Job Description

Joining Busuu means being part of one of the top EdTech companies in the world, a multiple award-winner recognised for its innovation and impact in language learning.
Busuu's vision is to empower people through languages. We are the world's largest online community for language learning, with 120+ million registered users. We make learning a language easy by combining AI-powered courses with feedback from our global community of native speakers and lesson content designed for real life.
Busuu is part of the global Chegg family. Chegg is the leading student-first connected learning platform and a NYSE listed company.
What does a Media Assets Manager do at Busuu?
You will work with our team of Learning Designers to build and shape our educational content across 14 languages, facilitating and managing the range of audio, video and visual media assets used by the team to help over 100 million learners around the world to progress towards their language learning goals.
You will also liaise closely with our product and marketing team ensuring all our media assets align with the company brand.
This role comes with full ownership of media asset management processes with growing responsibilities in shaping workflows, strategy and execution while exploring the future of media in education.
On a day-to-day basis, your responsibilities would include:Sourcing, negotiating and managing contracts with voice artists worldwide for all language courses. Acting as the learning design team's point of contact for voice artist requests, ensuring delivered audio meets Busuu's technical and quality standards. Manage all media partnerships (negotiating, invoicing etc) Managing in-house projects to support the learning design team, including mixing tracks producing videos, animations and custom images for courses Owning and driving external projects, collaborating with third-party providers to ensure media production aligns with content needs and managing rights agreements for text, image and video assets across all languages Working closely with the Director of Learning Design and Content Operations to manage the team's annual media asset budget and overseeing ongoing media expenditures Recommending services and tools to streamline media asset workflows and enhance efficiency Collaborating with a freelance team as needed that supports the media assets team on the daily tasks QA

Why Join us?Be at the forefront of AI driven media innovation Work with a dynamic multilingual team in edtech environment Shape the future of media content in language learning Opportunity to develop and lead strategic initiatives in media assets management

What we're looking for in a Media Assets Manager
Required:You have experience negotiating contracts with third-party media providers, vendors or content licensors to ensure cost-effective and high-quality asset procurement You are able to track and analyse media-related metrics to identify and drive improvements You have previous experience editing and managing audio and video files You have a proven ability to manage production processes and maintain an efficient workflow from audio/video request through to delivery, handling multiple simultaneous projects You are confident using tools like Audacity for audio and Adobe Premiere Pro for video You possess strong budget management skills, including tracking media asset expenditures and making recommendations to optimise spending You are highly organised and detail-oriented, ensuring consistency and quality across all media assets You possess strong communication and collaboration skills: ability to be clear, diplomatic and concise

Nice to have:A strong curiosity and a keen drive to explore how AI-driven media tools can be best applied in our content, particularly within the EdTech space Experience working cross functionally with agile product teams Additional spoken languages are a big plus A strong interest in language learning and its integration with innovative media tools Familiarity with the competitor landscape in edtech Familiarity with copyright laws and restrictions in various markets to advise on media-asset-use, with support from our Legal team when needed

At Busuu we want to ensure that you have access to some great benefits:Our centrally located offices are well-equipped with free breakfast, plenty of snacks and fresh fruit You get 2 free lunches per week at our office that you can choose out of a wide selection of restaurants in the area Busuu offers a great Private Health Insurance scheme There is a personal training budget just for you, so you can learn more in your field to ensure our employees can continuously grow and progress in their careers We like to support our teams with their work-life balance so we offer flexible working hours and a hybrid model of working We offer enhanced maternity and paternity leave (depending on location) Staying connected as a team is very important to us, so we have lots of social activities for you to join such as team lunches, Thursday socials, quarterly team, and company events


What happens next
We aim to have a simple and speedy hiring process and we want to make sure that we are right for you as much as the other way around.CV application review - We will review it as quickly as possible Let's chat - Quick chat with our team about your experience and the role Interview - With the Hiring Manager Case Study - At home case study to show off your skills Interview - Interview to review the task and speak with other colleagues in the team


Our platform is for everyone, and so is our workplace. We pride ourselves on embracing our differences, whether they're cultural, racial, religious, or otherwise. This means each one of us comes to work knowing that we have a voice - and a safe, judgement-free zone to speak freely.
If you like the sound of that, join us. We'd love to hear what you have to say.
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