Hybrid Traineeship in License Sales, Foreign Rights Sales & Contract Management

at Bonnier Media Deutschland GmbH

• Job title: Traineeship in License Sales, Foreign Rights Sales & Contract Management
• Job type: Full Time
• Experience level: Entry level
• Salary: Not specified
• Degree requirement: Bachelor's Degree
• Location requirements: Hybrid, Munchen, Germany

About the role

• Volontär:in im Lizenzverkauf und Vertragsmanagement bei Piper Verlag. Teil eines engagierten Teams in München mit vielseitigen Aufgaben und Projekten.

Responsibilities

• As part of a closely connected team, you will support license sales for audiobook, film and broadcasting rights as well as foreign licenses, and handle contract management (author contracts and license acquisition agreements).
• Communicate with our national and international authors, agencies and other contractual partners, as well as with internal departments such as editorial, accounting and sales.
• Prepare and design sales materials (foreign rights catalogues) and assist with trade fair preparations.
• Review and draft German- and English-language contracts for rights acquisition and license sales; coordinate signature workflows via Adobe Sign.
• Negotiate and manage rights renewals.
• Depending on suitability and commitment, independently manage selected projects and domestic and international clients (submissions and negotiations).
• Support the team in purchasing and sales processes and in contract preparation.
• Back-office management, i.e. all administrative tasks arising in contract management and license sales.

Requirements

• Completed university degree and initial practical experience, for example at a publishing house or a literary agency.
• Excellent spoken and written German and English; ideally knowledge of an additional foreign language.
• Strong communication skills and reliability.
• Interest in working with contracts and legal topics.
• Enjoy service-oriented, organized work and possess a careful, detail-oriented approach.
• Confident MS Office skills; knowledge of Microsoft Teams, Lists and Power Automate is a plus.
• Basic knowledge of copyright law is a plus.

Benefits

• A comprehensive, varied and practice-oriented traineeship lasting 12 to 18 months in the Rights and Licensing department at a modern workplace in the heart of Schwabing, combined with flexible and mobile working arrangements using Office 365 and Microsoft Teams.