Director, Editorial & Curation

Responsibilities

• Set Suno’s editorial vision for music discovery and celebration, including in-app playlists, artist spotlights, and genre, style, and mood taxonomy.
• Develop and maintain curation frameworks that reflect Suno’s community and the evolving landscape of AI-generated music.
• Champion artist spotlights and features for community recognition and platform storytelling.
• Use data, community feedback, and cultural context alongside human taste to guide editorial decisions.
• Build and lead the editorial team through hiring, mentoring, and establishing curation standards.
• Partner with Product and Engineering on the interaction between human editorial signals and algorithmic recommendations.
• Define editorial perspectives on quality and originality in AI-assisted music.
• Manage the balance between Suno-created music and licensed SunoDrive editorial content across discovery, engagement, and remixing.
• Represent Suno’s editorial voice with artists, labels, press, and partners.
• Define success metrics and report on editorial program impact to leadership.

Requirements

• 10+ years of experience in A&R, editorial, or a related music-industry field.
• Strong point of view on music curation, discovery, and authentic, culturally resonant editorial programs.
• Operational experience building and improving marketing or editorial workflows.
• AI fluency or demonstrated curiosity and fair judgment regarding AI-assisted music.
• Familiarity with metadata and taxonomy systems.
• Excellent communication skills with senior artist teams, external partners, and internal stakeholders.
• Ability to work cross-functionally across marketing, brand, creative, growth, and engineering teams.
• Comfort with ambiguity and a high-growth environment.
• Passion for music, culture, and creativity, with awareness of industry trends.
• Applicants must be eligible to work in the US.
• Ability to work onsite at one of Suno’s offices.

Nice-to-haves

• Experience at a streaming, publication, or AI company.
• Familiarity with music taxonomy, metadata, or editorial curation systems.
• Experience working with or alongside product and engineering teams.

Compensation & Benefits

• Annual salary range of $200,000–$263,000.
• Company equity package.
• 401(k) with 3% employer match and Roth 401(k).
• Medical, dental, and vision insurance, with PPO, HSA, and FSA options.
• 11 paid holidays, unlimited PTO, and sick time.
• 16 weeks of paid parental leave.
• Creative education stipend.
• Generous commuter allowance.
• In-office lunch five days per week.