Job Description
Deal Operations Coordinator 1247379 (H)
A leading podcast and audiobook company is seeking a Deal Operations Coordinator. The successful candidate will play a key role in contract setup/deal implementation, data management, and partner onboarding. The ideal candidate has experience in the entertainment, digital media, or publishing field and/or experience with contracts/IP licensing. The company offers a great work environment!
Deal Operations Coordinator Pay and Benefits:
- Hourly pay: $30-$40/hr
- Worksite: Leading podcast and audiobook company (Newark, NJ 07102 – Hybrid)
- W2 Employment, Group Medical, Dental, Vision, Life, Retirement Savings Program, PSL
- 40 hours/week, 9 Month Assignment
Deal Operations Coordinator Responsibilities:
- Support processing changes over the contract lifecycle.
- 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 our contract data.
- Rights Management & Payment Operations:
- Work closely with the 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.
- Responsible for ensuring that existing processes are followed and raising opportunities for improvement.
- Deal Implementation Strategy & Execution:
- Drive 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:
- Drive the implementation of standard contracts.
- Work closely with the Legal, Content Acquisition & Development, Finance, and Content Lifecycle Teams to on-board 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:
- Provide general support for the Deal & Production Operations Team, including data clean-up projects, ad-hoc research, inquiry response, and trouble tickets.
Deal Operations Coordinator Qualifications:
- 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 Power Point.
- Data entry experience and 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.
- An avid consumer of media with an interest in books & entertainment including books, websites, blogs, and other digital content sources.
- A self-starter and creative problem solver with impeccable operational, organizational, and analytical skills.
- Working knowledge of database concepts & best practices is preferred.