Description
THE AGENCY
Creative Artists Agency (CAA) is the world’s leading full-service entertainment, media, and sports agency. We represent many of the most successful professionals working in publishing, television, film, music, theatre, video games, sports, and digital content. We also provide a range of strategic and marketing consulting services to corporate clients.
OVERVIEW
CAA has expanded its publishing operations in London. A fast-paced and growing department selling publication and media rights across all languages, territories, and formats to establish and develop literary careers worldwide; we work with internationally acclaimed and bestselling authors across fiction and non-fiction.
We are looking for a detail-oriented and efficient Contracts Manager to join our growing team in the Publishing Business Affairs department across the UK and Translation businesses. The role would suit someone commercially minded, highly organised and detail oriented. The Contracts Manager plays a vital role in keeping the business running smoothly.
RESPONSIBILITIES
Although not an exhaustive list, the role will include the following:
- Drafting and negotiating publishing agreements, translation agreements, reader agreements, first serial agreements, introduction agreements, and collaboration agreements
- Boilerplate negotiations
- Producing contract summaries
- Assisting agents with negotiations
- Tracking contract status and maintaining accurate files
- Assisting with special projects, research, and compiling information as needed
- General Business Affairs support including administrative support
QUALIFICATIONS/REQUIREMENTS
Must have solid relevant experience within the book publishing industry
Excellent organisational skills
Verbal skills
Written skills
Interpersonal skills
Ability to deal with high volume of work
Excellent attention to detail
Team player
APPLICATION INSTRUCTIONS
Please ensure you provide complete and legible information in your application. An incomplete application may affect your consideration for employment.
EQUAL OPPORTUNITIES STATEMENT
Creative Artists Agency (“CAA”) is committed to promoting equal opportunities in employment creating a workplace culture in which diversity inclusion is valued everyone is treated with dignity respect. As part of our zero-tolerance approach to discrimination in any form you any job applicants will receive equal treatment regardless of age disability gender reassignment marital or civil partner status pregnancy or maternity race colour nationality