Experience

Zaner-Bloser

• United States
• Education Administration Programs
• 200 - 300 Employee

• Senior Permissions and Licensing Specialist

  • Mar 2022 - Present

  Management of permissions acquisition and maintenance across the multimedia Zaner-Bloser literacy program catalog. Management of permissions acquisition and maintenance across the multimedia Zaner-Bloser literacy program catalog.



Self-employed

• Freelance Permissions Project Manager

  • Dec 2013 - Mar 2022

  Permissions Project ManagementManuscript ReviewPhoto ResearchNew and Renewal Image ClearanceAuthor AssistanceEditorial and Author Advising/SupportPermissions ClearingLicense NegotiatingBudget ManagementWorking closely with publishers and/or authors, I assess manuscript for permissions, identify rightsholders, and negotiate text and image licenses specific to project requirements and budget. Permissions Project ManagementManuscript ReviewPhoto ResearchNew and Renewal Image ClearanceAuthor AssistanceEditorial and Author Advising/SupportPermissions ClearingLicense NegotiatingBudget ManagementWorking closely with publishers and/or authors, I assess manuscript for permissions, identify rightsholders, and negotiate text and image licenses specific to project requirements and budget.



Aptara

• Permissions Project Manager

  • Sep 2013 - Dec 2013

  Supervision of offsite permissions-clearance team in a deadline-driven environment for Pearson Education Higher Ed mathematics list. Communications with clearance team and Pearson business units to ensure that necessary licensing of all third-party material is completed on time, on budget, and in compliance Pearson Minimum Rights policies. Supervision of offsite permissions-clearance team in a deadline-driven environment for Pearson Education Higher Ed mathematics list. Communications with clearance team and Pearson business units to ensure that necessary licensing of all third-party material is completed on time, on budget, and in compliance Pearson Minimum Rights policies.



Pearson

• United Kingdom
• Education
• 700 & Above Employee

• Permissions Project Manager

  • Dec 2011 - Dec 2012

  Permissions Project ManagementEditorial IP SupportBudget ManagementSupervision of Permissions-Clearance VendorsWorking with editors and other members of the Legal Department, I supervised members of the permissions clearance team for higher education texts and worked with Pearson business units to ensure that necessary licensing of all third-party material was completed on time, on budget, and in compliance Pearson Minimum Rights policies.

• Permissions Specialist

  • Sep 2008 - Dec 2011

  Manuscript ReviewEditorial and Author IP SupportPermissions ClearingLicense NegotiatingBudget ManagementSupervision of Permissions-Clearance VendorsWorking with editors, authors, and other members of the Legal Department, I advised and cleared permissions for higher education texts. Coordinated with Pearson business units to ensure that necessary licensing of all third-party material was completed on time, on budget, and in compliance Pearson Minimum Rights policies.

• Rights and Contracts Supervisor

  • Sep 2005 - Sep 2008

  Permissions Project ManagementManuscript ReviewEditorial and Author IP SupportPermissions ClearingLicense NegotiatingBudget ManagementSupervision of AssistantSupervision of Freelance Permissions SpecialistsWorking with editors, authors, and other members of the Legal Department, I advised on copyright issues and cleared permissions for higher education texts in line with project deadlines and budget. In addition, it was my job to oversee an assistant and, as the permissions landscape changed, it became my responsibility to recruit, train, and oversee freelancers as they cleared permissions to meet project needs and Pearson standards.

• Project Manager, Rights and Contracts

  • Feb 2001 - Sep 2005

  Permissions Project ManagementManuscript ReviewEditorial and Author IP SupportPermissions ClearingLicense NegotiatingBudget ManagementAfter nearly two years working on permissions granting, I moved into a position focused entirely on permissions-securing projects. Working closely with editors, authors, and other members of the Legal Department, I advised on copyright issues and cleared permissions for higher education texts in line with project deadlines and budget.

• Permissions Assistant

  • Jul 1999 - Feb 2001

  Receipt and processing of permission requests from authors and academic institutions for Pearson Addison-Wesley Longman titles.



Elsevier

• Netherlands
• IT Services and IT Consulting
• 700 & Above Employee

• Permissions Intern

  • Jan 1999 - May 1999

  Analyze educational manuscripts for third-party material, and document licensing needs. Analyze educational manuscripts for third-party material, and document licensing needs.



Chemineer Kenics Greerco

• United States
• Industrial Machinery Manufacturing

• Quality Control Clerk

  • Oct 1995 - Jan 1999

  Collection and management of quality control documention to ISO 9000/9001 standards. Collection and management of quality control documention to ISO 9000/9001 standards.