Production Specialist, Audible

At Audible we believe stories have the power to transform lives. Its why we work with some of the worlds 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 THE ROLE
The Production Specialist manages the end-to-end production lifecycle of audiobooks audio content and Audible Originals for the Japan market from planning and pre-production through recording post-production quality assurance and final delivery.

You will own the successful completion of assigned titles ensuring they meet defined quality standards budgets schedules and production requirements. You will drive production in collaboration with internal teams including Content Content Operations Business Affairs Legal Finance Marketing and Metadata as well as external partners.

You will proactively leverage AI and digital tools to streamline and automate production planning progress tracking quality assurance reporting and information sharing.

As a Production Specialist you will...
- Define production plans schedules budgets and delivery specifications for assigned titles and manage the entire process from kickoff through final delivery
- Verify that all prerequisites for production are in place including manuscripts scripts talent information recording requirements rights restrictions and approvals
- Select or coordinate external studios production companies narrators directors and creators and define each partys roles schedules and deliverables
- Manage progress across all production stages including recording editing mixing mastering quality assurance and corrections
- Ensure all deliverables meet Audibles audio quality standards and title-specific production requirements
- Manage the entire production budget including cost projections and variance tracking coordinating with Finance as needed
- Proactively identify production risks delays and capacity constraints develop corrective actions and communicate status to stakeholders in a timely manner
- Support Content Operations in ensuring that contracts rights vendor registration metadata and final audio are in place for distribution readiness
- Maintain production partner records tracking performance quality cost and capacity to strengthen the production network
- Leverage AI and digital tools to automate and optimize production planning progress tracking quality assurance and reporting while ensuring compliance with copyright confidentiality and internal policies
- Collaborate with domestic and international teams to adopt globally used production tools workflows and best practices for the Japan market

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. We are a global company with an entrepreneurial spirit. We are dreamers and inventors who are passionate about the positive impact Audible can make for our customers and our neighbors. This spirit courses throughout Audible supporting a culture of creativity and inclusion built on our People Principles and our mission to build more equitable communities in the cities we call home.

- 5 years of professional experience in audiobook production audio content publishing broadcasting film/video music entertainment digital media content production or a related industry
- Experience managing the full production lifecycle across multiple content titles from planning through recording post-production quality assurance and delivery
- Project management skills with experience managing multiple titles vendors and deadlines in parallel
- Experience coordinating and negotiating with third-party vendors and internal stakeholders
- Experience managing budgets schedules quality risks and deliverables using data-driven approaches
- Experience independently organizing information setting priorities and executing solutions when facing production issues or uncertain situations
- Experience leveraging AI technologies (including generative AI) and digital tools to automate streamline or improve business processes or demonstrated practical ability to do so
- Professional proficiency in Japanese with the ability to understand contracts and production requirements coordinate with stakeholders and resolve issues
- Ability to communicate in English for email document review meetings and coordination with international teams

- Direct production experience in audiobooks podcasts or audio dramas
- Experience in direction editing pronunciation review or audio quality management for Japanese-language audio content
- Experience working with third-party vendors in the content or entertainment industry
- Experience implementing AI-powered tools into operational workflows (e.g. transcription audio analysis quality assurance report generation)
- Experience visualizing business processes and designing or improving standard operating procedures

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