Editor, Audiobooks – Southern Europe

Develop and contribute to editorial strategy for audiobooks across Southern European markets, including Italy, Spain, and Portugal, building your understanding of regional publishing landscapes and cultural moments.

Manage ongoing editorial updates, collections, and playlists, with a focus on continuous improvement and testing of new approaches.

Collaborate on and implement editorial recommendations based on a growing understanding of data and business goals, to attract new and diverse audiences.

Develop day-to-day relationships with sales representatives at key publishing houses across the region, including Italian- and Spanish-language publishers.

Support the programming of editorial content on platform as needed.

Use research, cultural insights, and data analytics to continually enhance the editorial lens for our audiobooks platform.

Collaborate cross-functionally with wider Spotify teams — including growth, marketing, PR, product, engineering, and operations — to highlight and champion audiobooks.

Track, analyse, and communicate key quantitative metrics and business trends.

3–5 years of experience editing, curating, or merchandising content at a digital-first platform, a publishing house, or a major books retailer.

Fluency in Italian and Spanish and strong English communication skills, with the ability to collaborate with global teams; proficiency in Portuguese or other Southern European languages is a plus.

A growing understanding of the Southern European publishing landscape and a passion for connecting listeners with great content.

An ability to balance commercial recommendations with diverse, representative programming.

A keen sense of what makes titles appropriate for different situations, and an ability to quickly identify authors, series, and titles to recommend.

Comfort using both quantitative and qualitative data to inform editorial decisions.

Experience building and implementing diverse recommendations that reflect a broad range of cultures, people, and perspectives.

A passion for the evolution of audio and enthusiasm for spoken word content.

Strong organisational skills and excellent attention to detail.

We offer you the flexibility to work where you work best! There will be some in person meetings, but still allows for flexibility to work from home

We ask that you come in 2-3 times per week.