Scholastic
Rights Assistant
New York, New York · Junior · Full-time
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About the role
- NOTE: This role is based in New York City and encourages a minimum of two days per week in the SoHo office.
- Some roles or teams may require additional in-office attendance if the essential functions of the role require it.
- Responsibilities include invoice processing, database maintenance, materials fulfillment, workflow coordination, and communication with a global network of publishers, agents, consultants, licensors, and internal stakeholders.
Responsibilities
- Provide general administrative support to an international team, including team calendar management, meeting coordination, note-taking, and other tasks as needed.
- Coordinate the fulfillment of materials, assets, title information, sample requests, for domestic and international partners, ensuring stakeholders receive current materials and accurate information in a timely manner.
- Maintain department databases, title grids, contact lists, deal records and other resources, ensuring information is accurate, organized, and up to date
- conduct research and prepare reports to support business analysis, stakeholder requests, and special projects.
Requirements
- HOW YOU CAN FIT (Qualifications)
- Strong customer-service orientation, with demonstrated problem-solving skills and the ability to identify solutions, escalate issues appropriately, and respond effectively to unexpected requests.
- Prepare and process invoices, track payment status, and maintain accurate records related to deal transactions, ensuring a high degree of accuracy, attention to detail, and timely follow-up.
Nice to have
- 0-2 years of experience in publishing/media industry, experience/interest working in children's books or rights a plus
- Bachelor's degree
- Job Family Group:
Skills
- Proficiency in Microsoft Office applications, particularly Outlook, Excel, Word, and PowerPoint.
- Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities:
Compensation
- Further, all personnel actions (such as compensation, tuition aid, benefits, transfers, promotions, and dismissals, company-sponsored training, social and recreational programs) shall be administered without discrimination.
- Pay Transparency Provision
- Annual Salary: 52,000.00
Benefits
- Full suite of health and wellness benefits (including a $0 deductible Medical Plan)
- Retirement Savings Plan 401(k) with options for both Roth and Traditional Contributions
- Tuition-Free programs for undergraduate and graduate degrees · Generous Parental Leave Program
- Employee Stock Purchase Plan (ESPP) with opportunity for discounted stock at a 15% discount
- Some benefits that we offer:
Company info
- Serve as a key point of contact for incoming inquiries, requests, and approvals from foreign publishers, agents, consultants, licensors, customers, and internal stakeholders
- Provide operational support for the department's physical office space, including maintaining sample inventories and storage areas, coordinating shipments and mailings to customers and consultants, processing complimentary-copies, and assisting with other materials management tasks.
Equal opportunity
- Scholastic is an Equal Opportunity Employer.
- EEO Scholastic Policy Statement
- EEO Statement:
- EEO is the Law Poster
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