Author Relations Manager - DE, Author and Agent Relationship Management

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Author Relations Manager - DE, Author and Agent Relationship Management

Sector: Distribution and Warehouse, Technology
Role: Manager
Contract Type: Permanent
Hours: Full Time

DESCRIPTION

Please note: This is a fixed term maternity cover role (Fixed term contract until end of 2026).

Amazon's Books team in Germany is looking for a leader to help us continue to revolutionize how customers buy and read books. If you are ready to change the world, work hard and engage in a rapidly changing industry, this position is right for you. We offer a creative, fast paced, entrepreneurial work environment where you'll be contributing to Amazon's innovation.

We are looking for an experienced, curious and thoughtful professional to work with authors, literary agents and other content creators in Germany as they add selection to the Amazon store and utilise Kindle Direct Publishing and the many programmes available to help authors succeed. You will work hard to improve existing programmes while constantly looking out for new opportunities to help authors reach their readers on Amazon.

The ideal candidate will have a track record of building strong relationships, analytical skills, innovation, and delivering results. You must be able to influence internally and externally, across functions and at scale, often in ambiguous situations. You will establish and drive new relationships while strengthening those existing within the literary community. You will be customer focused, entrepreneurial, a proven self-starter, and have the demonstrated ability to invent. You will demonstrate an appetite for problem solving with ingenuity and simplicity to seek out new content opportunities and helping content creators find their readers.

As the ideal candidate, you have excellent business judgment, with a track record of successful relationship management and negotiation, balancing internal and external considerations to arrive at the right outcomes. This will be combined with proven analytical skills to ensure successful outcomes for authors and customers. You will also demonstrate superb project management skills and will collaborate with external as well as internal partners. You will have excellent attention to detail, the tenacity to develop ideas and the ability to thrive in a fast-paced start-up environment.

Key job responsibilities include:

• Management of activities including in-person/virtual author events (such as trade fairs and conferences)
• KDP Account management and escalation management
• Literary Agent account management, including Agent Summit meetings
• KDP Writing contest
• Self-Publishing community engagement
• Owning and tracking marketplace community engagement expenditure
• KDP Social Media management
• Content escalation support
• PR team liaison
• KDP performance management (WBR, MBR, QBR)
• KDP deals management
• KDP Prime Reading management

• Excellent written and spoken communication skills in German and English
• BA/BSC preferred
• Relevant books industry, business development or management consulting experience

• Commercial negotiation and contract experience
• Proven ability to balance business relationship needs with commercial considerations in order to achieve the right results
• Ability to absorb and use data to drive fast accurate decisions to deliver for customers
• Excellent analytical skills with proven experience of Excel including Macros, Pivot Tables, V-Lookups
• Reliable team-player able to balance short and long term goals
• Self-motivation and enthusiasm
• Experience/knowledge of the publishing industry or other related digital content acquisition roles
• Passion for books, digital reading and authors

Amazon is an equal opportunities employer. We believe passionately that employing a diverse workforce is central to our success. We make recruiting decisions based on your experience and skills. We value your passion to discover, invent, simplify and build. We offer a competitive salary and stock units, and a whole host of other benefits, including an employee discount, private health care and pension scheme. We are committed to keeping compensation fair and equitable.

Our inclusive culture empowers Amazonians to deliver the best results for our customers. If you have a disability and need a workplace accommodation or adjustment during the application and hiring process, including support for the interview or onboarding process, please visit https://amazon.jobs/content/en/how-we-hire/accommodations for more information.