Overview

Jr. Analyst - Permissions, Copyrights, and Royalty Entry

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The Jr. Permissions, Copyrights, and Royalty Entry Analyst is primarily responsible for the day-to-day execution of Permissions Granting, Copyright Registration, and entry of payment-related data from Royalty contracts into McGraw Hill’s Royalty system for accurate and timely payment to Royalty recipients. The key focus areas are execution of Permissions Licenses, submission of Copyright Registrations to U.S. Copyright Office and the setup of publishing agreements and their related products in the royalty system.

How Will You Make an Impact?

This role involves setting up publishing agreements and their associated products in the royalty system, maintaining these records throughout the product lifecycle, and providing ongoing support to authors, royalty recipients, and internal business teams and business unit portfolio staff.

What can you expect from the position:

• Receive and triage requests from customers wanting to use McGraw Hill Content. Do rights research to ensure that the request can be fulfilled in accordance with MH policies and Standard Operating Procedures. Draft and Execute Permissions Licenses for McGraw Hill Content with appropriate fee based on MH rates schedule.
• Register McGraw Hill products with the U.S. Copyright Office. Do research and collect necessary information to submit registration requests to protect McGraw Hill content.
• Setup Royalty obligations in McGraw Hill’s royalty system to ensure accurate and timely payment to MH royalty recipients. Collect and review the necessary documentation including publishing agreement(s), amendment(s), titles, etc. to enter appropriate terms in the royalty system. Resolve any questions regarding contractual terms or product with appropriate internal stakeholders including business unit editorial, finance, and product teams, as well as MH Legal department.
• Assist with preparation and review of monthly unmatched sales reports for titles and take necessary steps to research and resolve outstanding items
• Liaise with Accounts Payable related to establishing and maintaining royalty recipient accounts and addressing payment issues.
• Support relevant stakeholders with contract search and analysis; collecting and providing documentation associated with Audits and Litigations; and support projects related to Author Royalty contracts.
• Please note this job description is designed to cover the primary duties of the role, but incumbents may be assigned other duties. Duties, responsibilities, and activities may change at any time based on the needs to the business.

What can you bring to the role:

• Bachelor's degree in related field or equivalent experience preferred.
• 0-1+ year of general work experience.
• Excellent customer service, oral and written communication skills are required as the position has direct contact with McGraw Hill Authors. Position is also required to work in a collaborative environment with portfolio management, finance, and Legal teams in addressing the alignment of product/sales channels with the publishing agreement and the technical considerations for setting up in the royalty system
• Strong analytical skills are required as the incumbent will have to extract and analyze large volumes of detailed transactional activity for author accounts when investigating inquiries and/or assisting with audits.
• Strong experience in Microsoft Office including Excel, Word, and Outlook.
• Experience with Royalty payment as well as contract and rights management system
• Knowledge and/or experience in Business Law, Legal, Accounting, or Intellectual Property as it relates to copyrights, tax implications, estate settlements, assignment of ownership is a plus.

Why Work with Us?

At McGraw Hill, we believe great operations power great learning experiences. You’ll join a supportive team that values accuracy, accountability, and continuous improvement. Whether you’re maintaining critical systems or supporting contract visibility, your work will help drive efficiency and compliance in support of our global mission.

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