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Editor III

New Orleans, LA · On-site

$60 - $80/hr

Manage the journal's correspondence, responding to inquiries regarding copyright, permissions, and submission guidelines. * Maintain the journal's social media presence and account, including ...

Synchrony Group

Medical Editor

West Chester, PA

Determine and communicate need for copyright permissions to reproduce figures/tables and obtain permissions from publishers; communicate costs to Account Services to ensure communication to clients ...

University of New Mexico

Collections Associate

Taos, NM · On-site

$3.8K - $4.0K/mo

Coordinates publicity and publications related to the collection and exhibitions including copyright permissions and images. May supervise museum personnel, volunteers, and/or students. See the ...

Synchrony Group

Medical Editor

West Chester, PA · On-site +1

Determine and communicate need for copyright permissions to reproduce figures/tables and obtain permissions from publishers; communicate costs to Account Services to ensure communication to clients ...

Synchrony Group

Medical Editor

West Chester, PA · On-site

Determine and communicate need for copyright permissions to reproduce figures/tables and obtain permissions from publishers; communicate costs to Account Services to ensure communication to clients ...

National Fire Protection Association

Paralegal

Quincy, MA · On-site

$84K - $143K/yr

Support all aspects of NFPA's brand management, such as trademark registration and control; copyright permissions processing; marketing review; take-down notices, and activities in support of ...

The Banner

Visuals Editor

Baltimore, MD · On-site

Experience with archival research, licensing, copyright permissions and proper image usage. * Fluency in Photoshop, Lightroom, InDesign, Photo Mechanic and related visual editing or design tools.

National Fire Protection Association

Paralegal

$84K - $143K/yr

Support all aspects of NFPA's brand management, such as trademark registration and control; copyright permissions processing; marketing review; take-down notices, and activities in support of ...

The Banner

Visuals Editor

Baltimore, MD · On-site

Experience with archival research, licensing, copyright permissions and proper image usage. * Fluency in Photoshop, Lightroom, InDesign, Photo Mechanic and related visual editing or design tools.

BLN24

Senior Technical Editor

Mclean, VA · On-site

$100 - $125/hr

Verify references, citations, source documentation, copyright permissions, and publication compliance to ensure accuracy and integrity. * Collaborate with researchers, engineers, technical subject ...

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A Copyright Permissions job involves managing and granting legal authorization for the use of copyrighted materials, such as text, images, music, or videos. Professionals in this role review requests, negotiate licensing agreements, and ensure compliance with copyright laws. They often interact with authors, publishers, and legal teams to balance intellectual property rights with usage needs. Their work helps protect creators while facilitating legal content distribution.

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To thrive in a Copyright Permissions role, you should have a strong understanding of copyright law, licensing procedures, and intellectual property rights, often backed by a relevant degree or legal experience. Familiarity with rights management databases, contract management software, and digital asset systems is highly valuable. Excellent communication, negotiation, and attention to detail are key soft skills that enable effective collaboration and successful rights clearance. These skills ensure that organizations legally use creative works while minimizing risk and securing necessary permissions efficiently.

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Rights & Permissions Specialist (Press General Administration)

Johns Hopkins University

Baltimore, MD • On-site

$47K - $82K/yr

Full-time

Posted 20 days ago

Key responsibilities

  • Coordinate permissions requests, research rights, assess and negotiate fees with global publishers and vendors.

  • Draft, track, and send subsidiary rights contracts and other rights-related agreements, including rights reversions.

  • Identify and develop new foreign publisher relationships and maintain those relationships through correspondence, meetings, and travel.

Johns Hopkins University rating

8.0

Company rating: 8.0 out of 10

Based on 71 frontline employees who took The Breakroom Quiz

191st of 631 rated colleges and universities

Job description

We are seeking a Rights & Permissions Specialist who will join a team of exceptional professionals at the Johns Hopkins University Press committed to bringing the benefits of discovery to the world by providing global access, impact, and influence for the scholarship that we publish and distribute. This position will help to ensure that the Press is a leader in the selection and development of innovative ideas and scholarship; the creation of pioneering technologies to enhance discovery and learning; and the connection of people to the most trusted knowledge from global researchers, scholars, and educators.
The Press is committed to honoring every person's inherent dignity as human beings and making that the foundation of our organizational culture. We proactively find ways to ensure opportunities that promote equity, diversity, inclusion and access. We strive to publish courageously, while giving a voice to groundbreaking ideas. We support each other and our stakeholders and envision a future where knowledge enriches the lives of every person.
Specific Duties & Responsibilities
  • Manage the permissions budget for books and journals published.
  • Maintain and increase budget revenue.
  • Coordinate permissions requests, including researching rights and assessing and negotiating fees with global publishers and vendors.
  • Develop and implement in-house industry practice fee assessment structure.
  • Collaborate with the Copyright Clearance Center to oversee and supervise accounts for books and journals in order to increase and maximize permissions revenue via regular account reviews.
  • Identify and seek new revenue streams for licensing book and journal content.
  • Assist the Rights Manager with pitching titles to global partners for subsidiary rights and negotiate multi-cultural licenses.
  • Collaborate with the Rights Manager, Director of Press, CFO of Press, Director of Journals, and University Counsel in the negotiation of terms.
  • Identify and develop new foreign publisher relationships and maintain those relationships through correspondence, meetings, and domestic and international travel to international book fairs and conferences.
  • Identify publishers to license audiobook as well as serial rights and other subsidiary and digital licenses.
  • Draft, track, and send all subsidiary rights contracts to global partners as well as all other rights related agreements including rights reversions. Involves tracking expired licenses and outstanding payments.
  • Coordinate logistics for foreign book fairs including exhibits, travel, display, supplies, including payment of global vendors and processing of wire and international and domestic credit card payments.

Special Skills, Knowledge and Abilities
  • Experience with Microsoft Outlook, Word, Excel.
  • Ability to prioritize multiple time sensitive tasks.
  • Candidate must be detail oriented, flexible, have exceptional organizational skills in a fast-paced environment.
  • Excellent critical thinking and communication skills.
  • Outstanding problem-solving skills.
  • Creative thinker; embracing new ideas; passionate about exploiting the potential of JHUP.
  • Inclusive in decision-making and problem-solving.
  • Excel in effective use of resources, keen self-awareness of strengths and weaknesses.

Minimum Qualifications
  • Bachelor's Degree.
  • Two years of related copyright work experience, including prior contract negotiation experience required.
  • Additional education may substitute for required experience, and additional related experience may substitute for required education beyond a high school diploma/graduation equivalent, to the extent permitted by the JHU equivalency formula.

Classified Title: Rights & Permissions Specialist
Role/Level/Range: ATP/03/PB
Starting Salary Range: $47,355 - $82,820 Annually ($63,500 targeted; Commensurate w/exp.)
Employee group: Full Time
Schedule: M-F 8:30 am - 5:00 pm
FLSA Status: Exempt
Location: Hybrid/Homewood Campus
Department name: Press General Administration
Personnel area: Academic and Business Centers

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Gilman believed that teaching and research go hand in hand—that success in one depends on success in the other—and that a modern university must do both well. He also believed that sharing our knowledge and discoveries would help make the world a better place. In 145 years, we haven’t strayed from that vision. This is still a destination for excellent, ambitious scholars and a world leader in teaching and research. Distinguished professors mentor students in the arts and music, humanities, social and natural sciences, engineering, international studies, education, business, and the health professions. Those same faculty members, along with their colleagues at the university’s Applied Physics Laboratory, have made us the nation’s leader in federal research and development funding every year since 1979. That’s a fitting distinction for America’s first research university, a place that has revolutionized higher education in the U.S. and continues to bring knowledge and discoveries to the world.

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