Rights and Permissions Manager
Rights and Permissions Manager
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We are seeking a detail-oriented and proactive Rights and Permissions Manager to help shape the foundation of how our company responsibly uses and protects intellectual property ensuring students and teachers receive high-quality legally compliant content. The Rights and Permissions Manager will lead the acquisition tracking and management of rights licenses and permissions for all creative and educational assets. This role plays a critical part in ensuring legal compliance brand protection and operational efficiency across our publishing efforts.
Job Responsibilities:
- Rights Acquisition & Management
- Secure and negotiate permissions for third-party content (images video audio text software etc.)
- Draft and manage license agreements image releases likeness permissions and contracts in collaboration with legal counsel.
- Monitor rights status (term territory media use exclusivity product/program assignment) and ensure renewals or takedowns are handled proactively.
- Governance Tracking and Compliance
- Establish and maintain standards and processes for rights clearance and documentation across all product types.
- Collaborate with cross-functional teams including Creative Product Content etc. To ensure rights and usage are tracked throughout the development lifecycle.
- Work closely with digital asset coordinator and production to support asset tracking and ensure accurate metadata is applied and maintained in the asset management systems.
- Advise internal teams on the usage limitations and risk mitigation
- Lead compliance checks for asset usage in products programs campaigns and partnerships.
- Documentation & Systems Management
- Develop and maintain a centralized rights and permissions tracking system.
- Ensure assets and metadata in DAM systems reflect correct licensing terms contributors and usage approvals.
- Provide reporting and documentation for audits renewals and executive review.
- Cross-Department Collaboration
- Serve as the primary point of contact for rights and permissions across the organization.
- Support vendor onboarding and review third-party supplier rights documentation and indemnification clauses.
- Collaborate with internal teams to ensure proper asset governance and recordkeeping.
- Educate internal teams on copyright trademark and permissions best practices.
- Performs other role related duties as assigned
Requirements and Qualifications:
- A bachelors degree in publishing communications media law or related field is preferred.
- 5 years experience in rights management permissions and/or intellectual property ideally within educational publishing or media.
- A deep understanding of copyright fair use trademark and licensing standards.
- Familiarity with DAM systems and asset lifecycle management.
- Excellent negotiation documentation and project management skills.
- Possesses functonal expertise; can effectively share knowledge train and coach others and identify and resolve functional issues.
- Excellent communication skills and interpersonal skills; able to build relationships influence others and give and receive effective feedback.
- Strong organizational and analytical skills; able to make data-driven decisions prioritize tasks manage deadlines delegate and utilize resources efficiently.
- Able to act with integrity professionalism and confidentiality in complex situations; comfortable holding others accountable for the same.
All Our Employees:
- Work effectively respectfully and efficiently with internal and external colleagues.
- Demonstrate a determination to succeed and a commitment to quality.
- Are adaptable and resourceful; they learn quickly and adjust to change easily.
- Think creatively and lean into innovation when it comes to understanding customers and solving problems.
- Believe in our mission share our values and model ethical behavior.
About our Company
Big Ideas Learning a Larson Texts Company publishes K-12 mathematics materials that enhance teachers instructional skills and resources while igniting students curiosity self-confidence and deep understanding of mathematics. Our mission is to develop relevant rigorous and conceptually rich K-12 instructional programs that enrich the mathematical journey for students educators and caregivers alike.
In 2024 we embraced a unified identity as Big Ideas Learning a Larson Texts Company to streamline our communication and reinforce our commitment to educational excellence and innovation.
Wevalue our peopleand are committed to providing benefits that support theirphysical emotional financial and social wellbeing.
Ourcomprehensive benefits packageincludes:
- Competitive Healthcare Coverage
- Flexible PTO
- 10 Paid Holidays
- Paid Leave
- Tuition & Certification Reimbursement for Full-time Employees
- Retirement Contributions
- Healthy Lifestyle Reimbursements
- Company Sponsored Short and Long Term Disability Insurance
- Company Sponsored Life Insurance
- A Robust Employee Assistance Program
Please visit our website to learn more about ourcompanyand ourbenefits.
We are anEqual Opportunity Employer and are committed to creating a diverse and inclusive company culture that does not discriminate against candidates and employees because of their disability sex race gender identity sexual orientation religion national origin age veteran status or any other protected status under the law.
We are committed to the full inclusion of all qualified individuals. As part of this commitment we will ensure that persons with disabilities are provided reasonable accommodations. If reasonable accommodation is needed to participate in the job application or interview process to perform essential job functions and/or to receive other benefits and privileges of employment please contact the Human Resources Department at.
Required Experience:
Manager
Employment Type
Full-Time
Key Skills
- Compliance Management
- Administrative Functions
- Oversight
- Administrative Activities
- Administrative Tasks
- Budget Preparation
- Facilities Management
- Daily Operations
- Account Management
- General Ledger Accounts
- Personnel Files
- Administrative Management
- Financial Statements
- Administrative Operations
- Annual Budget
