Deal Operations Coordinator

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Deal Operations Coordinator

Contract Duration 6 Months

Pay rate up to $51.49/hr

Job Description:

As a member of the Content Planning & Operations Team, the Coordinator, Deal Operations plays a key role in contract setup/deal implementation, data management, and partner onboarding.

They also support processing changes over the contract lifecycle.

They foster good working relationships with internal and external partners, assist in data entry and maintenance of several key databases, and ensure the completeness and accuracy of contract data.

The Deal Operations Coordinator should be an avid consumer of media with an interest in books & entertainment; a self-starter and creative problem solver with impeccable operational, organizational, and analytical skills; a confident and upbeat written and verbal communicator; highly organized and detail oriented; and able to thrive in a high-energy entrepreneurial environment.

Job Responsibilities:

Rights Management & Payment Operations: The Coordinator, Deal Operations works closely with Legal, Business Affairs, Finance, and Metadata Teams as well as external partners to on-board new partners, enter terms in the contract database, update internal trackers, request upfront & milestone payments, and kick off contractually required next steps downstream. They are responsible for ensuring that existing processes are followed and raising opportunities for improvement.

Deal Implementation Strategy & Execution: The Deal Operations Coordinator drives the implementation of new contracts and contract changes at the deal, payment, and title level across relevant systems and teams following established processes and workflows.

Support Contract to Payment Setup Process: The Coordinator, Deal Operations drives the implementation of standard contracts. The Deal Operations Coordinator works closely with Legal, Content Acquisition & Development, Finance, and Content Lifecycle Teams to onboard new partners, enter terms in the contract database and update other internal systems, request upfront payments, and kick off contractually required next steps downstream.

General Support: The Deal Operations Coordinator provides general support for the Deal & Production Operations Team, including data clean-up projects, ad-hoc research, inquiry response, and trouble tickets

Job Requirements

B.A. or equivalent degree preferred

Experience in entertainment, digital media, or publishing field and/or experience with contracts/IP licensing

Functional fluency in Outlook, Excel, MS Word, and PowerPoint

Data entry experience demonstrated a high level of accuracy

Demonstrated multi-tasking and problem-solving skills in a fast-paced time-sensitive environment

Demonstrated ability to communicate and work with a wide variety of people

Demonstrated focused attention to detail

Highly organized

Required Workplace Competencies:

A high-energy entrepreneur

A confident and upbeat, successful communicator with established written and verbal communication skills

An avid reader and consumer of online media, including books, websites, blogs, and other digital content sources.

Preferred but not Required Qualifications:

Amazon experience and/or experience in the entertainment, digital media, or publishing field

Working knowledge of database concepts & best practices

Benefits:

Medical, Vision, and Dental Insurance Plans

401k Retirement Fund

About the Company:

Our client is a company whose entrepreneurial spirit with a team of pioneers and inventors who are not afraid to disrupt the status quo and apply an innovative approach to everything they do—from revolutionizing an art form to enacting positive change in the cities and countries in which we operate. As the largest producer of audiobooks in the world, they are passionate about well-composed words that are artfully performed. The company’s consistent focus on technological innovation and superior programming has earned them many millions of habituated subscribers.

The company’s People Principles celebrate who they are and where they have been, and guide the way they work shoulder to shoulder to enhance the lives of their millions of customers. They reflect and apply to everyone who works with our clients. The entrepreneurs and operators, the dreamers and the doers, those who have worked there for 20 years, and those who have arrived in the past few weeks and months.