We're looking for you as our Contracts and Royalties Assistant!
You are a resourceful and motivated entry level candidate with an educational background, or a recent graduate, in publishing studies, law or languages. You are multilingual in German, French with a desire to secure your first full-time role in a publishing house. You enjoy working, and learning, at a fast pace and enjoy variety and new challenges. Apply now for the role of Contracts and Royalties Assistant and become part of our dynamic team!
Who we are
Our vision is to publish entertaining literary content in all languages and across all formats for the commercial success of both dp, our authors and our partners. We’re Germany’s leading independent digital publisher with a focus on publishing commercial fiction predominantly in the Crime, Thriller and Romance genres. We are proud to work with bestselling authors including Rachel Reid (HBO Heated Rivalry/ Game Changers series), Saskia Louis, Rina Kent, Rhys Bowen, Stacy Reid and Ella Quinn. It takes a whole team of dedicated professionals with a passion for words, stories and design to create our ebooks and audiobooks. We’d love to hear from you if you can share these values and vision.
About the Role
The successful candidate will assist the rights management team by performing the following duties:
- Assist the team in the preparation and management of contracts
- Assist in the preparation of Royalty Statements
- Manage licence renewals
- Manage translators and proofreaders including drafting contracts and agreeing terms
- Assist the audio rights manager in identifying titles and preparing materials for sub-licencing
- Keeping presentations and rights information up to date
- Liaising and cooperating with departments across the company including editorial, production, sales and marketing
- Maintaining accurate records of contracts, rights and sub-rights information in an efficient manner
Skills:
- A Foundational knowledge of standard contractual terms
- Excellent communication skills and organisational ability
- Strong attention to detail and accuracy
- Proactive, motivated, inquiring and flexible
- Actively show initiative and ability to work independently
- Excellent eye for detail and a high level of organisation
- Ability to prioritise a varied workload and handle tasks efficiently
- Demonstrable familiarity with Windows, particularly excel, as well as project and work management platforms and AI tools.
- A flexible, enthusiastic and can-do attitude are essential
- High proficiency in German, French and English languages
What we offer you
- A role in a growing media company with lots of room to learn and develop essential skills
- A fast-learning curve and support for your personal development
- A startup mindset in the publishing world—with flat hierarchies and open communication
- A hybrid work model: modern office in central Stuttgart, flexible hours and workation possibilities
- Modern equipment with Mac and iPhone
- Company pension plan
Let's create stories together!
If this role is of interest, please email your C.V., cover letter and your salary expectations, to Marzia Ghiselli at join@digital-publishers.com .
Contact
Marzia Ghiselli
join@digital-publishers.com
dp DIGITAL PUBLISHERS GmbH
Danneckerstraße 37
70182 Stuttgart
www.digitalpublishers.de