Contracts Associate

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🕒 June 30

🗽 New York – Remote

🗽 New York – Remote

💵 $60k - $65k / year

⏰ Full Time

🟢 Junior

🟡 Mid-level

🚫👨‍🎓 No degree required

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Macmillan

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1001 - 5000 employees

📱 Media

📚 Education

Media • Education

Macmillan is a leading global publishing company and home to a wide range of imprints that publish adult and children’s fiction, nonfiction, and educational materials. Part of the Holtzbrinck Publishing Group, Macmillan also operates Macmillan Learning and Macmillan Education, providing interactive course solutions, higher education content, language learning, and school curriculum publishing across dozens of countries. The company focuses on supporting authors, educators, students, and institutions with world-class content and digital learning tools.

📋 Description

• 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

🎯 Requirements

• Experience drafting and negotiating trade book publishing agreements • Strong written and verbal communication skills, with a diplomatic approach • A proactive, flexible mindset and a knack for creative problem-solving • Exceptional organizational skills and attention to detail • Ability to manage high volumes of work across multiple priorities simultaneously • Proficiency in Microsoft Word and G-Suite • Familiarity with electronic signature tools such as DocuSign and publishing data entry systems • Background in book publishing, with exposure to business and legal issues • 2-4 years of experience in book publishing contracts; in-house experience is a plus • No college degree required