The Contracts Manager will bring deep knowledge of the contract lifecycle and will have an essential role on the Contracts team, drafting and negotiating a high volume of contracts for trade books, including complex contract arrangements such as joint acquisitions with global sister companies, profit sharing agreements, and "takeovers" from self-published authors; advising Editorial and other colleagues on deal terms; handling special projects as needed at the direction of Sr. U.S. publishers include Celadon Books, Farrar, Straus and Giroux, Flatiron Books, Henry Holt & Company, Macmillan Audio, Macmillan Children's Publishing Group, The St. Martin's Publishing Group, and Tor Publishing Group.