We are looking for a Rights Assistant to join our successful Children’s Rights team at Bloomsbury Children’s Books to provide administrative support to the Rights Managers responsible for selling licenses and co-editions.
Bloomsbury Children’s Books has a fantastic range of children’s books, from first picture books to chapter books, illustrated books and young adult books. Bloomsbury Children’s was named Children’s Publisher of the Year 2024 at the British Book Awards and the Rights team, along with our colleagues in International Sales, won the International Award at the Independent Publishing Awards and were nominated for Rights Professionals of the Year at the British Book Awards.
The Rights Assistant will play a key role within the Rights team and the business. This is an exciting opportunity for a Rights Assistant with a lot of experience who is looking for a new challenge or an entry level role.
The role reports to the Head of Children’s Rights.
The role
- General administrative support, including but not limited to processing contracts, free orders, sending translated author copies and providing electronic files
- Manage co-edition fulfillment, including uploading proposals to Biblio, meeting schedules, retrieving client files and approving materials, and invoicing
- Answer internal and external inquiries from colleagues, customers and authors
- Support the rights team in preparing important book fairs and sales trips
- Support the rights team in the administrative management of our key fiction brands, including but not limited to Harry Potter and Sarah J. Maas
- Support in the creation of rights guidelines and catalogues
- Maintaining and updating our industry-leading rights website
- Creating and sending email newsletters to customers and maintaining contact lists
- Sell covers, illustrations and marketing materials to international publishing partners
Knowledge, skills and experience
- Interest in selling rights and passion for books
- Good knowledge of Excel and MS Office applications
- Confident use of creative/design software such as Photoshop and email marketing software
- Excellent organizational skills
- Ability to manage varying workloads and identify priorities effectively
Time management skills, attention to detail and a positive attitude towards problem solving - Exceptional collaboration and communication skills
- Interest in other countries and cultures
More information
The role is full-time
Salary point: £27,000
The role is based in our London office 50 Bedford Square, London, WC1B 3DP and is based on a hybrid working pattern of 2 days in office / 3 days from home (or fully office based if preferred). The office days for this role are: Monday and Tuesday
As an assistant, this role is eligible for Bloomsbury’s Tenancy Deposit Loan Scheme. To support candidates looking to start and build a career in publishing, Bloomsbury offers an interest-free tenancy deposit to help secure accommodation. The tenancy deposit loan can be up to £3,000 and is repaid over 2 years.
Please apply with your CV and cover letter (in Word or PDF format only) to the Human Resources Department using the “APPLY NOW” button, stating how you meet the above requirements for this position, as well as your salary expectations and notice period until 19 August 2024. Please add in your subject line: “Children’s Legal Assistant – Full Time”
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Bloomsbury reserves the right to close the position early if we exceed the required number of applications.
Additional services from Bloomsbury
In addition to a fantastic opportunity to become part of a global award-winning company, Bloomsbury offers the following attractive benefits package:
Work patterns
- Hybrid working pattern: 2 days in the office / 3 days from home (or fully in the office if preferred)
Holidays
- 25 days vacation
- 3.5 days Christmas company holiday
Further advantages
- Two paid personal wellness days
- Flexible Fridays – Take Friday afternoon off by working an extra 3 hours and 30 minutes earlier in the week
- Work from anywhere for two weeks – For two weeks in any calendar year. The minimum duration for Working Anywhere is one week and the maximum duration is two weeks.
- Season ticket rental
- Share Save Schema
- AXA Health Plan (Private Health Insurance)
- Company doctor
- Voucher system for eye care
Company culture – staff meetings, staff networks (Bloom (BAME), accessibility, mental health, pride and parents, guardians and carers, multi-faith) and 21 mental health first aiders trained across the UK offices, publishing events and access to free publishing resources
For further benefits see below
Bloomsbury is a place where everyone can thrive, feel comfortable, heard and accepted, regardless of their background, race, ethnicity, religion, sexuality, gender identity, age, ability or socioeconomic status. We are an equal opportunities employer and welcome applications from all walks of life.
We are willing to make reasonable adjustments throughout the recruitment process, please let the recruitment team know if this is required.
Applicants must have the legal right to work in the UK – Bloomsbury Publishing does not support visa applications.
The Book Trade Charity offers financial support to people who want to enter the publishing industry. For more information and to contact them directly, please visit: http://booktradeentrysupport.org
The company
Bloomsbury Publishing Plc.
Bloomsbury Publishing is a leading independent publisher founded in 1986. Its authors include Nobel, Pulitzer and Booker Prize winners. Bloomsbury is also the original publisher and custodian of the Harry Potter series. Bloomsbury has offices in London, New York, New Delhi, Oxford and Sydney. Within Bloomsbury’s academic division, the company publishes under Bloomsbury as well as a number of prestigious and historic imprint names. Read our story to find out how it all began.
Bloomsbury is committed to creating a working environment that encourages creativity and collaboration, respects difference, is inclusive and ethical in its practice and promotes wellbeing. We are committed to supporting and developing our people to reach their full potential and we know that our success is built on the passion, commitment and hard work of our talented staff. We recognise the urgent need to attract and support applicants from all backgrounds and identities to become part of the global publishing industry and give diverse voices the opportunity to reflect and shape our culture and society.
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