IP Rights & Project Specialist

Our client, a leading educational publisher is looking for a Rights and Project Specialist to join their Intellectual Property Department. This is an excellent opportunity for a professional with contracts experience within the publishing sector to be part of a very active team and ensure all legal and rights issues are addressed.

Key duties:

• Manage product’s rights and support special editions through to print
• Draft and negotiate contracts for new lists and re-launch of successfully publications
• Negotiate additional rights (eg. audio and digital rights for multicomponent products)
• Draft third party license agreements
• Handle permission requests

Experience / skills required:

• Experience in drafting, reviewing and negotiating contracts within publishing is essential
• Strong project management skills and ability to multitask complex projects simultaneously
• Excellent communication skills with the ability to negotiate diplomatically and effectively
• Good financial understanding relating to calculating royalties, profits and losses
• Basic understanding of copyright law and author rights

For further information, please apply online or email a CV and salary expectations to christina@atwoodtate.co.uk

Contact:            Christina Dimitriadi

Tel:                    020 7034 7902

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