Account Manager, Foreign Rights
National Geographic
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National Geographic Partners is seeking an International Account Manager for the International Licensing & Alliances Department, Books Foreign Rights.
Responsibilities:
• GENERAL SALES DEVELOPMENT: Provides regular information on all book products to licensees and NGP staff including product launches, rights costs, production schedules and marketing updates. Assists Sales Director in developing and finalizing new sales accounts in assigned territories. Percentage of Time: 35%
• PROJECT SHEET SUPPORT: Document deals in the ILA database through the creation of a project sheet after identifying key publishing information. Working with legal and finance departments to ensure contracts are created and signed and all deals are invoiced and paid. Percentage of Time: 25%
• PRODUCT SAMPLES: Ensure product samples and PDFs are readily available to licensees and potential publishers including on Dropbox, Box, etc. Ship samples to licensees as needed. Notify licensees when local language samples are due. Maintain archive of local language samples. Percentage of time: 20%
• EDITORIAL REVIEW: Review and approve licensee products prior to going to press. Liaise with Local Language publishers, editors, and marketing teams via phone, face to face, or via email to establish their needs for NG content. Identify intelligent and affordable ways that LLE partners can locate and use NG content to create derivative products to meet their market needs. Look for ways to duplicate product ideas effectively in other local markets. Percentage of time: 10%
• PRODUCTION COORDINATION: Manages release of production files to licensees. Works with production department and digital lab to resolve production file issues related to fonts, images, etc. Insures the safe receipt of production materials to licensees, either through shipping of files or posting of files via Box, Faspex, Dropbox, etc. Percentage of time: 10%
Qualifications:
• Bachelor's Degree
• At least 2 years of experience in international media business environment is required
• Familiarity with IP management, foreign rights, contracts and business contacts with foreign publishers and agents is preferred.
• Proficiency with Excel, Word, Filemaker Pro and Power Point is required.
Division Description:
National Geographic Partners LLC (NGP), a joint venture between National Geographic and 21st Century Fox, is committed to bringing the world premium science, adventure and exploration content across an unrivaled portfolio of media assets. NGP combines the global National Geographic television channels (National Geographic Channel, Nat Geo WILD, Nat Geo MUNDO, Nat Geo PEOPLE) with National Geographic's media and consumer-oriented assets, including National Geographic magazines; National Geographic studios; related digital and social media platforms; books; maps; children's media; and ancillary activities that include travel, global experiences and events, archival sales, licensing and e-commerce businesses. Furthering knowledge and understanding of our world has been the core purpose of National Geographic for 129 years, and now we are committed to going deeper, pushing boundaries, going further for our consumers … and reaching over 730 million people around the world in 172 countries and 43 languages every month as we do it. NGP returns 27 percent of our proceeds to the nonprofit National Geographic Society to fund work in the areas of science, exploration, conservation and education. For more information visit natgeotv.com or nationalgeographic.com, or find us on Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, Google , YouTube, LinkedIn and Pinterest.
We are an equal opportunity employer and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, disability status, protected veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law.