Assistant Manager, Rights & IP

About the Role

Introduction – 

This is an exciting opportunity to join Oxford University Press (OUP), a globally respected organization committed to excellence in education and publishing. By joining the Rights & IP team, you will contribute to safeguarding intellectual property and supporting ethical publishing practices. This role offers exposure to diverse projects, collaboration with editorial groups, legal teams, and rights sales, and the chance to work with cutting-edge systems like RMS and IPM. You’ll be part of a culture that values integrity, innovation, and continuous learning.

Opportunity – 

On a day-to-day basis, you will:

• Assist in responding to inquiries from business units, editorial teams, and Group Legal.
• Manage workflows related to contracts, permissions (inbound/outbound), and rights selling.
• Clear third-party assets, identify risks, and help mitigate them.
• Draft contracts using templates (author contracts, rights sales contracts, permissions letters).
• Conduct text and image research, liaise with suppliers, and process copyright fees.
• Support product teams and rights sales teams with pre- and post-sales activities.
• Maintain accurate records in RMS and ensure deals are correctly set up in IPM.
• Supply customers with final files for licensing deals and keep rights customer data updated.
• Collaborate with finance and compliance teams and assist in creating IP awareness presentations.

Your impact will be critical in ensuring risk mitigation, IP governance, and smooth rights operations, contributing to OUP’s mission of delivering high-quality educational content globally.

About You

Essential Criteria

• Strong understanding of copyright law and rights/permissions best practices.
• Familiarity with legal terminology.
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills, comfortable interacting across cultures and organizational levels.
• Ability to manage confidential information professionally.
• High attention to detail.

Queries

Please contact shariq.anwar@oup.com with any queries relating to this role.