Audiobook Licensing & Partnerships Manager - Japan

Map the Japanese publishing and audiobook landscape and identify priority publishers, rights holders, and catalogue opportunities.

Build a strong pipeline of major and independent publishers, and take partnerships from first conversation through negotiation, agreement, and onboarding.

Lead commercial and licensing negotiations, including distribution terms and content licensing budgets, and design creative deal structures that improve economics and share risk.

Identify and prioritize the audiobook catalogues and titles that matter most to listeners in Japan, using data, financial models, and market insights.

You have full professional proficiency in Japanese and English and can lead complex commercial negotiations in both languages.

You have experience in licensing, partnerships, business affairs or business development in digital content, such as books, audiobooks, music, podcasts…

Knowledge of the Japanese book publishing and audiobook ecosystem, including publishers, rights holders and distribution models…

You understand licensing and commercial models between rights holders, and digital platforms, and you’ve led or supported negotiations in a digital content environment.