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Semab Saidy

New Delhi
Semab Saidy

Summary

As a Permissions Specialist at Orient BlackSwan, I help authors and editors obtain the necessary rights and permissions for their book projects. I have extensive knowledge of intellectual property laws and regulations, and I ensure compliance with them. I also negotiate and draft licensing agreements, and advise on fair use and creative commons licenses.

I have over seven years of experience in the book publishing industry, working with esteemed clients such as Oxford University Press, Pearson, Macmillan Education, Wondrium, Cengage Learning UK, and Edmentum. I have a B.com degree in Accounting and Business/Management from Jamia Millia Islamia. I am proficient in proofreading, content management, and editing. I am passionate about delivering high-quality work and building strong relationships with clients. I am always eager to learn new skills and keep up with industry trends and legal developments.

Overview

7
years of professional experience

Work History

Orient Blackswan Pvt Ltd

Senior Executive - Rights & Permission
09.2022 - Current

Job overview

  • Text and photo copyright permissions: Expertise in obtaining permissions for the use of copyrighted text and images, ensuring compliance with intellectual property laws.
  • Intellectual property law: In-depth knowledge of intellectual property laws and regulations, allowing me to navigate the legal landscape surrounding copyright and permissions.
  • Licensing agreements: Skilled in negotiating and drafting licensing agreements to secure the legal and authorized use of copyrighted material.
  • Fair use and creative commons: Proficient in advising on fair use principles and creative commons licenses, helping to understand and utilize these frameworks appropriately.
  • Project management: Experienced in managing projects related to copyright permissions, coordinating timelines, resources, and stakeholders to ensure successful completion.
  • By combining my expertise in copyright permissions, intellectual property law, licensing agreements, fair use, creative commons, project management, I deliver comprehensive and effective solutions for authors, editors, and publishers in the book industry.

LUMINA DATAMATICS PVT LTD - PUDUCHERRY

Team Lead - Rights & Permission
05.2021 - 04.2022

Job overview

  • Supervising day-to-day operations of team of ten staff
  • Coordinating between project managers, and executives to manage project and process of work to meet deadlines
  • Delegating work to production and quality team and keep a check on the delivery dates
  • Mentoring the work of new members of staff
  • Assessing the customer feedback, evaluating areas of improvement & providing critical feedback to the associates on improvement and achieving higher customer satisfaction matrices
  • Maintaining different reports such as production report, Team Capacity utilization report QRM (quality review meeting) reports and Monthly inflow data report
  • Ensuring the team are aware of their individual and group day to day targets and responsibilities by conducting daily stand up meeting.

Q2A Media Pvt. Ltd/QBS Learning

Picture Research
10.2017 - 04.2021

Job overview

  • Sourcing advertising imagery for various channels across Europe, Middle East and UK
  • Well versed with collection in stock libraries and public domain websites
  • Contacting non regular sources for image permission
  • Liaising and key contact between vendor and Finance Team
  • Maintained an image bank and selected appropriate image for research
  • Coordinated with clients and analyzed needs
  • Prepared records, stored images for various researches
  • Administered online searches and edited images when required
  • Assisted photographers for new images
  • Worked on Text Assessment and Text Permission with provided MSP for CUP
  • Equipped with Client CMS like DAM, (OUP), Google Suite, (ALEF) as well as Internal tools Lighthouse
  • Ensuring timely payment to vendors
  • Maintaining and archiving Invoice records.

Education

JAMIA MILLIA ISLAMIA
New Delhi

Bachelor of Commerce (B.Com)
01.2019

University Overview

Skills

  • Legal Contracts/Legal documents
  • Text Permission
  • Photo Permission
  • Communication
  • Rights & Permission
  • Photo Research
  • Training & Mentoring
  • Operations
  • Teamwork and Collaboration
  • Multitasking Abilities
  • Documentation And Reporting

Languages

English, Hindi

Personal Information

Personal Information
  • Date of Birth: 08/19/96
  • Nationality: Indian
  • Marital Status: Married

Hobbies and Interests

Hobbies and Interests
Travelling, Exploring

Certification

Project Management Foundations - https://www.linkedin.com/learning/certificates/b64275070e20b17c1305490d93b77bbff9e905e5218c009c31a28d29a13891fd?trk=backfilled_certificate

Timeline

Senior Executive - Rights & Permission
Orient Blackswan Pvt Ltd
09.2022 - Current
Team Lead - Rights & Permission
LUMINA DATAMATICS PVT LTD - PUDUCHERRY
05.2021 - 04.2022
Picture Research
Q2A Media Pvt. Ltd/QBS Learning
10.2017 - 04.2021
JAMIA MILLIA ISLAMIA
Bachelor of Commerce (B.Com)
Semab Saidy