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Amazon EU Production Operations Manager - 24 Month Contract in Berlin, Germany
Description
At Audible, we believe stories have the power to transform lives. It’s why we work with some of the world’s leading creators to produce and share audio storytelling with our millions of global listeners. We are dreamers and inventors who come from a wide range of backgrounds and experiences to empower and inspire each other. Imagine your future with us.
ABOUT THIS ROLE
Based in Berlin, Audible GmbH is looking for an EU Production Operations Manager. The EU Production Operations Manager is part of our Content Planning and Operations group (CPO) and manages crucial aspects of production operations and slate management for Audible Studios, Programming and Content Marketing for the EU businesses. This includes updates to meetings with relevant stakeholders to ensure release and payment trackers data is correct and can be trusted.
This position is a 24 month contract.
ABOUT YOU
You are a logical thinker that translates operations and business needs into a leading-edge, customer-focused solutions, and you are comfortable creating solutions for ambitious ideas in ambiguous environments. You possess expert organizational, managerial, and communication skills with a proven ability to handle multiple projects and deliver results.
As an EU Production Operations Manager, you will...
Work with stakeholder teams to manage their production pipeline and ensure that deadlines are met and all necessary steps of the production process are completed
Ensure that each project’s credits, deliverables, marketing obligations, and distributions match the contract provisions consistent with company policies
Monitor and manage receipt of invoices from productions
Ensure that all production papers are paid or reimbursed in a timely manner
Oversee asset management from requests to tracking across the content creation process
Facilitate onboarding third party vendors and partner with Producers to develop these relationships including graphic designers, illustrators, copyeditors, and fact-checkers
Ensure all third party vendors are paid in a timely manner
Coordinate effectively among cross-functional teams, particularly Audible’s audio production, merchandising, deal-making, marketing, metadata, and public relations teams, to ensure all deadlines are met in a timely manner
Work with internal stakeholders to adjust product release schedules accordingly
Communicate changes across multiple teams including content lifecycle, production, finance, and marketing teams
Deliver the entire suite of assets (audio, copy, promotional materials, artwork, table of contents, metadata, budget, localization assets, etc.) to the content lifecycle team and request pre-order pages
Develop and maintain the overall production schedule including setting timelines with each producer on every project in pre-production, production, and post-production
Work with producers to assist in securing and tracking agreements, clearances and all supporting documentation for projects in development and production
ABOUT AUDIBLE
Audible is the leading producer and provider of audio storytelling. We spark listeners’ imaginations, offering immersive, cinematic experiences full of inspiration and insight to enrich our customers daily lives. Our Hub+Home hybrid workplace model gives employees the flexibility between gathering in a common office space (work from hub) and remote work (work from home). For more information, please visit adbl.co/hybrid.
We are open to hiring candidates to work out of one of the following locations:
Berlin, BE, DEU
Basic Qualifications
3+ years of experience in a media production environment
Business fluency in written and verbal English and Italian
Preferred Qualifications
Business fluency in additional languages
Exceptional communication skills, a passion for customers
Love and interest in all forms of media - both as a consumer and as a professional in the industry
Self-motivated with the ability to take initiative, and work independently
Ability to handle multiple priorities and work under deadline, a talent for getting things done, and a teamwork oriented attitude
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. Protecting your privacy and the security of your data is a longstanding top priority for Amazon. Please consult our Privacy Notice (https://www.amazon.jobs/en/privacy_page) to know more about how we collect, use and transfer the personal data of our candidates.
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