Publisher Relations Specialist

Audible; Berlin; Vor Ort; EUR 60.000 - 80.000; Vollzeit

Zusammenfassung

A leading audiobook publisher based in Berlin is seeking a Publisher Relations Coordinator to enhance relationships and support negotiations with Italian language publishers. This role involves administrating contracts and collaborating with local and global teams to optimize audiobook acquisitions. Strong negotiation and relationship management skills are essential for success in this exciting position.

Qualifikationen

• Strong negotiation experience, especially in contractual contexts.
• Ability to manage relationships with various stakeholders.
• Understanding of the publishing industry, particularly in Italy.

Aufgaben

• Support relationship development with assigned publishing houses.
• Structure and conduct negotiations with key vendors.
• Collaborate with European and global teams on publishing efforts.
• Serve as the primary contact for external inquiries.
• Analyze business drivers for catalog enhancement.
• Coordinate contract administration and monitor deals.

Kenntnisse

Negotiation skills

Relationship management

Analytical skills

Jobbeschreibung

ABOUT THIS ROLE

Based in Berlin, Audible GmbH is looking for a Publisher Relations Coordinator - Italy, who supports the Publisher Relations team in the execution, coordination and finalization of processes related to contract management, as well as contributing to initiate and build solid relationships, and support negotiations for audiobook acquisitions from book and audiobook publishers, with a focus on Italian language publishers. In this context, the Publisher Relations Specialist - Italy acts as an interface with the deal operations, legal, taxes and finance departments, and is supporting the team in a wide variety of relationships and negotiations to reach our ambitious goals.

This role is open on a 24 month contract.

As a Publisher Relations Specialist - Italy, you will...

• Support the development of the quality and productivity of relationships with Publishing houses assigned to your team
• Help to structure, initiate, and conduct negotiations for deals as part of the day-to-day relations with the team’s key publishing vendors
• Support the European content acquisition teams with know-how from negotiations with the different Italian rightsholders, according to evolving business needs
• Collaborate 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
• Be the first point of contact for external requests and support the team with various administrative and project-related tasks as well as presentations
• Leverage analysis of key business drivers, trends and performance indicators to improve the quality and quantity of the Italian language catalogues and give support to the team in acquiring the best content
• Be responsible for proper communication with Italian publishers and content partners regarding administrative tasks
• Coordinate the contract administration and monitor specific deals to guarantee internal documentation and processing in time
• Contribute to different strategic projects as required