Director, Audio Content Acquisition & Development

Amazon Inc.; Memphis (TN); Hybrid; USD 145,000 - 215,000; Full time

Job summary

Audible is seeking a Director, Content Acquisition & Development (North America) to drive the acquisition of book-based and audio original content. You will manage end-to-end deal generation, negotiations with authors, agents and publishers, and align with internal partners on release strategy.

You will lead data collection for budgets, P&Ls, and terms, nurture key relationships, and collaborate with Editorial, Marketing, and Legal teams to advance Audible’s strategic goals.

Qualifications

• Experience negotiating complex agreements with a firm understanding of legal terminology and reasoning.
• Experience in traditional book space with content acquisition and/or rights licensing across popular genres.
• 5+ years of publishing, audio, or entertainment industry deal negotiation experience.
• Experience with intellectual property rights.
• Verbal and written communication skills with experience translating complex concepts across the organization.
• Experience working across cross-functional teams.

Responsibilities

• Prepare projects for internal support and valuation through data collection, budgets, and proposed deal terms.
• Structure and negotiate deals with authors, agents, publishers and other content creators.
• Grow and maintain strong relationships with partners such as authors, agents, managers and publishers.
• Manage and execute high-volume deal flow against set metrics.
• Track and communicate deal terms within the organization and enforce terms when needed.
• Collaborate with Editorial/Creative, Marketing, PR, Content Services, and Content Creation teams.
• Coordinate with content teams to maintain messaging and policy.

Skills

Negotiation

Deal making

Cross-functional teams

Communication

Tools

Excel

Word

PowerPoint

Salesforce

Job description

Audible is seeking a Director, Content Acquisition & Development (North America) to drive the acquisition of book-based and audio original content. You will manage end-to-end deal generation, negotiations with authors, agents and publishers, and align with internal partners on release strategy.

You will lead data collection for budgets, P&Ls, and terms, nurture key relationships, and collaborate with Editorial, Marketing, and Legal teams to advance Audible’s strategic goals.