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

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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.

Job title

Traineeship in License Sales, Foreign Rights Sales & Contract Management

Job type

Experience level

Entry level

Salary

Not specified

Degree requirement

Bachelor's Degree

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