One day it's a covert statement to a mother returning to work after maternity leave. Another day it's a lingering gaze at an employee enjoying a culturally rich meal. These microaggressions (or sometimes macroaggressions) can take an employee from a confident, high-performer to one that feels insecure being themselves at work. Your employees engage with people with different ideas and feel most comfortable and valued when they can work without losing their cultural, racial, and gender identity. While most employers know this, why have workplace racism and sexism often been neglected?

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You have the ability to adapt to our business, communicate effectively within the team and towards stakeholders and are a strong contributor to the local and global content operations team efforts to deliver the best possible localized listener experience.. Supervise and coordinate ingestion work for Audible’s Berlin-managed European audiobook, audio drama and podcast catalogs to ensure on-time publishing of all content to all required surfaces and best possible localized customer experience.. Experience with Office Suite (Outlook, MS Word, PowerPoint) and knowledge of advanced Excel functions such as pivot tables and VLOOKUP.. An avid consumer of online media, including books (audio and print), blogs, podcasts, and other digital content.. Audible offers a Hub+Home hybrid workplace model that gives employees flexibility between gathering in a common office space (work from hub) and remote work (work from home).

Operations

What Audible Has to Offer:
 
 
We believe the spoken word has the power to change people’s lives. Audible has reinvented a media category, becoming a powerhouse of creative and original content. We create sensational entertainment experiences that absorb the listener and enhance the character and quality of daily life. Because nothing can inspire, provoke and challenge like a gripping story – and this could be the beginning of your Audible story.
 
Good storytelling starts with great listening. At Audible, that means each role and every project has our audience in mind. Because the same people who design, develop, and deploy our products also happen to use them. To us, that speaks volumes.
 
 
ABOUT THIS ROLE
 
Based in Berlin, Audible is looking for someone enthusiastic to join our Content Lifecycle team for the EU region. In this position, you will work as part of a team that receives, ingests, edits and maintains product information elements (metadata) and digital assets (audio, images, table of content) for titles to be released as part of Audible’s global catalog, ensuring completeness, accuracy, and timely release of all products. In your role, you will supervise a sub-team focused on content coordination and metadata processing, help articulate and oversee operational standards and best practices, align work and requirements with stakeholders and international partners, as well as drive, contribute to, execute and be “hands-on” with projects in the metadata area.
 
 
The position is initially open through a18-months contract.
 
 
ABOUT YOU
 
You have the ability to adapt to our business, communicate effectively within the team and towards stakeholders and are a strong contributor to the local and global content operations team efforts to deliver the best possible localized listener experience. You will feel comfortable in this role if you are keen on working with numerous stakeholders in a fast-paced entrepreneurial environment, enjoy mitigating risks, participating, and taking ownership. You will coach and guide from proven data-driven best practices, want to push boundaries and optimize throughput with low defects, and lead from deep understanding of constant change to sustain a highly impactful constant improvement environment.
 
 
As a Metadata Operations Manager, you will...
 
 
Manage and develop a team of content coordinators and metadata operators by embodying Audible’s People Principles.
 
Supervise and coordinate ingestion work for Audible’s Berlin-managed European audiobook, audio drama and podcast catalogs to ensure on-time publishing of all content to all required surfaces and best possible localized customer experience.
 
Become and act as a subject matter expert on operational workflows and technical processes within the system, acting as primary information source for the team in order to maintain compliance and consistency, and take corrective action where needed.
 
Interact with internal customers and stakeholders to deliver on their requirements.
 
Drive, manage and work on cross-functional projects in metadata area.
 
Plan, coordinate, execute and verify catalog updates.
 
Identify areas of potential improvement to catalogue management workflows and systems and work closely with global team and Product Management on improvements and new features.
 
 
Basic Qualifications
 
 
3+ years experience in a position of responsibility in editorial/publishing, preferably web-based publishing environment, ideally with proven experience in CMS databases and metadata editing.
 
BA/BS or equivalent degree, preferably in Humanities.
 
Strong background in project management and the ability to manage multiple projects or tasks at different stages in parallel and deal with ambiguous situations.
 
Experience with Office Suite (Outlook, MS Word, PowerPoint) and knowledge of advanced Excel functions such as pivot tables and VLOOKUP.
 
Very good command of English language for internal/external business communication.
 
 
Preferred Qualifications
 
 
Demonstrated experience as a team lead or supervisor.
 
A self-starter with impeccable organizational and analytical skills that is able to thrive in a high-energy, entrepreneurial environment.
 
A confident and upbeat communicator via written and verbal business communication skills.
 
Experience with Content Risk Management.
 
An avid consumer of online media, including books (audio and print), blogs, podcasts, and other digital content.
 
Additional language skills in other European languages are a plus, specifically Italian, Spanish, French or German.
 
 
ABOUT AUDIBLE
 
At Audible, we innovate and inspire through the power of voice. We're changing the narrative on storytelling. As a leading creator and provider of premium audio storytelling, we've redefined the ways people access, discover, and share stories. The stories we tell have the ability to transport and transform everyday moments into meaningful experiences and it's our people who make Audible's service possible. We're listeners, storytellers, and problem-solvers. Our perspectives and experiences power our ideas and come together in our mission to unleash the power of the spoken word. Audible offers a Hub+Home hybrid workplace model that gives employees flexibility between gathering in a common office space (work from hub) and remote work (work from home). Some teams will work mostly at hub, some mostly at home and others hybrid. For more information, please visit adbl.co/hybrid.
 
 
Audible is committed to a diverse and inclusive workplace. Audible is an equal opportunity employer and does not discriminate on the basis of ethnic origin, gender, religion or belief, disability, age, sexual identity, or any other legally protected status. We therefore ask you to exclude unnecessary information, such as a photo, date or place of birth, gender identification, family and marital status, nationality, religion etc. from your CV or resume. Thank you for doing your part to create equal opportunities for everyone.
 
Audible 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. Protecting your privacy and the security of your data is a longstanding top priority for Audible. Please consult our Privacy Notice to know more about how we collect, use and transfer the personal data of our candidates.

Manager, Metadata Operations - 18 Months Contract

ABOUT THIS ROLEAs a Senior iOS Developer, it. s vision is to enable a friction-less experience allowing Audible customers to listen and engage with the largest Audiobook portfolio.. We work ceaselessly to deliver world-class products that scale for millions of daily listener sessions across the entire iOS eco-system including smart phones, Car Play, Smart Watches and living room devices.. Working knowledge of dependency injection, operations/promises, and modular development.. Experience building mobile UI with UIKit, especially Auto Layout and related SDKs, including use of storyboard and animations.

Senior Ios Developer

﻿Job summaryGood storytelling starts with great listening. At Audible, that means each role and every project has our audience in mind. Because the same people who design, develop, and deploy our products also happen to use them. To us, that speaks volumes.ABOUT THIS ROLEAs a Senior iOS Developer, it''s up to you to define, design and refine the tech that keeps us one step ahead of listeners. Anticipate. Innovate. Bring challenging ideas and we''ll support you with the latest tech, tools and systems that you need to succeed. You''ll be essential in ensuring the team can reach their potential; working closely with them, reviewing their work, mentoring, and supporting them to develop. Together, you''ll build and maintain our platform to bring thousands of stories to millions of listeners and unleash the power of the human voice.ABOUT THE TEAMIt takes a curated team to pack the entire Audible library into the palm of your hand, but we make it happen seamlessly, for millions of people across the world. The Audible iOS team''s vision is to enable a friction-less experience allowing Audible customers to listen and engage with the largest Audiobook portfolio. We work ceaselessly to deliver world-class products that scale for millions of daily listener sessions across the entire iOS eco-system including smart phones, Car Play, Smart Watches and living room devices. We are a nimble team with a game-changing mindset, endless passion and uncompromising user focus.ABOUT YOUYou are talented, adaptable, and flexible. We''re looking for creative, open-minded iOS software development engineers to help build technologies that continuously improve the Audible listening experience. While focusing on iOS development, you''ll build and scale mobile software, and coordinate cross-functionally by integrating new features, maintaining high performance, and creating intuitive interfaces. Our team is working on building native iOS products, without compromising compatibility with various iOS devices in an agile environment.As a Senior iOS Developer, you will... Own and be responsible for key components within the team. Design, develop, implement and support Key Components using latest technology that will influence teams beyond Audible. Work with Product Management and take the lead to help create, design and develop software that involves exploring and bringing out latest technology on the platform to make the listening experience better and easier for our users. Take every opportunity make a large impact on the design, architecture and implementation of cutting edge mobile based products. Provide technical direction and strategy to the team, drive the system architecture, spearhead the best practices and influence peer teams with brown-bag sessions and hackathons. Staying up to date on the latest trends & technologies industry-wide and sharing that knowledge with the internal community Committed to team work, hustle and strong communication skills (both to business and technical peers). Thrive in delivering high quality technology mobile products in a fast paced environment with shifting priorities. Demonstrated experience in problem-solving with experience in ambiguous situations. Experience in documentation, unit testing, code reviews, test automation, continuous integration & deployment.BASIC QUALIFICATIONS Experience in Agile development. 4+ years of experience in Objective-C or Swift. Bachelor''s degree or higher in Computer Science or related field. 4+ years of professional software development experience. Experience in documentation, unit testing, code reviews, test automation, continuous integration & deployment.PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS Data-oriented skills with knowledge of Core Data and database design. Working knowledge of dependency injection, operations/promises, and modular development. Recent experience building enterprise-scale mobile applications. Demonstrated experience in problem-solving with experience in ambiguous situations. Experience building mobile UI with UIKit, especially Auto Layout and related SDKs, including use of storyboard and animations. Background in synchronizing information across devices with support for offline transactions. Competency in automation, enthusiasm for continuous integration/deployment or Chaos Engineering. Experience with Swift, bridging headers etc. Solid Coding practices including good design, unit testing, peer code reviews and a preference for agile methods. Knowledge of professional software engineering best practices including coding standards, source code management & build processes.ABOUT AUDIBLEAt Audible, we innovate and inspire through the power of voice. We''re changing the narrative on storytelling. As a leading creator and provider of premium audio storytelling, we''ve redefined the ways people access, discover, and share stories. The stories we tell have the ability to transport and transform everyday moments into meaningful experiences and it''s our people who make Audible''s service possible. We''re listeners, storytellers, and problem-solvers. Our perspectives and experiences power our ideas and come together in our mission to unleash the power of the spoken word.Audible is committed to a diverse and inclusive workplace. Audible is an equal opportunity employer and does not discriminate on the basis of race, national origin, gender, gender identity, sexual orientation, protected veteran status, disability, age, or other legally protected status.

Senior IOS Developer

ABOUT THIS ROLEThe Director, Strategy & Corporate Development will be a core member of this highly visible team that provides strategic and financial advice to Audible’s CEO and our executive leadership.. ABOUT THE TEAMAudible’s Strategy & Corporate Development Team identifies, designs, and executes new organic growth strategies drawing on media and technology trends and the competitive landscape.. We work closely with Amazon’s investment funds and the company’s other media & entertainment and digital business units (including Prime Video, Music, Games, Wondery, Twitch, Studios/MGM, and Alexa/Amazon.com) to think wholistically on behalf of our customers.. You have strong knowledge of the media & entertainment and consumer technology industries, corporate strategy, and the inseparable bond between organic and inorganic growth.. 5+ years of experience in a combination of digital media and investment banking, private equity/venture capital, management consulting, or equivalent fields.

Corporate Development

Good storytelling starts with great listening. At Audible, that means each role and every project has our audience in mind. Because the same people who design, develop, and deploy our products also happen to use them. To us, that speaks volumes.ABOUT THIS ROLEThe Director, Strategy & Corporate Development will be a core member of this highly visible team that provides strategic and financial advice to Audible’s CEO and our executive leadership.ABOUT THE TEAMAudible’s Strategy & Corporate Development Team identifies, designs, and executes new organic growth strategies drawing on media and technology trends and the competitive landscape. We then source, negotiate, structure, and close strategic partnerships, direct investments, joint ventures, and acquisitions to accelerate these plans. We work closely with Amazon’s investment funds and the company’s other media & entertainment and digital business units (including Prime Video, Music, Games, Wondery, Twitch, Studios/MGM, and Alexa/Amazon.com) to think wholistically on behalf of our customers.ABOUT YOUYou have strong experience and capabilities in providing strategic and financial advice as well as executive presence. You are passionate about using data to help drive informed decisions and be able to express your work in both written and spreadsheet form. You're an analytical and creative thinker, with the ability to ask the right questions and develop a point of view that will influence decisions and drive Audible’s continued success. You have strong knowledge of the media & entertainment and consumer technology industries, corporate strategy, and the inseparable bond between organic and inorganic growth. You are a transformer who is passionate about figuring out what the future looks like, with a relentless focus on creating and improving customer value. You have a demonstrated track record of analyzing, leading due diligence, structuring, and closing M&A transactions, investments, and complex commercial partnerships. You are a left and right brain thinker who has the ability to balance creativity and people skills with strong business judgment and analytical skills. You are equally able to “think big” as well as roll up your sleeves on day-to-day operational details. You are a quick learner who thrives in an entrepreneurial, high velocity environment and wants to work for a company with a distinct cultural purpose and mission. You have a high tolerance for ambiguity and complexity with the ability to quickly change focus and balance the needs of the moment with longer-term goals. You exhibit strong integrity, good judgement, hard work and the ability to meet commitments and deadlines. You are an exceptional written and verbal communicator with a knack for making complex topics understandable and inspire people at all levels of the organization. You take the initiative, anticipate the need, and act upon opportunities or issues without explicit instruction.As a Director of Strategy & Corporate Development, you will...

• Build cohesive strategic plans to accomplish business objectives, identify specific areas of opportunity through quantitative and qualitative analysis, and formulate goals and milestones that will enable us to achieve those objectives
• Draft recommendations using a combination of Excel, PowerPoint and the PR/FAQ format based on input from content, product, marketing, finance, analytics, and technology leadership teams
• Lead inorganic growth efforts by partnering with finance, legal, Amazon Corp Dev, and Audible executives
• Be a strategic advisor for senior leadership across the organization on build/buy/partner opportunities
• Drive cross-functional initiatives, leading by influence and without direct authority
• Actively provide an “outside-in” perspective and recommend strategic priorities based on competitive and consumer intelligence
• Support the executive team designing our annual operating plan (OP1)

ABOUT AUDIBLE
At Audible, we innovate and inspire through the power of voice. We're changing the narrative on storytelling. As a leading creator and provider of premium audio storytelling, we've redefined the ways people access, discover, and share stories. The stories we tell have the ability to transport and transform everyday moments into meaningful experiences and it's our people who make Audible's service possible. We're listeners, storytellers, and problem-solvers. Our perspectives and experiences power our ideas and come together in our mission to unleash the power of the spoken word. Audible offers a Hub+Home hybrid workplace model that gives employees flexibility between gathering in a common office space (work from hub) and remote work (work from home). Some teams will work mostly at hub, some mostly at home and others hybrid. For more information, please visit adbl.co/hybrid.

BASIC QUALIFICATIONS

• 5+ years of experience in a combination of digital media and investment banking, private equity/venture capital, management consulting, or equivalent fields.
• Past transactional leadership experience working directly with the C-suite on a regular basis
• Quantitative background with direct transactional modeling and analysis experience
• Experience using quantitative data and metrics to communicate ideas
• Bachelor's degree in Economics, Finance, Business, Math, or related fields
• Experience in the digital media content landscape, particularly audio

PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS

• Self-starter attitude with strong interpersonal skills and proven ability to build relationships and work seamlessly with a variety of personalities and functional disciplines
• Proven ability to track, prioritize, and drive multiple concurrent projects to success
• Exceptional communication skills (both written and verbal); can succinctly and clearly communicate, and able to produce documents and presentations that are ready for leadership review
• Global, transactional leadership experience in the digital media space as both a strategic and financial buyer/investor
• Professional services experience as a senior associate/manager/vice president or team-level contributor at a top tier firm
• Superior writing skills to communicate complex ideas simply and advocate for recommended decisions
• MBA or equivalent graduate degree

Audible is committed to a diverse and inclusive workplace. Audible is an equal opportunity employer and does not discriminate on the basis of race, national origin, gender, gender identity, sexual orientation, protected veteran status, disability, age, or other legally protected status. For individuals with disabilities who would like to request an accommodation, please visit https://www.amazon.jobs/en/disability/us .
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