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ABOUT THIS ROLE
The Audible Books Content Acquisition Team LATAM owns the full cycle business relationships with the authors, writers, content creators, literary agents and recognized IP brands that serve as Audible’s top global creators in the literary space. In this role you’ll generate, negotiate, and close a high volume of new deals and deal renewals for Spanish Language audio original and book-based audio content with prospective and current top partners, at terms that benefit Audible customers. You’ll have responsibility for acquired content, ensure successful post-signing go to market planning across the relevant teams at Audible and Amazon, and contribute to defining strategic development affecting Audible’s overall growth and success.
As an Associate Director, Audible Books Content Acquisition LATAM, you will...
- Initiate, develop, grow, and maintain relationships with existing and potential content partners, including authors, writers, content creators, agents and IP brands
- Independently manage, prioritize, and execute high volume deal flow, structuring, negotiating, and executing deals that support Audible’s content strategy and initiatives
- Leverage your experience and judgment to lead local initiatives, determine appropriate goals, inform critical decisions, manage and set partner expectations, and design long-term solutions that constantly align your marketplace(s) with Audible's global strategy while delivering consistent local growth
- Handle complex negotiations and multi-deal partnerships at both strategic and tactical levels, owning decisions and escalations, while balancing trade-offs between short and long-term needs
- Identify and prepare projects for internal support and valuation by presenting data, preparing budgets, P&Ls, and drafting proposed deal terms
- Build relationships and represent the Audible Books team to various internal stakeholders including Editorial/Creative, Finance, BI, Marketing, Public Relations, Content Services, Content Partnerships, and Content Creation teams
- Oversee the end-to-end lifecycle of all negotiated audiobook titles, from contract signature to release, ensuring seamless coordination, data sharing and continuous support to Production, Content Operations, Deal Operations, Marketing and all other relevant cross-functional teams
ABOUT AUDIBLE
Audible is the leading producer and provider of audio storytelling. We spark listeners’ imaginations, offering immersive, cinematic experiences full of inspiration and insight to enrich our customers daily lives. We are a global company with an entrepreneurial spirit. We are dreamers and inventors who are passionate about the positive impact Audible can make for our customers and our neighbors. This spirit courses throughout Audible, supporting a culture of creativity and inclusion built on our People Principles and our mission to build more equitable communities in the cities we call home.
