Analytics and Insights Intern

As an Analytics & Insights Intern at Armada Music, you’ll work closely with our Analytics & Insights team to support data-driven decision-making across the company. You’ll assist in tracking streaming trends, evaluating artist performance, and optimizing internal reporting tools. This internship is ideal for someone with strong data and analytical skills, a passion for music, and a desire to gain hands-on experience in the music business.

What You’ll Do

• Work with large datasets from streaming platforms and internal sources to analyse label, artist and track performance;

• Write and optimize SQL queries to extract insights and automate reporting processes;

• Help track and analyse KPIs related to streaming, playlisting, and audience growth;

• Support predictive analysis to identify growth opportunities and trends in digital music consumption;

Present findings through clear, insightful reports and visualizations for A&R, Marketing, Digital and Catalog teams.

Who You Are

• Currently enrolled in or recently completed a Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Data Science, Business Analytics, or a related field;

• Proficient in Excel and SQL with experience in querying large datasets;

• Comfortable with data visualization and storytelling using charts and dashboards;

• Strong analytical mindset with attention to detail and problem-solving skills;

• Passion for data-driven decision-making in the music industry;

• You live in (or within reasonable travel time to) Amsterdam;

• You are available as of February 2025 (length of internship is negotiable) and are enrolled in a Dutch university for the whole internship duration.

Bonus Skills (Nice to Have)

• Experience with Python or R for data analysis and automation;

• Understanding of music industry data sources (Spotify for Artists, Chartmetric, or similar);

• Familiarity with API integrations for data extraction.

What do you get in return?

• Hands-on experience in music analytics and business intelligence;

• Opportunity to work with real industry data and key decision-makers;

• A fast-paced, collaborative environment at one of the world's leading dance music labels;

• Exposure to A&R, Marketing, Digital and Catalog teams to see how data drives strategy;

• A chance to develop skills in SQL, analytics, and forecasting within the music industry.

About Armada
Armada Music is the biggest independent dance music label in the world, founded in 2003 by Armin van Buuren, Maykel Piron and David Lewis (AR-MA-DA). Promoting dance music all over the world from its offices in Amsterdam (HQ), New York and London, Armada Music represents and cultivates the creative exploits of some of the biggest players in the electronic music game, including Armin van Buuren, Lilly Palmer, D.O.D, Hannah Laing, ARTY, Audien, Giorgia Angiuli, Yulia Niko, Brando, Cat Dealers, Loud Luxury, Tensnake, Eelke Kleijn, Jan Blomqvist, Joris Voorn, KI/KI, Sunnery James & Ryan Marciano and THEMBA.