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Downtown Music Publishing

Data Engineer

Nashville, TN · On-site +1

$135K/yr

Data Engineer Downtown Music Publishing is seeking a Data Engineer to be a key contributor to the design, development, and management of our global music data platform and ecosystem that spans ...

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How much do music data jobs pay per hour?

As of Jul 28, 2026, the average hourly pay for music data in the United States is $23.92, according to ZipRecruiter salary data. Most workers in this role earn between $15.14 and $25.00 per hour, depending on experience, location, and employer.

How does a Music Data professional typically collaborate with other departments within a music organization?

Music Data professionals work closely with teams such as A&R (Artists and Repertoire), marketing, and product development to analyze trends, track song performance, and provide actionable insights. They often translate complex data into reports that help guide creative decisions, promotional strategies, and platform optimizations. Regular meetings and cross-functional projects are common, so strong communication skills and the ability to explain data-driven findings to non-technical colleagues are essential for success in this role.

What are music data jobs?

Music data jobs involve collecting, analyzing, and interpreting data related to music, such as listening habits, sales figures, song metadata, and streaming statistics. Professionals in these roles may work for music streaming platforms, record labels, or research firms to help make business decisions, recommend songs, or track trends in the industry. These positions often require skills in data analysis, programming, and a good understanding of the music ecosystem.

What are the key skills and qualifications needed to thrive as a Music Data Analyst, and why are they important?

To thrive as a Music Data Analyst, you need strong analytical skills, proficiency in statistics, and a background in music or data science, often supported by a relevant degree. Expertise in analytical tools such as SQL, Python, R, and music industry data platforms like Nielsen Music Connect or Chartmetric is typically required. Attention to detail, creativity, and effective communication help translate complex data insights into actionable recommendations for artists, labels, or streaming platforms. These skills enable accurate trend analysis and strategic decision-making in the rapidly evolving music industry.

What is the difference between Music Data vs Music Analyst?

AspectMusic DataMusic Analyst
CredentialsKnowledge of data management, basic music industry understandingDegree in music, data analysis, or related field; analytical skills
Work EnvironmentData platforms, databases, music industry settingsMusic studios, record labels, analytics firms
Employer & Industry UsageMusic streaming services, record labels, digital platformsMusic companies, analytics agencies, marketing teams
Search & Comparison IntentUnderstanding data roles in music industryAnalyzing music trends, audience insights

Music Data professionals focus on managing and organizing music-related data, ensuring accuracy and accessibility. Music Analysts interpret this data to derive insights, inform decisions, and understand market trends. While both roles require familiarity with music industry concepts, Music Data roles emphasize data handling, whereas Music Analysts focus on analysis and interpretation.

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Infographic showing various Music Data job openings in the United States as of July 2026, with employment types broken down into 1% As Needed, 80% Full Time, 10% Part Time, and 9% Contract. Highlights an 81% Physical, 3% Hybrid, and 16% Remote job distribution, with an average salary of $49,762 per year, or $23.9 per hour.

Data Engineer

Downtown Music Publishing

Nashville, TN • On-site, Remote

$135K/yr

Full-time

Medical, Dental, Vision, Life, Retirement, PTO

Posted 7 days ago

Job description

Data Engineer

Downtown Music Publishing is seeking a Data Engineer to be a key contributor to the design, development, and management of our global music data platform and ecosystem that spans variable databases, technologies, products, and customers. This role will be responsible for advanced development of our enterprise data platform. The platform orchestrates the full lifecycle of our production data, including ingress, egress, storage, federation, lineage, insights, and analytics across multiple sources and targets, databases, API endpoints, products, dashboards, and reports. This position offers the ideal candidate an opportunity to be a thought leader and influencer within and across the department, company, and market.

**This position can be located remotely or in any of our offices in New York, Nashville, Los Angeles, or Portland, OR.** 

What you\'ll do: 
  • Collaborate with business, technology, and product teams to deliver data-driven products, services, and initiatives
  • Evaluate, design, build, implement, and manage scalable, cloud-based databases, frameworks, pipelines, integrations, and environments that facilitate the secure, automated management, governance, synchronization, workflow, analytics, and reporting of data across internal systems, products, customers, and 3rd party data providers 
  • Maintain, improve, and scale the company’s enterprise data platform, a music rights data management, analytics, and workflow ecosystem 
  • Ensure compliance with industry data standards and best practices  
  • Develop, document, test, and manage logical and physical models as well as data lifecycle strategies and data-related SOPs
  • Create and maintain test data, and perform/test upgrades, code changes, and bug fixes
  • Manage daily monitoring of data jobs and queues and troubleshoot/resolve errors 
  • Share knowledge and promote the professional growth of team members through collaboration and mentorship
You are / have: 
  • A minimum of 3 years of relevant data engineering experience in an enterprise production environment 
  • Bachelor’s degree or demonstrable equivalent experience in a professional engineering or technical discipline such  as Computer Science, Mathematics, Statistics 
  • Expertise in RDBMS (PostgreSQL experience preferred) and at least one other relational or non-relational data platform (e.g., MongoDB, Snowflake, Redshift, etc.) 
  • Experience with data modeling, performance tuning, scalability/capacity planning, and backup/recovery
  • Experience designing, deploying, and managing production enterprise data on AWS using some/all of the following  AWS services: S3, EC2, ECS, RDS, DynamoDB, Lambda, Glue, Elasticsearch, Kinesis 
  • Expertise in writing efficient and reliable SQL and Python code 
  • Experience with designing, developing, and managing custom ETL/ELT pipelines  
  • Experience creating, implementing, and using REST APIs  
  • Experience with automating the processing of XML, JSON, and delimited data files  
  • Experience with Data Warehouse / Data Lake design, BI reporting, and data visualization tools
  • Experience with Agile/CI software development methodologies 
  • Must be proactive in root cause analysis, problem solving, and mitigation 
  • Must be proactively communicative and possess strong verbal and written communication skills in English
  • Preferred Experience with music data and music data standards (DDEX, CWR) 
Why you want to work here: 
  • Be part of a successful and expanding company in the music industry 
  • The opportunity to work in a collaborative environment full of innovative, passionate, and happy people 
  • The opportunity to drive experimentation with new development technologies to help solve our particular engineering challenges 
  • Ample opportunities to work collaboratively across our various businesses 
  • Collaborative, open, welcoming, and inclusive culture 
  • Rich benefit program, Life Insurance, 401k (with match) 
  • Paid Volunteer Hours

Ensuring a diverse and inclusive workplace where we learn from each other is core to Downtown\'s values. We welcome and encourage all applicants of different backgrounds, experiences, abilities and perspectives to apply.

Downtown provides base salary ranges for all positions located in the United States at the time of posting. The hiring range for this position up to $135,000 annually. As a candidate for this position, your salary and related elements of compensation will be contingent upon various factors including, but not limited to, work experience, geographic location and relevant skills. Downtown is committed to providing a comprehensive market-competitive total rewards program for its employees which includes medical, dental, and vision, life insurance, 401(k) match and generous paid time off. This range does not include any other variable compensation components.

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