Good storytelling starts with great listening. At Audible, that means each role and every project has our audience in mind. Because the same people who design, develop, and deploy our products also happen to use them. To us, that speaks volumes.
ABOUT THIS ROLE
The Manager, Publisher Relations – IT will build relationships, initiate and conduct negotiations for audiobook acquisitions from book and audiobook publishers, with a focus on Italian language publishers and agents. 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 Italian audiences.
As a Manager, Publisher Relations Italy, you will…
- Develop of the quality and productivity of relationships with Publishing houses and key agents 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.
- 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.
BASIC QUALIFICATIONS
- Professional Degree (JD, MBA, M.A., M.S., or other post-graduate degree) in relevant field.
- 3+ years of relevant experience in international intellectual property rights licensing businesses (preferable from the wider media, television, film or computer game industry).
- Business fluency in written and verbal Italian and English, additional European languages are a plus.
PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS
- Strong communication skillset (verbal and written English); with the ability to effectively communicate complex deal terms in a convincing and simple manner.
- Ability to operate in a high-energy, high-intensity and rapidly evolving environment.
- Ability to communicate clearly, calm and business goal orientated, also in difficult negotiations and under narrow timelines.
- Willingness to travel internationally for business.
ABOUT AUDIBLE
At Audible, we innovate and inspire through the power of voice. We’re changing the narrative on storytelling. As a leading creator and provider of premium audio storytelling, we’ve redefined the ways people access, discover, and share stories. The stories we tell have the ability to transport and transform everyday moments into meaningful experiences and it’s our people who make Audible’s service possible. We’re listeners, storytellers, and problem-solvers. Our perspectives and experiences power our ideas and come together in our mission to unleash the power of the spoken word. Audible offers a Hub+Home hybrid workplace model that gives employees flexibility between gathering in a common office space (work from hub) and remote work (work from home). Some teams will work mostly at hub, some mostly at home and others hybrid. For more information, please visit adbl.co/hybrid.
Audible is committed to a diverse and inclusive workplace. Audible is an equal opportunity employer and does not discriminate on the basis of ethnic origin, gender, religion or belief, disability, age, sexual identity, or any other legally protected status. We therefore ask you to exclude unnecessary information, such as a photo, date or place of birth, gender identification, family and marital status, nationality, religion etc. from your CV or resume. Thank you for doing your part to create equal opportunities for everyone.
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