ABOUT THIS ROLE
Audible is the leading creator and provider of premium audio storytelling, offering customers a rich destination for insight and inspiration to enhance their daily lives. We are a company whose entrepreneurial spirit has defined us since our founding in 1995. We are pioneers and inventors who are not afraid to disrupt the status quo, and we apply that innovative approach to everything we do—from revolutionizing an art form to enacting positive change in the cities and countries in which we operate. Led from Berlin, Audible’s EU business serves customers in DE, FR, IT and ES.
Based in Berlin, Audible is looking for a Manager Publisher Relations – FR. You will build relationships, initiate and conduct negotiations for audiobook acquisitions from book and audiobook publishers, with a focus on French language publishers. This position will be responsible for a wide variety of relationships, negotiations, catalogue performance of our European audiobook publishing partners, to help delivering the leading spoken word catalogue for our French audiences.
This position is open through a 24-month contract.
As a Manager Publisher Relations – France, you will...
- Develop the quality and productivity of relationships with audiobook publishing houses and book publishers which are assigned to you
- Help to structure, initiate, and conduct negotiations for deals with as part of the day-to-day relations with your key publishing partners
- Support the European content acquisition teams by negotiating deals with different European rightsholders, according to evolving business needs
- Be the first point of contact for external requests and support the team with various administrative and project-related tasks as well as presentations – e.g. business review
- Leverage performance data, key business drivers, and market trends to guide French language catalogue expansion, and support teams in securing the strongest content for our customers
- Partner closely with the local European and global Audible teams to foster synergies and efficiencies across our Publisher Relations efforts to serve our European audiences and publishers