Since moving our headquarters to Newark in 2007, Audible has generated over $775 million of economic activity through initiatives focused on returning the city to its roots as a hub of innovation. A recent study measures our impact in Newark.
Our Cambridge team is leveraging their technical strengths to create educational and economic opportunities for their neighbors.
Irish author Niamh Campbell was recognized among a distinguished shortlist for her modern love story, “Love Many,” winning this year’s coveted The Sunday Times Audible Short Story Award.
Congratulations to Anne Erni, Chief People Officer, Ara Tucker, Head of Talent and Culture, and Brian Quinn, US Policy Director, for being on EMpower’s Role Model Lists which showcase business leaders who are breaking down barriers for people of color.
Part of Audible Theater’s Emerging Playwrights program, actress Daisy Ridley (“Star Wars”) will perform Elinor Cook’s debut Audible Original. “Islanders”— set to release on September 10—takes listeners inside the world of reality television.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.”