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.
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Semab Saidy
New Delhi
Summary
Overview
7
years of professional experience
Work History
Orient Blackswan Pvt Ltd
Senior Executive - Rights & Permission
2022.09 - Current (2 years)
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
2021.05 - 2022.04 (11 months)
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
2017.10 - 2021.04 (3 years & 6 months)
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, ExploringCertification
Project Management Foundations - https://www.linkedin.com/learning/certificates/b64275070e20b17c1305490d93b77bbff9e905e5218c009c31a28d29a13891fd?trk=backfilled_certificate
Timeline
Senior Executive - Rights & Permission
Orient Blackswan Pvt Ltd
2022.09 - Current (2 years)
Team Lead - Rights & Permission
LUMINA DATAMATICS PVT LTD - PUDUCHERRY
2021.05 - 2022.04 (11 months)
Picture Research
Q2A Media Pvt. Ltd/QBS Learning
2017.10 - 2021.04 (3 years & 6 months)
JAMIA MILLIA ISLAMIA
Bachelor of Commerce (B.Com)
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