Working Student - Catalog Operations
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 a Working Student, Catalog Operations to support various editorial and operational processes needed in order to efficiently publish and update Audible's catalog metadata. In this position, you will work as part of a team that accurately enters, edits, and maintains metadata, audio assets and image art for all products. You will focus on quality control and affiliations management through complete and accurate data entry of all product metadata, which includes utilizing a variety of tools to quickly and thoroughly research various ad-hoc requests.
ABOUT YOU
You 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.
BASIC QUALIFICATIONS
- Currently enrolled in a full-time degree program at a state accredited university in Berlin or Brandenburg and have at least 1 year of their studies left
- Advanced command of written and spoken English, German (C1 or higher) and French (B2 or higher)
- Experience with Windows operating environment, fluency in Excel, Outlook and Word
PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS
- Additional language skills in Italian, Portuguese or Spanish are a major plus
- High commitment to quality and ability to work independently
- Highly organized and demonstrated focused attention to detail
- Demonstrated multi-tasking and problem-solving skills in a fast-paced, time-sensitive environment
- An avid consumer of media, including books/periodicals (audio and digital reader), websites, blogs, and other digital content sources
OUR OFFER
- Student position for 20h per week
- Compensated with €15.30 per hour
- Contribution on the long-run (ideally 1 to 2 years) as a fully-fledged team member
- Exciting opportunity to participate in the growth of a global digital audiobook provider
- International work environment in a beautiful Berlin Mitte location
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