Camille Hearst was the head of product, creator and general manager, merch at crowdfunding platform Patreon, until now. As of today, she’s joining Spotify as its first head of Spotify for Artists. Hearst announced the news in a series of tweets this afternoon.
“In this new role, I’ll lead a cross-functional team including product, tech, design, user research, and more. Not to mention getting to work closely with the SoundBetter team…what a cool platform,” she wrote.
“I’ve spent almost the entirety of my career working on helping artists and creators make a living from their craft. And now I get to continue that work at one of the companies best-positioned to make a serious dent in this space.”
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