Join HarperAudio at HarperCollins US and Harlequin US as an Audio Operations and Marketing Specialist. This hybrid role in Nashville blends operational support for backlist audiobook production with day-to-day marketing across frontlist and backlist titles. The position offers a salary of USD 65,000 per year and places you in a collaborative, dynamic team focused on high quality storytelling. You will report to the Associate Publisher of Audio, with a dotted line to the Senior Marketing Manager of Audio, and you will contribute across multiple teams to help drive both production efficiency and audience reach.
Overview
HarperAudio is looking to hire an Audio Operations & Marketing Specialist. We are a nimble, dynamic team that oversees the production of all HarperCollins US and Harlequin US audiobooks. Spanning a wide range of genres, we work with best-selling authors and help launch new careers, and you'll be right in the middle of it.
A little about you: You love books and are enthusiastic about audiobooks as a storytelling medium. You excel at identifying opportunities to improve processes and implement new ones.
The job: This newly created hybrid role reports to the Associate Publisher of Audio with a dotted line to the Senior Marketing Manager of Audio, and it primarily splits time between audio operations and audio marketing.
Responsibilities
- Investigate audio rights terms in contracts and compile findings for the relevant stakeholders.
- Support the Associate Publisher in overseeing backlist audio production and title workflows.
- Process agreements, amendments, and performer contracts as required.
- Coordinate scheduling and meetings for the Associate Publisher.
- Assist in preparing regular sales and production reports.
- Assist the Senior Marketing Manager of Audio with daily marketing efforts for frontlist and backlist titles.
- Manage select audiobook review submissions: identify opportunities, collect materials, and track outreach.
- Collaborate with imprint marketing teams to circulate updates, assets, and opportunities that support title, author, and audience outreach.
- Maintain organized records of audiobook marketing activity, performance updates, and platform needs to enable better planning and reporting.
- Provide adaptable support for new audio marketing initiatives, campaign needs, and cross-functional projects as the role evolves.
Requirements
- Bachelor's degree or equivalent experience.
- Prior publishing experience, including internships, is helpful but not required.
- Ability to set priorities and solve problems under pressure with guidance from senior leadership.
- Self-starter who thrives in ambiguity.
- Adept at evaluating current processes and proposing improvements.
- Eager to learn and a strong team player who collaborates across multiple teams.
- Detail-oriented and well-organized, with solid project management skills.
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
- Proficiency in Microsoft Office Suite, including Excel.
- Genuine enthusiasm for the audiobook format and its storytelling potential.
- Conversational or fluent in Spanish is a plus.
- Interest in reading and listening to books as well as consuming media is a plus.
Technologies
- Microsoft Office Suite
- Excel
Location
Nashville, Tennessee, hybrid work arrangement.
