Director, Audio Content Acquisition & Development

Socket.dev; Culver City (CA); On-site; USD 145,000 - 196,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health insurance

401(k) matching

Paid time off

Parental leave

Job summary

Audible in Culver City, CA, seeks a Director, Content Acquisition & Development (North America) to lead high-volume deal making for book, audio rights and Audible Originals. You will manage end-to-end negotiations, build strategic partnerships with authors, agents and publishers, and align deals with internal stakeholders.

You will structure terms, oversee budgets and P&Ls, and drive evaluation, offers, and release strategy for each title while collaborating with Legal, Editorial, Marketing and

Qualifications

• Experience negotiating complex agreements with knowledge of legal terms.
• Experience in publishing, audio, or entertainment deal negotiation.
• Strong verbal and written communication across teams.
• Ability to manage multiple cross-functional stakeholders.

Responsibilities

• Prepare projects for internal support with data, budgets, and terms.
• Structure and negotiate deals with authors, agents, publishers, and creators.
• Maintain relationships with partners and content creators.
• Manage high-volume deal flow against metrics.
• Track deal terms and enforce them when needed.
• Collaborate with Editorial, Marketing, PR, Content Services, and more.

Skills

Negotiation

Relationship mgmt

Cross-functional

Communication

Tools

Excel

PowerPoint

Salesforce

Job description

Audible in Culver City, CA, seeks a Director, Content Acquisition & Development (North America) to lead high-volume deal making for book, audio rights and Audible Originals. You will manage end-to-end negotiations, build strategic partnerships with authors, agents and publishers, and align deals with internal stakeholders.

You will structure terms, oversee budgets and P&Ls, and drive evaluation, offers, and release strategy for each title while collaborating with Legal, Editorial, Marketing and