Associate Contracts Manager
The Associate Contracts Manager will have an essential role in the Contracts team, drafting and negotiating a high volume of contracts and a variety of associated agreements for trade books; tracking the status of, and interpreting and advising on, publishing agreements; maintaining contract data; and, performing research projects as needed. This role will require adaptability, strong organizational and communication skills, and precise attention to detail.
What You'll Do:
Draft and negotiate varying complex author contracts (including global joint acquisitions agreements, working up to profit sharing agreements) and supplemental documentation including complex amendments
Support Macmillan Audio agreements, understanding publisher-specific needs
Advise Editors, Publishers, Finance, and other colleagues on deal terms and agency boilerplate
Contract terminations
Entering and maintaining contract data in Biblio
Special projects, as needed
What You'll Bring:
Approximately 4-7 yearsâ book publishing contracts experience (in-house or at a literary agency), ability to manage high volume of work with varying complexity
This role has a salary range of $70,000 - $75,000.
This position is classified as remote but is tied to our New York, NY office located at 120 Broadway. Employment is subject to New York State tax withholding under applicable regulations.
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 Childrenâs 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.
Macmillan is proud to be an equal opportunity employer consistently striving to foster a culture where everyone belongs. We welcome applicants of all backgrounds and identities. Qualified applicants are evaluated without regard to race, color, religion, age, ethnicity, national origin, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, disability status, physical ability, neurodiversity, genetic information, protected veteran status, family and economic status and background or any other characteristic protected by federal, state, or local law. We prohibit discrimination of any kind and will provide reasonable accommodations to qualified individuals with disabilities in accordance with applicable law.
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What You'll Do:
Draft and negotiate varying complex author contracts (including global joint acquisitions agreements, working up to profit sharing agreements) and supplemental documentation including complex amendments
Support Macmillan Audio agreements, understanding publisher-specific needs
Advise Editors, Publishers, Finance, and other colleagues on deal terms and agency boilerplate
Contract terminations
Entering and maintaining contract data in Biblio
Special projects, as needed
What You'll Bring:
Approximately 4-7 yearsâ book publishing contracts experience (in-house or at a literary agency), ability to manage high volume of work with varying complexity
This role has a salary range of $70,000 - $75,000.
This position is classified as remote but is tied to our New York, NY office located at 120 Broadway. Employment is subject to New York State tax withholding under applicable regulations.
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 Childrenâs 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.
Macmillan is proud to be an equal opportunity employer consistently striving to foster a culture where everyone belongs. We welcome applicants of all backgrounds and identities. Qualified applicants are evaluated without regard to race, color, religion, age, ethnicity, national origin, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, disability status, physical ability, neurodiversity, genetic information, protected veteran status, family and economic status and background or any other characteristic protected by federal, state, or local law. We prohibit discrimination of any kind and will provide reasonable accommodations to qualified individuals with disabilities in accordance with applicable law.
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