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Join Macmillan as a Sr. Manager, Contracts Operations where you will oversee copyright registration processes across multiple imprints, enhancing operational efficiency within the Trade Contracts team.

Responsibilities: Oversee copyright registration processes, manage team workload, and liaise with various departments to implement process improvements.

Skills: Understanding of US copyright principles, experience in managing reports, problem-solving, and proficiency in Microsoft 365 and Google Workplace.

Qualifications: 2-3 years of people management experience and 5-10 years in contracts or operations roles, preferably in-house or within book publishing.

Location: New York, New York, United States

Compensation: $71000 - $80000 / Annually

We’re seeking a detail-obsessed and process-oriented Sr. Manager, Contracts Operations to join our busy Trade Contracts team. This role supports a range of Macmillan imprints, including Celadon Books, Farrar, Straus and Giroux, Flatiron Books, Henry Holt and Company, Macmillan Children’s Publishing Group, St. Martin’s Publishing Group, Tor Publishing Group, and Macmillan Audio.

Reporting to the Sr. Director, Contracts, this position is primarily responsible for overseeing and ensuring the accurate and timely registration of copyrights for all newly published titles across Macmillan’s Trade imprints. The Sr. Manager, Contracts Operations also plays a key role in reviewing and enhancing workflows tied to copyright registration and contract processes—helping to streamline procedures and improve the overall operational effectiveness of the Trade Contracts team. This position also serves as a key liaison between the Contracts department and Royalties.

What you'll do:

• Oversee a timely copyright registration process for all Macmillan Trade imprints, including hands-on responsibility for efficient registration processes and oversight of the work of others who work on copyright registration. Serve as the department’s subject matter expert on copyright and liaison with the US Copyright Office.
• Ensure the Contracts Department responds timely and effectively to inquiries and requests from the Royalties team, including updates related to payees, agents, and author estates.
• Manage, support, and oversee two team members day-to-day, including assessment and
• distribution of workload, supervision, mentoring, and development.
• Liaising with in-house departments including Legal, Operations, Editorial, Finance, identify, develop, and implement process improvements to streamline Contracts department operations and enhance overall efficiency.

What you'll bring:

• Understanding of fundamental US copyright principles
• Clear, articulate communicator
• Experience managing, supervising and training direct reports
• Proficient in and enthusiastic about data and analytics
• Motivated and flexible problem-solver
• Skilled at managing complex situations and setting clear priorities
• Organized and meticulous
• Comfortable with Microsoft 365 and Google Workplace
• Familiar with electronic signature programs (e.g., DocuSign) and publishing data entry programs (e.g., Biblio3 Suite)

Ideal Experience:

• 2-3 years’ experience people management
• 5-10 years in contracts, paralegal and/or operations roles, preferably in-house
• Background in book publishing, particularly copyright, contracts, legal, operations and business issues
• Prior use of Biblio3 Suite a plus

This role will have an annual salary of $71,000-$80,000.

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.