About Audible

Audible (www.audible.com ), a wholly owned subsidiary of Amazon.com located in Newark, NJ, is the Internet’s leading provider of spoken audio programming—including books of any genre, magazines, radio shows, daily newspapers, and more. Titles downloaded from Audible are compatible with hundreds of mobile devices, including the Apple® iPod®. Audible prides itself on providing listening experiences that enhance the commute, working out at the gym, or simply relaxing at home.

The position of audio editor for the Content Creation department requires one to have a good solid understanding of the technical aspects of manipulating digital audio as well as a complete understanding of hard disk recording and non linear editing. These skills are a requisite to learning the various intricacies of long form digital spoken word editing.

It is also imperative that the editor has a command of the English language and its grammatical construct beyond that of common usage. This combination of skills is most often found in those who have had experience in a communications or theatrical environment and a long standing involvement in the digital media world. The Audio Editor/Production Assistant will report to the Executive Producer in charge of post production.

Key Accountabilities:

·         Working closely with all Original Content Team members to fulfill production editing needs and goals;

·         Quality control of edited material;

·         Processing audio (EQ, noise reduction, etc.);

·         Assorted clerical/filing and organizational duties

·         Maintenance of production spreadsheets;

·         Assisting in the studio recording process;

Skills/Experience Requirements:

·         A minimum of two years in audio , television or radio production

·         Meticulous attention to detail, as well as strong organizational skills and the ability to handle multiple projects with competing deadlines

·         Knowledge of audio editing and hard-disk recording software, including ProTools & SoundForge and knowledge of the audio recording process

·         A solid background in fine editing of spoken word and dramatic programming

·         An  understanding of the audio drama culture and its requirements (sense of pacing, storytelling, rhythm)

·         Creative team player who understands the audio editing culture

·         Strong communication and interpersonal skills

·         A self-motivated performer

·         Excited to work in a very fast-paced creative environment  

Audible is an Equal Opportunity Employer. When contacting recruiter@audible.com, please include a cover letter with your resume.

Audible.com (a wholly owned subsidiary of Amazon.com) is looking for a dynamic and motivated software engineer to join the Mobile Products team. As a member of the team you will have the opportunity to help build Audible’s Mobile Products.

If you are a sharp, experienced software engineer with a creative edge, strong problem-solving skills, a solid software development foundation and the desire to be an individual contributor to Audible’s next generation technology, we want to talk with you.  Joining our team provides the unique challenge and opportunity to write software that benefits many customers around the world.

This is an extremely challenging role that demands strong technical leadership, analytical and problem-solving skills.

Responsibilities:

• Working with business representatives to define requirements and developing technical specifications
• Architecting software solutions, determine current limitations and compatibilities between subsystems, selection of new concepts and methodology, development of major routines and utilities
• Communicating effectively to ensure that all business requirements are being assessed and addressed to ensure development projects meet or exceed performance targets
• Participating in all activities accordingly to ensure on time deliverables are met including day-to-day planning and coordination with testers, developers, project managers and business representatives
• Driving full life cycle product development
• Collaborating with business owners to solidify requirements
• Instilling best practices for software development and documentation and assuring designs meet requirements, deliver high quality work on tight schedules

Qualifications: 

• 5+ years Web and Java development experience with a demonstrable online website / application portfolio
• Additional skills include SOA / Services, Java, and C++ development experience
• UI, wireless, multimedia and e-commerce development experience a plus
• BS or MS preferred in Computer Science plus  7+ years industry experience
• A solid grounding in Computer Science fundamentals
• Deftness at object-oriented design and systems architecture for mobile devices and wireless systems
• Solid coding practices including good design documentation, unit testing, peer code-reviews, and a preference for agile methods
• Passion for building new mobile products in a fast paced, team-oriented environment
• Robust project planning/execution skills including; estimating, scheduling and executing on committed schedules
• Excellent judgment, organizational and problem solving skills; technical, project and personnel
• Exceptional interpersonal communication skills; verbal, written, listening, including customer relationships
• Strong sense of ownership, urgency, and drive
• Passion for building new mobile products in a fast paced, team-oriented environment