Melissa Tirado, Senior Marketing Manager for Audible Canada, and Teslimah Ojifinni, rising Audible Scholar and Harvard freshman, developed a symbiotic relationship that transcended the typical intern-manager relationship.
Inspired by Audible’s Activate Caring People Principle, Eliot Choi, Senior Director of Technical Program Management, went from participating in volunteer opportunities to leading them.
Sunny Sandler is set to star in a leading role alongside Jamie Lee Curtis and a full cast in “Letters from Camp,” a comedic, heartfelt mystery for families written by Boco Haft (“Family Guy”) that is set to debut exclusively on Audible in August 2020.
We were already poised to reimagine our workplace when Covid-19 hit. Now we’re pressing fast forward on those plans and rolling out new ways of working to best support our employees today and in the future.
Employee-led Impact Group Audible PRIDE plays a pivotal role in amplifying LGBTQIA+ voices inside and outside of Audible and no time more so than during Pride Month. We celebrated Pride this June with conversations, virtual events and content collections.
This August, Audible is introducing short original fiction audio-only titles by acclaimed writers such as Tayari Jones and André Aciman that can be easily enjoyed in one sitting.
Simply ask, “Alexa, what’s free from Audible?” to have that month’s free listen streaming on any Alexa device. For July, listeners can dive into history with the six-hour Audible Original Great Courses, “Great Figures of the Civil Rights Movement.”
Filled with untold moments and intimate experiences, “The Meaning of Mariah Carey,” performed by the global superstar herself, shares the uniquely American story of Carey’s undeniable talent in her own words and lyrics.
Mayor Ras J. Baraka announced that the City of Newark will invest $500K in Newark Working Kitchens (NWK). A free meal delivery service for Newark residents in need, NWK has delivered more than 200,000 meals and sustained more than 200 jobs.
“The Coldest Case: A Black Book Drama,” by James Patterson and starring Aaron Paul, Krysten Ritter and Nathalie Emmanuel, is currently in production. It is the inaugural project of the deal. Four additional projects are in active development.
Audible inked a multi-project development and production deal with Gunpowder & Sky. Award-winning musicians Smokey Robinson, Alanis Morissette, St. Vincent and more will make up a slate of original musical narratives offered exclusively on Audible.
In a statement to employees, Audible founder and Executive Chairman Don Katz shared our commitment as a company to help fight for racial justice and create systemic change.