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Rights assistant

1 month ago

London, United Kingdom Penguin Random House Full time

Closing date: 4th November 2024

Salary:  £27,500 plus benefits

 

Are you a great organiser who is ready to work in a fast-paced environment? Are you interested in international book markets? What about children’s books? 

We are looking to recruit a Rights Assistant to join our world record-breaking team, on a permanent basis.

In Children’s, we publish a wide range of debut and award-winning authors and illustrators, including Stephen and Lucy Hawking, Femi Fadugba, Anthony Browne, Helen Oxenbury, Nathan Bryon and Dapo Adeola, as well global brands such as Bluey, Tom Fletcher, Spot and Peter Rabbit.

As a member of the Children’s Rights team, you will provide support to a team managing a high volume of work and overseeing the production of a large number of translated books known as co-editions.

 

Responsibilities

  • Coordinating foreign language print deals, from price requests to supplying files, checking foreign language editions, tracking deadlines and resolving queries
  • Maintaining accurate system and database records of sales and deals in Biblio (a publishing system)
  • Preparing presentations and managing production and manuscript schedules
  • Handling requests for material from customers and supporting price requests
  • Managing the process for securing final materials/assets for Territory Managers
  • Organising travel, meetings and sales materials for book fairs and international sales trips
  • Ad-hoc duties to the support team when needed

 

What you’ll bring

  • You’ll be the first point of contact for incoming queries from our vast range of publishers around the globe, so you’ll need strong communication and customer service skills. 
  • You’ll manage and help deliver a mixture of file sales and physical books to our customers and navigate tricker printings, so project management and problem solving are needed. 
  • You’ll also need to be good at creating spreadsheets and managing supply of early material, manuscripts, covers and keeping the sales team updated with the submission calendar.
  • Strong organisation and prioritisation skills.
  • The ability to juggle requests from multiple senior team members in a fast-paced environment.
  • A keen eye for detail.

You don’t need publishing experience as we’ll provide training on publishing systems. If you want to work with our children’s books and learn more about international markets, this role is for you

 

Disability Confident

If you have opted into our disability confident scheme below is the minimum criteria you must meet to be considered for our interview scheme. Please note, there may be occasions where the volume of applicants means we can’t take all eligible candidates to interview.

Minimum criteria:

  • Demonstratable interest in the Rights division and children’s books
  • Proven written ability showcased through your application
  • Experience/ Knowledge of MS Office Excel/Word/ Outlook
  • Demonstrable understanding of managing multiple stakeholders at varying seniorities
  • Demonstrable communication skills

 

About Penguin

We’re the UK’s largest publisher; made up of some 2,000 people and publishing over 1,500 books each year. Our doors are open to all kinds of talent. In a constantly evolving industry, we work hard to stretch the definition of the word publisher. Here, you’ll work with a breadth of talent who all play their part to make each of our books a success. Together, we make books for everyone because a book can change anyone.

 

How to apply

Please apply with your CV and Cover Letter by 23:59 on Monday 4th November. Please ensure you apply with a tailored Cover Letter – this is an important part of our assessment and is an opportunity for you to tell us more about your interest in the role and transferrable skills.

Please note we are looking for someone to join the team as soon as possible, but we are also happy to accommodate a reasonable notice period for the right candidate.

Please state in your application that you found this role through Creative Access.