Amazon
Director, Content Acquisition & Development -North America
$144K–$215K
Culver City, CA +1 · Director · Full-time · Posted Sep 9, 2026
- Location
- Culver City, CA
Newark, NJ - Experience
- 5+ years of publishing, audio, or entertainment industry deal negotiation experience
About the job
Acquires and develops audiobook and Audible Originals content by evaluating projects, negotiating rights deals, managing partner relationships, and coordinating with internal teams on title strategy.
What you'll do
- Prepare projects for internal valuation, including budgets, P&Ls, and proposed deal and creative terms.
- Structure and negotiate content deals, manage high-volume deal flow, and maintain partner relationships.
- Track deal terms and coordinate with internal stakeholders on title releases, messaging, and policy.
What they ask for
- Experience negotiating complex agreements and understanding legal terminology and reasoning.
- Traditional book-space content acquisition and/or rights licensing experience across popular genres.
- Experience with intellectual property rights.
- Strong verbal and written communication and experience working across cross-functional teams.
Nice to have
- Experience acquiring or licensing audio rights.
- Project management experience; skilled using Excel, Word, PowerPoint, Salesforce, and company-wide sales and project management tools.
Pay
USD 144,500.00 - 195,500.00 annually (base salary); USD 159,000.00 - 215,000.00 annually (base salary)
Tools
Excel, Word, PowerPoint, Salesforce
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