W. W. Norton is seeking a Contracts Assistant for its Contracts department. This employee will work closely with the Contracts Director, Contracts Manager, Contracts Associate and other departments.

Essential Job Responsibilities Include :

• Draft and track contract amendments
• Research, draft, and otherwise respond to reversion requests
• Review permission licenses and logs for trade authors
• Review subsidiary license agreements
• Review files and research queries, as needed
• Field inquiries from other departments such as Editorial and Subsidiary Rights
• Prepare check requests for all contractual payments
• Register titles for copyright
• Assist with maintaining the departments digital file storage
• Assist the Contracts Director and Contracts Manager, as needed

Please note : this job description is not designed to cover all required activities.

Required Qualifications :

• Bachelor’s Degree
• Employment eligibility to work with W. W. Norton & Company in the U.S. is required
• Strong writing skills required
• 1 year of book publishing experience preferred
• Excellent time management skills and ability to effectively and efficiently prioritize
• Ability to work independently
• Close attention to detail and excellent organization and prioritization skills
• Strong verbal and written communication skills
• Must possess very strong computer skills, particularly in MS Office

Currently available benefits :

Generous paid time off, paid holidays, and summer Friday afternoons beginning in July

• Generous health benefits, including PPO and EPO medical insurance options, vision
• insurance, dental insurance, flexible spending accounts for healthcare, dependent care
• and commuter, gym membership reimbursement, and more. Coverage for spouses,
• domestic partners, and dependent children is available.
• Profit-Sharing and 401(k) benefit plan with discretionary contribution matching by
• employer
• Disability and life insurances
• FMLA, parental and other leave
• Employee Assistance Program (for mental health, financial planning, and other needs)
• Company-provided laptop
• Employee discounts on Norton books
• Limited matching of employee donations to select non-profit organizations

All policies and benefits described are subject to change at any time.

Last updated : 2024-04-26