Working Student - Catalog Operations - German + French/Italian (Werkstudent:innen)

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 you as an enthusiastic Working Student – Catalog Operations. You'll work with our Catalog Operations Editorial Team, getting hands-on experience with content ingestion and catalog management for Audible. Think cutting-edge audiobooks and captivating audio dramas – you'll help bring them all to our listeners.

Your day-to-day will center on audiobook processing, with quality control and affiliations as a key focus. You'll review and enter metadata to ensure every title meets Audible's high standards before reaching customers. Through quality assurance, stakeholder communication, and catalog maintenance, you'll support our global team in delivering great products to customers worldwide.

You will feel comfortable in this role if you enjoy working with systems, processes, structured data, and literature in a fast-paced environment, take pride in delivering accurate results, and have a passion for technology and media, specifically spoken word audio.

As a Working Student, Catalog Operations, you will...

• Enter, edit, proofread, and fact-check metadata records in our content management system prior to releasing a product to Audible marketplaces (Audible stores, Amazon, iTunes). Key elements such as a product's company identification, on-sale date, distribution rights, availability, pricing, provider, royalty earner, title, descriptive copy, and taxonomy are top priority areas of review with primary focus on, but not limited to, German and French language products
• Perform, process and verify daily metadata update and correction requests received from providers, customers, and internal stakeholders via tickets or other sources, and ensure that requests are answered appropriately and in due time
• Support customer discovery by creating, verifying and updating product relationships such as Category Assignments, Series Affiliation (e.g. linking works in a trilogy), Title Authority (grouping different versions of works together) or Contributor Authority (bibliography)
  
  

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.

OUR OFFER

• Student position for 20h per week
• Compensation of €15.69 per hour
• 12 months contract
• Up to 4 times of free catered lunch per week
• Commuting benefits
• Exciting opportunity to participate in the growth of a global digital audiobook provider
• International work environment
• Flexible working hours
  
  

Basic Qualifications

• Full time enrollment in a German state-accredited (staatlich anerkanntem) Bachelor or Master program, in the Berlin/Brandenburg area, and have at least 1 year of studies left - expected graduation after March 2027
• Business fluency, written and spoken, in English, German and one of the following languages (C1 minimum): French or Italian
• Advanced level of Excel expertise
• Experience with a Windows operating environment, expertise in Outlook and Word
  
  

Preferred Qualifications

• Affinity or experience working with metadata and /or asset management
• Affinity to AI tools and technology (e.g. to support projects and workflow enhancements, and/or vibe coding in Python or JavaScript)
• Experience with project management tools (e.g. Airtable) and content management systems.
• High commitment to quality and demonstrated attention to details
• Organization skill and the ability to work independently in a fast-paced, time-sensitive environment
• Problem-solving skills and commitment to the best possible customer experience
• Avid involvement with media, including books/periodicals (audio and digital reader), websites, blogs, and other digital content sources
  
  

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Company - Audible GmbH

Job ID: A10390844