Copyrights Specialist

Do you like collaborating across teams to deliver success for customers?

Would you like to manage a diverse portfolio of various teams within operations?

About our Team

Copyrights specialist team supports the general business operations by working on various activities related to publishing and acts as a coordinator to ensure that there are no issue related to copyrights before publication.

About the Role

The Copyrights Specialist is responsible to manage, supervise, and offer permission seeking/ grants support for books/journals/eProducts, that is, from submission of a request for permission support, create, develop and/or manage permission log, seek permissions, and completion of the process in a timely fashion to ensure the publication schedule is met.

Responsibilities

• Comply with standard global procedures and processes or to agreed exceptions for permissions processing.

• Maintain awareness/expertise in the up-to-date current procedures, processes, and system functionality and attend continuous process training.

• Maintain departmental SLAs on speed and quality.

• Supports authors by assisting with their permission queries.

• Act as a liaising person for Editorial, Production, Authors and Freelancers, and professionally represent Elsevier in all dealings and proceedings with external contacts.

• Oversees the maintenance of rights management system and enters contract and status information.

• Performs a variety of complex tasks Requires expertise in a variety of work processes through a combination of job-related training and considerable on-the-job experience.

• Works autonomously within established procedures and practices May act as a lead, coordinating the work of others.

• Gathers information to solve problems that are escalated from team members Impact

Requirements

• Excellent organizational skills, ability to prioritize; decisiveness; proactive; budget and timeline conscious.

• Strong customer focus and service orientation balanced with attention to company interests.

• Excellent communication skills at all levels. Positive and constructive approach to problem solving.

• Methodical, logical, organized and attention to detail.

• Good working knowledge in MS-Office Tools (Word, Excel & Access) & Internet searching, Reports and Data skills.

• Graduates in any discipline with 3-5 years of experience in a publishing environment would be an added advantage.

Work in a way that works for you

We promote a healthy work/life balance across the organisation. With an average length of service of 9 years, we are confident that we offer an appealing working prospect for our people. With numerous wellbeing initiatives, family leave and tuition reimbursement, we will help you meet your immediate responsibilities and long-term goals.

· Working remotely from home and at our office in a hybrid working style.

· Working flexible hours - flexing the times you work in the day in discussion with your manager.

Working with us

We are an equal opportunity employer with a commitment to help you succeed. Here, you will find an inclusive, agile, collaborative, innovative and fun environment, where everyone has a part to play. Regardless of the team you join, we promote a diverse environment with co-workers who are passionate about what they do, and how they do it.

At Elsevier, we know that your wellbeing and happiness are key to a long and successful career. These are some of the benefits we are delighted to offer:

· Group Health Insurance Policy (covering self and family)

· Group Life insurance/accident policy

· Generous long-service awards

· New Baby gift

· Subsidised food provided (applies to India- Chennai)

· Casual Leave, Sick Leave, Privilege Leave, Compassionate Leave, Special Sick Leave, Gazetted Public Holiday and Maternity/Paternity Leave

· Free Transport provided to and from the office (applies to India-Chennai)

Working for you

About Us

A global leader in information and analytics, we help researchers and healthcare professionals advance science and improve health outcomes for the benefit of society. Building on our publishing heritage, we combine quality information and vast data sets with analytics to support visionary science and research, health education and interactive learning, as well as exceptional healthcare and clinical practice. At Elsevier, your work contributes to the world’s grand challenges and a more sustainable future. We harness innovative technologies to support science and healthcare to partner for a better world.

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PURPOSEFUL WORKWhen you work with us, your work matters. You are part of an organization that nurtures your curiosity to stimulate innovation for the communities that we serve.GROWING EVERY DAYLike the communities we serve, you are on a constant path of discovery to shape your career and personal development.COLLEAGUES WHO CAREYou will be part of the Elsevier family. We will support your well-being and provide the flexibility you need to thrive at work and home.Together, we create possibilities.Join us

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