Spotify offers Barack Obama a job as 'President of Playlists'

President Barack Obama recently joked that he
was hoping for a job at Spotify when he leaves
the White House.
And it seems the music streaming service is keen
to oblige him, after it posted on its careers page
a vacancy for "President of Playlists."
The job ad says applicants should have "at least
eight years' experience running a highly-regarded
nation".
It also calls for "a friendly and warm attitude, and
a Nobel Peace Prize".
Spotify CEO Daniel Ek gave the commander-in-
chief a heads-up on Twitter , writing: "I heard you
were interested in a role at Spotify. Have you
seen this one?" before linking to the affectionate
ad.
While the posting does not name Mr Obama, it
nods to his best-known buzzwords, saying
Spotify is "full of hope, and always open to
change".
The "What you'll do" section says the candidate
will identify new playlist ideas, "from a playlist for
shooting hoops with your friends, to the perfect
warm up playlist for addressing the nation about
health care legislation that bears your name".
"Ever had Kendrick Lamar play at your birthday
bash?" it asks - "We'd love to hear about it!"
Lamar joined Mr Obama at his 55th birthday, and
the president has called him his favourite rapper.
The advert also takes a swipe at President-elect
Donald Trump, saying the President of Playlists
must "attend daily briefings", and "analyze data
and performance of playlists ... using all available
intelligence".
Mr Obama has been sharing playlists of his
favourite music via Spotify since 2015 , including
tracks by Nina Simone and Bob Marley, and - for
Christmas 2015 - Mariah Carey's seasonal
super-hit All I Want for Christmas Is You.
Spotify is a Swedish company, and according to
Natalia Brzezinski - wife of the former US
ambassador to Sweden - the president told him
last week: "I'm still waiting for my job at
Spotify... Cuz' I know y'all loved my playlist!"
She posted about the encounter on Instagram,
adding that Mr Obama loves Sweden and plans to
visit again "really soon".

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