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About the Role
Penguin Random House Audio is seeking a Commissioning Editor, Audio, on a 7-month fixed-term contract to lead the commissioning and delivery of major frontlist audiobooks, contribute to acquisitions, and create outstanding audio publishing.
Responsibilities
- Lead the commissioning and delivery of major frontlist audio publications, shaping creative direction from acquisition through to publication.
- Make confident casting and production decisions, working with authors, publishing teams and creative partners to deliver outstanding audiobooks.
- Represent Audio in acquisitions and publishing conversations, bringing editorial judgement, audience understanding and commercial awareness.
- Identify and contribute to new publishing and catalogue opportunities, working with senior editorial colleagues to assess their creative and commercial potential.
- Build strong relationships with authors, agents, narrators and publishing colleagues, providing excellent author care and positioning Audio as a proactive and collaborative partner.
- Work closely with colleagues across Audio, including marketing, operations, sales and production, to deliver ambitious and joined-up publishing.
- Take ownership of projects under your remit, managing priorities, budgets and schedules to ensure high-quality publishing is delivered on time and to budget.
Requirements
- Editorial or commissioning experience within audiobooks, audio, book publishing or a related content environment, with strong creative and editorial judgement.
- Excellent project-management and organisational skills, with the ability to take ownership of multiple projects and priorities.
- Strong communication and relationship-building skills, with confidence working with a range of internal and external stakeholders.
- Commercial awareness, including an understanding of budgets and the ability to balance creative ambition with financial considerations.
- A collaborative, proactive approach, with the confidence to make recommendations, use initiative and contribute to wider publishing decisions.
- Experience commissioning or producing audiobooks or other audio content.
- Knowledge of the audiobook market, narrators, talent and production processes.
Skills
- Creative judgement
- Organisation
- Audio publishing enthusiasm
- Project ownership
- Relationship building
- Prioritisation
- Author care
- Delivery
- Communication
- Commercial awareness
- Budget management
- Initiative
Location
- UK
Work Type
- Hybrid
- Fixed-term contract
Experience Level
- Mid-level
Salary/Compensations
- Circa £40,000
Benefits
- Bonus
About the Company
- At Penguin Random House Audio, we’re the UK’s leading audiobook publisher, dedicated to creating exceptional listening experiences for audiences everywhere.
- Working with some of the world’s most exciting authors, narrators and creative talent, we publish bestselling and award-winning audiobooks across every genre — from major frontlist releases to carefully curated catalogue publishing.
- Audio is one of the most dynamic and fast-growing areas of publishing, and at PRH Audio we combine creative ambition with commercial rigour to deliver market-leading work.
Equal Opportunity
- As a Disability Confident Committed organisation, we offer interviews to candidates with a disability who meet the essential criteria for the role, and opt-in on their application form.
- We encourage you to tell us about any reasonable adjustments you may need by emailing [email protected].
- We celebrate creativity and diverse perspectives, so please be yourself!
- While we recognise AI tools can be helpful, we recommend using them thoughtfully to ensure your responses reflect you.