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HarperCollins Publishers Administrative Assistant, Legal & Contracts (Princeton, NJ Hybrid) in Princeton, New Jersey
Overview
HarperCollins Publishers is seeking an Administrative Assistant for the contracts team. In this role you will be responsible for updating and verifying author contract data in Biblio, and collecting financial, compliance and other information from authors. A successful applicant will thrive in a fast-paced environment, have a strong eye for detail, excellent organization skills, and be able to juggle many different tasks.
Responsibilities
Verify author contract information against existing Biblio data and update Biblio as appropriate; process change requests in Biblio and distribute throughout company as appropriate
Upload and tag author contracts into Harper’s digital contract search and retrieval system
Registration of copyrights
Work with editorial, finance and other groups to answer questions about author agreements
Obtain and process tax, payment, Estate and other documents from authors
Review author and vendor compliance questionnaires
Other tasks as needed to maintain author data systems
Qualifications
4-year college degree or equivalent work experience
Must have minimum 2 years of work experience assisting someone in a management position
Excellent communication skills to interact with internal managers and outside agents and authors
Knowledge of Biblio or Docushare helpful
Strong organizational skills and attention to detail
Ability to exercise professionalism, poise and tact in all verbal and written correspondence
Strong time management skills
Ability to set priorities under pressure
Willingness to take initiative and to complete projects under general supervision
Proficient knowledge of MS Office and MS Excel
Good judgment and practicality
HarperCollins Publishers is a company full of people who are passionate about books. When you apply for a position, we want to know why you want to work here, and why you are interested in the job. That’s why cover letters are strongly preferred .
The salary for this position is $45,000-50,000. We recognize that attracting the best talent is key to our strategy and success as a company. As a result, we aim for flexibility in structuring competitive compensation offers to ensure we are able to attract the best candidates. The quoted salary range represents our good faith estimate as to what our ideal candidates are likely to expect, and we tailor our offers within the range based on the selected candidate's experience, industry knowledge, technical and communication skills, and other factors that may prove relevant during the interview process.
In addition to cash compensation, the company provides a comprehensive and highly competitive benefits package, with a variety of physical health, retirement and savings, caregiving, emotional wellbeing, transportation, and other benefits, including "elective" benefits employees may select to best fit the needs and personal situations of our diverse workforce.
HarperCollins Publishers is an equal opportunity employer.
Job Locations US-NJ-Princeton
Category Legal & Contracts