Audio Production Associate

Sourcebooks•New York, NY

1d•$5,000 - $65,000•Hybrid

About The Position

Sourcebooks Audio is seeking a detail-oriented Production Associate to support its audiobook production program. This role involves assisting with the full audiobook production process from pre-production through final delivery, ensuring organization, accuracy, and timeliness. The associate will work closely with the Director of Audio Production, Senior Production Manager, editors, studios, narrators, and outside production partners to manage materials, schedules, title data, and assets. This is an opportunity for hands-on experience in casting, manuscript preparation, recording support, quality control, and final delivery. Success requires strong attention to detail, clear communication, curiosity, and a collaborative spirit, with comfort in managing multiple tasks and learning new systems.

Requirements

A degree in audio, publishing, communications, media production, or a related field, or equivalent relevant experience.
Strong attention to detail and excellent organizational skills.
The ability to manage multiple projects, deadlines, assets, and details at once without losing sight of priorities.
Clear written and verbal communication skills for working with internal teams and outside production partners.
Comfort learning production systems, databases, trackers, shared drives, and vendor-facing platforms.
The judgment to identify missing information, ask thoughtful follow-up questions, and escalate issues appropriately.

Nice To Haves

Experience in publishing, audio production, media production, project coordination, editorial support, or related field is preferred.

Responsibilities

Support audiobook production from pre-production through final delivery, helping ensure materials, schedules, assets, and title data are organized, accurate, and delivered on time.
Assist with casting and manuscript preparation by organizing casting materials, preparing production documents, reviewing manuscripts for audio-specific needs, and confirming titles are ready before recording.
Maintain and update internal production systems, trackers, databases, shared drives, and vendor-facing platforms.
Create, route, and manage pronunciation materials, coordinating with editors, authors, studios, narrators, and production partners so questions are answered and approved guidance is shared.
Support delivery workflows by confirming required materials are complete, accurate, properly formatted, and shared according to internal and vendor specifications.
Review QC notes and support quality-control workflows by tracking reports, corrections, pickups, final-file readiness, and issues that require escalation.
Coordinate routine follow-up across the audio team and outside partners to resolve missing materials, timeline changes, and production questions while helping us build efficient, scalable workflows.