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Macmillan Trade is seeking a Contracts Associate to handle Subsidiary Rights licensing agreements for various publishers, responsible for drafting, reviewing, and processing a high volume of agreements. This role requires excellent communication skills and attention to detail, as well as collaboration with multiple stakeholders.

Responsibilities: Draft and review subsidiary rights license agreements, assist with negotiations, coordinate reviews and approvals with co-agents and licensee publishers, and manage license data and archives.

Skills: Excellent written and verbal communication, strong attention to detail, ability to manage high volumes of work, and proficiency in Microsoft Office and G-Suite.

Qualifications: Prior experience with subsidiary rights agreements or licensing in publishing, a Bachelor's degree or equivalent experience, familiarity with Biblio3 Suite or Bradbury Phillips Rights Manager is a plus.

Location: New York, New York, United States

Compensation: $60000 - $65000 / Annually

Macmillan Trade is seeking a detail-oriented and highly organized Contracts Associate to join our busy team, handling Subsidiary Rights licensing agreements for the various publishers in the Macmillan Trade group of publishers, including Celadon Books, Farrar, Straus & Giroux, Picador, Flatiron Books, Henry Holt & Co., Metropolitan Books, St. Martin’s Publishing Group, Tor, and the Macmillan Children’s Publishing Group.

The Associate will be responsible for reviewing, drafting, and processing a high volume of license agreements including UK, translation, audio, serial, educational, and reprint licenses; coordinate review and approval of licenses with co-agents and licensee publishers; track and process licenses through all stages of review, negotiation, and signature; maintain license data and archives; assist with securing license payments.

The ideal candidate will be diligent and motivated, with a genuine interest in the contracts and licensing side of the business, with excellent written and verbal communication skills, and great attention to detail. The Associate will be an integral partner in the execution and completion of license agreements, and will liaise with a wide variety of stakeholders, from the Sub-rights, Contracts, Editorial and Royalty teams in house, to our numerous co-agents and licensee publishers worldwide.

What you'll do:

• Draft and review a variety of subsidiary rights license agreements including UK, translation, audio, serial, educational, and reprint licenses;
• Assist with negotiation of certain license terms;
• Coordinate review and approval of licenses with co-agents and licensee publishers;
• Interpret author contract details (sub-rights granted, territories, author approvals) as related to license agreements;
• Manage electronic signature and completion of licenses;
• Track license status and archive signed agreements;

What you'll bring:

• Excellent written and verbal communication
• Great attention to detail
• Capable of managing heavy volume and expedient turnaround
• Interest in the business side of book publishing, particularly subsidiary rights, author contracts, intellectual property, copyright
• Comfortable with Microsoft Office and G-Suite

Ideal Experience/Education:

• Prior experience with subsidiary rights agreements, author contracts, permissions licensing, or other drafting or license experience in publishing, media or related field required;
• Familiarity with Biblio3 Suite and/or Bradbury Phillips Rights Manager a plus;
• Bachelor’s degree or commensurate experience required

This role will have an annual salary of $60,000 - $65,000.

Macmillan Publishers is the U.S. trade company that is part of the Holtzbrinck Publishing Group, a large family-owned group of media companies headquartered in Stuttgart, Germany. Holtzbrinck Publishing Group's 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, companies in the Holtzbrinck Publishing Group publish under the Pan Macmillan name. The German publishing company, Holtzbrinck Deutsche Buchverlage, includes among its imprints S. Fischer, Kiepenheuer & Witsch, Rowohlt, and Droemer Knaur.

We are an Equal Opportunity Employer. We are actively seeking job applicants who reflect a broad representation of differences, including race, ethnicity, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity/expression, physical ability, neurodiversity, age, family status, economic background and status, geographical background and status, and perspective. We believe that the best companies reflect the incredible diversity in viewpoints, backgrounds, and identities of the world in their staffs, and are committed to inclusive hiring across departments and levels. The successful candidate for this position will be an employee of Macmillan Publishing Group, LLC.