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We're seeking a diligent and diplomatic Contracts Assistant to join our team supporting the following Macmillan imprints: St. Martin's Publishing Group, Tor Publishing Group, Flatiron Books, Celadon Books, Henry Holt and Company, and Macmillan Audio. The Contracts Assistant will draft and negotiate a high volume of contracts and a variety of associated agreements for trade books; maintain contract data and contract archives; request contract signature payments; and track and interpret agreements. This is a great entry-level role to gain an overview of the business side of book publishing, working closely with editors and literary agents.

What you'll do:

• Draft a variety of book acquisition agreements and related documents (e.g., author contracts, contract amendments, reversions, terminations)
• Negotiate agreements to signature with authors and their representatives, collaborating in-house with editors, legal counsel, royalties staff, and business managers
• Manage signature and payment processing in DocuSign
• Enter key contract information into Biblio database
• Track contract status and archive signed agreements
• Interpret contract details (rights, territories, author approvals)
• Provide general department support and handle special projects as needed

What you'll bring:

• Clear, diplomatic communicator
• Motivated and flexible problem-solver
• Organized and meticulous
• Comfortable with Microsoft Word and G-Suite
• Self-starter approach to completing delegated tasks
• Strong critical and analytical thinking skills
• Willingness to adapt and learn new things
• Familiarity with electronic signature programs like DocuSign, and publishing data entry programs
• Background in book publishing, with interest in business and legal issues

Ideal Experience:

• 0-2 years' experience in publishing contracts, in-house or at an agency

This role will have an annual salary of $50,000.

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.

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