Groover Japan Ambassador

About Groover

Groover is the platform that helps independent artists get their music heard worldwide. Artists send their tracks to a network of curators, playlist owners, radios, media, labels and music professionals, and get guaranteed feedback within 7 days, plus real opportunities to grow.

Japan is one of our fastest-growing markets, and it happened organically: Japanese artists, labels and management companies already use Groover to export their music to the UK, Europe, the US and Latin America. In 2027 we are opening Japan for real, and we want a local person to lead it on the ground.

The role: Groover Japan Ambassador (Freelance)

You will be Groover’s voice and network in Japan: you bring Japanese curators onto the platform, open local partnerships, and tell us what Japanese artists really need. It is a broad, test-and-learn mission, built so we get a full feedback loop on the market in the first months.

1. Grow our Japanese curator network (main focus)

• Source and onboard Japanese curators: playlist owners, YouTube and X music accounts, web media, radios, labels and music pros.
• Prioritise the genres that travel: J-pop, anime / game / Vocaloid, city pop, J-rock, hip-hop and jazz.
• Bring Japanese music media on board (e.g. BARKS, Rolling Stone Japan, NME Japan, Mikiki, Skream, Spincoaster).
• Help new curators get started and stay active, with our Curators team.

2. Open local partnerships

• Build relationships with distributors, labels, management companies and associations (e.g. TuneCore Japan, The Orchard Japan, FUGA, Altus).
• Set up co-marketing: discount codes, webinars, workshops, newsletter swaps.
• Represent Groover at key Japanese events (e.g. Music Live Japan, Music Awards Japan, Tokyo International Music Market) and fin open calls locally.

3. Grow the artist side

• Help Japanese artists, labels and managers understand how Groover helps them export their music.
• Find and write Japanese success stories, and publish them where the industry reads (e.g. note.com).
• Educate the market: pitching culture is still new in Japan, so trust and pedagogy come first.

4. Be our eyes on the market

• Review our Japanese website, ads and content for tone and cultural fit.
• Share which social platforms and formats work for Japanese artists (X, YouTube, LINE, Instagram…) and suggest a first local content plan.
• Feed product feedback to the team (genres, targeting, feedback style) and report monthly on progress.

Must-haves

Native Japanese speaker, based in Japan, fluent in professional English. 3+ years in the Japanese music industry: label, distribution, management, media, curation or music tech. A real network of Japanese curators, media, labels or artists, and the habit of using it. Self-starter: you set your priorities, follow up, and move without being chased. Comfortable working remotely with a small international team (Paris, US), on Slack and Notion.

Nice-to-haves

Experience growing a foreign music or tech company in Japan. Knowledge of playlist pitching and of streaming platforms in Japan (Apple Music, Spotify, LINE Music, YouTube). Content and social media skills (writing, X / YouTube, note.com). Already attends Japanese industry events and conferences.

What we offer

A daily rate of USD 400, 2 days a week (about 8–9 days a month, around USD 3,500 per month), invoiced as a freelancer Real ownership: you shape Groover’s go-to-market in Japan Budget for local events and partnership activations, agreed together. A first 3-month mission, reviewed together in April 2027, with room to grow the scope if it works.