Rights & Permissions Analyst

2 weeks ago

Cape Town, Western Cape, South Africa Maskew Miller Learning Recruitment Full time

Job Desciption:

About Maskew Miller Learning:


Maskew Miller Learning lends its name from the most trusted and recognizable publisher in South African history - Maskew Miller.

At Maskew Miller Learning, we believe that learning allows people to move forward in life, enabling them to have brighter futures.


We are a B-BBEE - Level 1 contributor, providing education solutions ranging from early childhood learning to professional certification, curriculum-based print materials, e-learning content and tools, as well as teacher training.

We publish in all 11 official languages and have the widest range of CAPS-approved content trusted by teachers.

Our quality educational resources and materials are used in schools, TVET colleges, higher education institutions, and home and professional environments.


Main Purpose:


As the Rights and Permissions Analyst, you will work collaboratively with the business and other Rights and Permissions Analysts to ensure that requests to use Maskew Miller Learning content are attended to, and that third party rights (for Maskew Miller Learning to use third party assets such as images, text and videos) are acquired and maintained throughout the lifecycle for planned product portfolios, new content and distribution initiatives.

You will also assist with identifying and attending to copyright infringement claims in collaboration with the Legal & Compliance function and the Senior Rights and Permissions Analyst.

You will collaborate with the Rights and Permissions Lead and contribute to the Rights and Permission systems and policy initiatives.

This role will report to the Senior Legal Advisor.

Key Duties and Responsibilities:

  • Work with the teams to grant permission requests.
  • Work with the teams to request permissions from thirdparty rightsholders.
  • Engage with rightsholders, and negotiate quotes to ensure that the permissions are cleared within the available budget.
  • Maintain and use rights management tools for checking, recording and tracking all projects and thirdparty assets, and resolve any issues working with the team.
  • Actively manage and track quotes and invoices across the rights clearance portfolio and work with the Product Development Support and Finance teams to ensure they are processed.
  • Provide reports and share insights with internal stakeholders on projects.
  • Research and analyse author contracts to ensure compliance therewith.
  • Engage with Marketing teams to ensure that all promotional collateral adheres to rights clearance standards.
  • Investigate reports of copyright infringements and proactively check for infringement of Maskew Miller copyright.
  • Assist with rights reversions as part of the product retirement process

Educational Requirements:

  • Degree level qualification
  • Qualification and/or experience in requesting and granting permissions

Experience Requirements:

  • Programs/courses in intellectual property, particularly copyright
  • Experience with data analytics
  • An interest in learning, education and digital technologies.

Skills and Competencies:

  • Fluent English speaker
  • Highly organized
  • Communication and teamworking skills
  • Proven research, analytical and problemsolving skills
  • Proven project and timemanagement skills (prioritise projects to meet business goals and deadlines)
  • Proficiency with technology and familiarity with rights management systems
  • Content, media or publishing experience (or interested to learn)
  • Knowledge of copyright
  • Prioritizes growth, learning and development
  • Strong attention to detail
  • Proven negotiation skills

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