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Director, Books Acquisitions UK Job ID:

Full time Information Technology Telecommunications

Responsibilities

Structure and negotiate deals with UK-based publishers, literary agents, authors, and independent creators
Manage and execute high-volume deal flow against specific metrics
Own content performance and strategic direction for your acquired titles beyond the initial deal
Identify, initiate, grow and maintain strong relationships with existing and potential partners across the UK territory
Prepare projects for internal support and valuation through collection of data and preparation of budgets, P&Ls, and proposed deal and creative terms
Track and communicate deal terms within the organization and provide first line of enforcement of deal terms if necessary
Work closely with key stakeholders across Audible

Qualifications

Deep expert in the UK book and audio publishing world with strong relationships across British literary agencies, publishers, and independent authors.
Understand regional audience preferences and nuances of the UK marketplace, from navigating relationships with rights holders to identifying content with strong performance potential across territories.
Sophisticated negotiator and high-volume dealmaker, combining relationship-driven dealmaking with data-informed decision making, leveraging analytics to optimize deal structures and identify high-potential content.
Experience in data analysis and leveraging analytics to make decisions.
Experience building and analyzing cost/benefit scenarios and business cases and communicating results throughout the organization.
Experience collaborating with cross-functional teams.
Experience negotiating complex, concurrent, high-value agreements with an understanding of publishing contracts, rights structures and legal terminology.