Contracts Manager

We're seeking an experienced, diplomatic and detailed-oriented Contracts Manager to join our busy centralized Contracts team supporting Macmillan trade imprints Celadon Books, Flatiron Books, Henry Holt & Company, and Macmillan Audio, St. Martin's Publishing Group, Tor Publishing Group and the Macmillan Children's Group. The Contracts Manager will draft and negotiate a high volume of author contracts and related documents for Macmillan's adult imprints; directly manage two team members; advise on terms at the deal stage; maintain accurate contract data; track, archive and interpret agreements; and, other projects as needed.

What you'll do:

• Drafting and negotiating a high volume of trade author agreements and amendments with authors' representatives
• Day-to-day management of two team members
• Department go-to for short form agreements and maintenance of related contract data
• Updating boilerplates, entering information in Biblio
• Supporting review of deal memos for Editorial
• Routing documents via DocuSign, archiving agreements and related paperwork
• Coordination with in-house teams including Editorial, Legal, Subrights, Finance/Royalties, Managing Editorial

What you'll bring:

• Ability to accurately draft and negotiate a variety of contracts and related documents in a fast-paced environment
• Significant prior experience at a book publisher, literary agency or similar business
• Thorough grasp of relevant legal and business issues in book publishing industry
• Comfort with Google Workspace, Microsoft Office
• Familiarity with publishing database systems such as BiblioSuite
• Established record of supervising and training staff
• Careful attention to detail; proficiency balancing priorities and staying organize
• Desirable: genuine interest in process improvements

Ideal Experience:

• 6-10 years drafting and negotiating contracts

This role will have an annual salary of $65,000 - $70,000.

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.