On-site in Berlin, Germany, this entry-level role at Audible involves working with the Catalog Operations Editorial Team. The position focuses on content ingestion and catalog management for audiobooks and audio dramas.
Skills / Requirements
- AI Tools
- Attention to Detail
- Content Management Systems
- Customer Experience
- Excel
- Metadata Management
- Outlook
- Problem Solving
- Project Management
- Quality Assurance
- Vibe Coding
- Windows
- Word
Why Apply
This role suits someone familiar with AI tools and vibe coding in Python or JavaScript to enhance workflows. The position involves structured data management, which can benefit from AI-assisted automation.
What You'll Be Doing
You will manage audiobook processing, focusing on quality control and metadata accuracy for Audible's catalog. Daily tasks include entering, editing, and verifying metadata and ensuring products meet quality standards before release.
Working in Berlin, Germany
- Berlin is a major tech hub in Europe, offering numerous opportunities in technology and media industries.
- The city is known for its vibrant cultural scene, with a rich history and diverse population.
- Public transportation in Berlin is efficient and well-connected, making commuting convenient.
- Berlin's cost of living is relatively lower compared to other major European cities, offering a good quality of life.
Pay and Career Growth
The role offers a student position with a compensation of €15.69 per hour and flexible working hours. You'll gain experience in a global digital audiobook provider, enhancing your skills in catalog operations and metadata management.
Benefits and Perks
- Catered Lunch
- Commuting Benefits
- Flexible Hours
- International environment
Is This Role Right for You?
Good fit if you...
- Fluent in German, English, and either French or Italian.
- Currently enrolled in a Bachelor or Master program in Berlin/Brandenburg with at least one year remaining.
- Comfortable working with metadata and content management systems.
May not be for you if...
- Not fluent in German, English, or the required third language.
- Unable to work on-site in Berlin.
- Lacking experience or interest in metadata management and catalog operations.
Original Job Description
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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