Hybrid Rights and Contracts Coordinator – Specialist

at CNE Christian Foundation

• Job title: Rights and Contracts Coordinator – Specialist
• Job type: Full Time
• Experience level: Lead
• Salary: $43,000 - $53,000 per year
• Degree requirement: Bachelor's Degree
• Location requirements: Hybrid, Lisle, United States

About the role

• Rights and Contracts Coordinator coordinating copyright, licensing, permissions, and contracts at InterVarsity Press. Supporting publishing contracts and protecting intellectual property with various responsibilities.

Responsibilities

• Be a maturing disciple of Jesus Christ: growing in love for God, God's Word, God's people of every ethnicity and culture, and God's purposes in the world.
• Support IVP’s work drafting and processing publishing contracts by:
• - Preparing and processing various types of publishing agreements.
• - Maintaining the accuracy of contract templates and related documents.
• - Organizing documents and files related to contracts and authors.
• - Entering data in IVP’s databases related to contracts and authors.
• - Communicating with authors.
• - Communicating with the royalty team.
• Supports IVP’s licensing work by:
• - Preparing and processing various types of licensing agreements.
• - Promoting IVP books to licensing partners.
• - Preparing for book shows and other licensing events or meetings.
• - Sending reading and working copies to licensing partners.
• - Entering data in IVP’s databases related to licensing.
• - Organizing documents and files related to licensing.
• - Attending book shows, as needed.
• - Process licensing payments, if needed.
• - Responding to customers requesting permission to use IVP content, if needed.
• - Supporting project editors and authors who need advice regarding obtaining permission to use non-IVP copyrighted materials, if needed.
• Support IVP’s efforts to protect our intellectual property by:
• - Registering copyright for IVP publications.
• - Sending DMCA takedown notices or other communications related to pirated content, as needed.
• If Hired at the Rights and Contracts Specialist Level, the following additional responsibilities may be assigned:
• - Reviewing and approving basic agreements.
• - Verifying accuracy of contract terms entered into IVP systems.
• - Assisting with staff development within the Rights and Contracts Team.
• - Depending on skills, fit, and experience, potentially supervising one or more Rights and Contracts staff.
• Participate in IVP’s editorial department by:
• - Communicating with authors, customers, colleagues, and others.
• - Participating in editorial events, as invited.
• - Performing other tasks for the editorial department on request of the Rights & Contracts Manager/Director or Editorial Directors.

Requirements

• Affirmation of InterVarsity’s Statement of Faith.
• A working knowledge of current Microsoft Software applications (Outlook, Word, Excel, Access and PowerPoint) is preferred.
• Two years’ experience specifically related to contracts and/or intellectual property.
• Effective oral and written communication skills.
• Excellent administration and organizational skills.
• Strong communication, relational and customer service skills, written & verbal.
• Strong sense of responsibility for accuracy and attention to detail.
• Demonstrated ability and commitment to work in a diverse team environment.
• Prudence with confidential information.
• Flexibility for occasional travel for conferences.
• Flexibility to attend the Urbana Student Missions Conference every six years, Dec. 26-Jan.1, and National Staff Conference every three years (the year after Urbana), approximately Jan. 2-7.

Benefits

• 403(b) Retirement Savings Plan
• 403(b) matching contributions
• Dental insurance
• Employee assistance program
• Employee discounts
• Flexible work schedule
• Flexible spending accounts
• Health insurance
• Health savings account
• Life insurance
• Paid time off
• Parental leave
• Professional development assistance
• Vision insurance