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/in-person environment
• Strong verbal and written communication skills
• Excellent organizational skills
• Must be detail-oriented, 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.

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.