Rights and Permissions Manager (Marketing Generalist) at Indiana University in Bloomington, Indiana

Job Description:

Department



INDIANA UNIVERSITY PRESS (BA-IUPR-IUBLA)



Department Information



The IU Libraries' mission is to support and strengthen teaching, learning, and research by providing the collections, services, and environments that lead to intellectual discovery. Our materials are digital, visual, audio, and print. They are curated from our campuses, our country, and our world. As a result, they are in 450 different languages, are world-renowned, and are ready to connect students and researchers with limitless possibilities. We are also proud to be home to Indiana University Press, an academic press serving the world of scholarship and culture as a professional, not-for-profit publisher.


We offer meaningful work that inspires and empowers students and faculty to excel in research, teaching, and learning. We promote professional development, career advancement, and flexible work schedules.


Part of the IU Libraries and founded in 1950, the Indiana University Press is recognized internationally as a leading academic publisher specializing in the humanities and social sciences. We produce more than 120 new books annually, in addition to 40 journals, and maintain a backlist of some 3,500 titles. The Press emphasizes scholarship but also publishes text, trade, and reference titles. Our program is financed primarily by income from sales, supplemented by support from Indiana University and by gifts and grants from a variety of outside sources.


We offer meaningful work that inspires and empowers students and faculty to excel in research, teaching, and learning. We promote professional development, career advancement, and flexible work schedules.



Job Summary



Department Specific Responsibilities

• Proactively researches and pursues revenue-generating rights and sub-rights sales opportunities.


• International translations (e.g., foreign press and commercial publishing houses; exclusive and non-exclusive International literary agents; etc.).


• Co-publications (with both foreign and domestic presses and publishing houses).


• Custom publications.


• Multimedia and entertainment (television, film, radio, audiobooks, documentary and dramatic adaptations, novelization, stage adaptations, etc.).


• As-needed consultation with and regular meetings with Marketing and Sales Director.


• Added duties related to the handling the right sales for other University Presses/IUP publishing partners.


• Copyright Clearance Center (electronic course pack use, e-reserve, print course pack use, reprinting/publishing, corporate, etc.).


• Partial Content Requests (Cognella via University Readers, Cengage, Pearson etc.).


• All IU Press-managed content (e.g., website, invoicing database, AcademicPub).


• Consults with authors and editors regarding rights-related issues.


• Researches and consults on electronic rights for existing titles.


• Researches rights on existing titles for permanent and new publication opportunities.


• Reports to management on all subsidiary rights sales revenue and recommend ways to expand reach and growth in the market.

General Responsibilities

• Independently develops and executes basic and complex strategic marketing plans for a department or functional area within a department to advance goals and objectives, including data collection and market research, target market definition, development of project timelines, sourcing of promotional materials, and marketing content creation.


• Responds to inquiries and requests from stakeholders and explains information regarding policies, procedures, and programs.


• Manages relationships with various internal and external stakeholders, including vendors, and acts as a collaborative resource in curating marketing plans to relevant initiatives, groups, events, and programs.


• Regularly researches relevant subject matter to increase knowledge in area(s) of specialty, including information on various marketing channels (print, online, electronic, email, social media, and direct mail).


• May participate in team-based marketing planning to align strategies and deadlines across various concurrent projects and initiatives.


• Collaborates with users of various software programs and creative platforms to create and deliver content and marketing materials in multiple formats to a variety of audiences.


• May provide guidance to lower-level Marketing Generalists; may make process and operational recommendations to manager.

Qualifications



Combinations of related education and experience may be considered. Education beyond the minimum required may be substituted for work experience. Work experience beyond the minimum required may be substituted for education.


EDUCATION



Required

• Bachelor's degree in communications, marketing, English, public relations, or related field

WORK EXPERIENCE



Required

• 5 years in relevant field

Preferred

• 2 years of rights, sub-rights, and permissions experience required


• 1 year of experience in academic publishing

SKILLS



Required

• Proficient communication skills


• Maintains a high degree of professionalism


• Demonstrates time management and priority setting skills


• Demonstrates a high commitment to quality


• Possesses flexibility to work in a fast paced, dynamic environment


• Seeks to acquire knowledge in area of specialty


• Highly thorough and dependable


• Demonstrates a high level of accuracy, even under pressure


• Possesses a high degree of initiative


• Ability to influence internal and/or external constituents

Preferred

• Strong computer skills including database management, spreadsheets, online searching, and the Microsoft Office Suite


• Strong editing skills


• Must be analytical and detail-oriented


• Ability to work under multiple deadlines and be able to establish clear priorities

Working Conditions / Demands



This role requires the ability to effectively communicate and to operate a computer and other standard office productivity equipment. The position involves sedentary work as well as periods of time moving around an office environment and the campus. The person in this role must be able to perform the essential functions with or without an accommodation.


Ability to travel as needed



Work Location



IU Press: Herman B Wells Library


Bloomington, Indiana


This position is eligible for remote work, subject to change in the future based on university policy and business needs.



Advertised Salary



$60,000 - $72,000 per year



Benefits Overview



For full-time staff employees, Indiana University offers a wide array of benefits including:

• Comprehensive medical and dental insurance


• Health savings account with generous IU contributions


• Healthcare and dependent care flexible spending accounts


• Basic group life insurance paid by IU


• Voluntary supplemental life, long-term disability, critical illness, and supplemental accidental death & dismemberment insurance


• Base retirement plan with generous IU contributions, subject to vesting


• Voluntary supplemental retirement plan options


• Tuition subsidy for employees and family members taking IU courses


• 10 paid holidays plus a paid winter break each year


• Generous paid time off plans


• Paid leave for new parents and IU-sponsored volunteer events


• Employee assistance program (EAP)

Learn more about our benefits by reviewing the IU Benefit Programs Brochure.



Job Classification



Career Level: Advanced


FLSA: Exempt


Job Function: Marketing & Communications


Job Family: Marketing


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