Responsibilities

Provide editorial judgment and direction for RA's music coverage, including curation and reinvigoration.
Collaborate with Editorial, Content, and GCN teams to revolutionize and expand music coverage across recommendations and criticism.
Plan coverage by tracking upcoming releases, artist activity, key anniversaries, and tentpole events.
Maintain scene knowledge, tracking cultural shifts and identifying rising or falling trends in global club culture markets.
Lead commissioning, production, and publication of all music coverage on ra.co.
Liaise with contributors to improve quality and turnaround through commissioning, editing, and relationship management.
Act with speed on short-lead or surprise releases.

Requirements

Proven production skills and sharp editorial judgment, with the ability to make clear decisions on coverage.
Strong writing and editing skills, with the ability to deliver on deadline.
Experience commissioning and managing contributors in different territories and timezones.
Collaborative and organized, working effectively with Editorial, Content, and Social partners.
Comfortable on camera for presenting, recording, and recommending music on video (bonus).
Must be based in London.
Required to work from the office three days per week.

Skills

Editorial judgment
Production skills
Writing skills
Editing skills
Commissioning
Contributor management
Collaboration
Organization
Scene knowledge
Discovery and coverage planning
On-camera presence (bonus)

Location

London

Work Type

Full-time
Hybrid

Experience Level

Not specified

Education Level

Not specified

Salary/Compensations

32–40k GBP

Benefits

Generous annual leave policies
Flexibility in working arrangements (hybrid or remote options)
Matching pension schemes and/or 401k
Comprehensive staff wellbeing initiatives (including discounted Classpass memberships and custom-fitted earplugs)
Company-led social events, team lunches, and discounts on RA merch
Paid annual volunteering allowance
Regular company-wide Q&A’s with senior leadership
Ongoing virtual educational training sessions

About the Company

Resident Advisor (RA) is a leading music media brand founded in 2001, serving the global dance, electronic, and DJ ecosystem with an audience of over 7 million monthly users.
RA offers news, editorial content, club listings, ticketing, events, films, and a long-running mix series.
As an independent company run by dance music enthusiasts, RA's mission is to unite the world's electronic music communities.
The company utilizes its Global Content Network (GCN) and international teams to connect with hyper-niche local scenes.
RA became B-Corp certified in 2024, demonstrating commitment to social and environmental impact.
RA's values include celebrating electronic music as art, advocating for inclusivity and equity, honoring the past, present, and future of electronic music, using innovation, prioritizing honesty and purpose, and staying at the forefront of the scene.

Equal Opportunity

RA is committed to diversity, equity, and inclusion.
The company actively welcomes applicants from diverse backgrounds, abilities, ethnicities, experiences, gender identities, and sexual orientations.
RA aims for its team to reflect the communities it engages with.
The workplace actively promotes equality, diversity, and inclusion, ensuring everyone is valued and respected.