Permissions Assistant - New York, United States - Macmillan Publishing Group, LLC

Macmillan Publishing Group, LLC

Verified Company

New York, United States

3 days ago

Posted by:

Mark Lane

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Description

The Permissions Assistant will support the permissions team in documenting incoming requests, researching rights, assisting in the negotiating and drafting of permissions licenses, and entering of deal data in rights database.

What you'll do:

Manage department inbox, read and respond to general inquiries, archive agreements, and any

other administrative tasks needed

Research rights availability and title history for permissions requests
Assist in the evaluation of permissions requests and acceptability of proposed use
Work with editorial teams and agency contacts to secure permissions approvals as needed
Assist in the drafting and negotiating of permissions agreements
Enter deal information in rights database and generate invoices

What you'll bring:

Ability to work independently in a hybrid remote/inperson environment
Strong verbal and written communication skills
Excellent organizational skills
Must be detailoriented, analytical, and exercise good judgment
Meet challenges with resourcefulness
Genuine interest in publishing contracts, rights, and royalties

Ideal Experience:

1+ years relevant experience
Bachelor's degree or equivalent experience

This role will have an annual salary of $47,500.

Macmillan Publishers is the U.S. trade division of the Holtzbrinck Publishing Group, a large family-owned media company headquartered in Stuttgart, Germany.

Its publishing companies include prominent imprints around the world that publish a broad range of award-winning books for children and adults in all categories and formats.

U.S.

publishers include Celadon Books, Farrar, Straus and Giroux, Flatiron Books, Henry Holt & Company, Macmillan Audio, Macmillan Children's Publishing Group, The St.

Martin's Publishing Group, and Tor Publishing Group. In the UK, Australia, India, and South Africa, Macmillan publishes under the Pan Macmillan name. The German company, Holtzbrinck Deutsche Buchverlage, includes among its imprints S. Fischer, Kiepenheuer & Witsch, Rowohlt, and Droemer Knaur.