Contract Manager, Rights & Licenses

🕒 November 8, 2025

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arsEdition GmbH

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51 - 200 employees

Founded 1896

📱 Media

🛍️ eCommerce

Media • eCommerce

arsEdition GmbH is a German publisher and retailer that produces and sells books, sound books, games, calendars and stationery, with a strong focus on children's books, young adult and gift titles. The company operates a direct-to-consumer online shop, offers licensing/rights and corporate-publishing services, and promotes its authors and illustrators while providing event and educational tie-ins.

📋 Description

• Management and negotiation of rights and licenses for our publications • Review, drafting and negotiation of contracts with authors, illustrators, publishers, agencies and other rights holders (domestic and international) • Ensuring compliance with licensing agreements and copyright regulations • Tracking license fees and settlements • Close collaboration with editorial and royalties departments to ensure smooth workflows • Advising and coordinating with the publisher on contractual matters • Shaping and optimizing internal contract processes • Participation in company-wide meetings on contracts and legal matters • Developing and advancing cross-cutting legal topics • Active use of and contribution to AI-supported tools to support and increase efficiency in contract management

🎯 Requirements

• University degree and/or relevant experience in law, publishing, and/or a qualification in the publishing or media business • Excellent knowledge of copyright and licensing law • Strong negotiation skills and excellent communication • High organizational ability and attention to detail • Team player with flexibility • Business-fluent English, spoken and written • Openness to the use of AI and digital tools; ideally initial experience with AI applications or willingness to learn and engage proactively • Proficient in MS Office; ideally experience with publishing software such as Pondus and SVS

🏖️ Benefits

• Respectful working environment with an open-door culture • Balanced work–life • Commitment to sustainability with a dedicated project group • Hybrid working model with home office and on-site presence • Flexible working hours within a flextime model • Individual training and development opportunities • Support for families with tax-free childcare subsidies • Subsidized Deutschlandticket (public transport pass)