Closing date: 2nd December 2024 Salary: £27,000 per annum Simon & Schuster UK's Rights team are looking for an enthusiastic Rights assistant to join and support the Rights team.
Simon & Schuster, a global leader in general interest publishing, is dedicated to providing the best in fiction and nonfiction for readers of all ages, and in all printed, digital and audio formats.
Its distinguished roster of authors includes many of the world's most popular and widely recognized writers, and winners of the most prestigious literary honors and awards.
It is home to numerous well-known imprints and divisions such as Simon & Schuster, Scribner, Atria Books, Gallery Books, Adams Media, Avid Reader Press, Simon & Schuster Children's Publishing and Simon & Schuster Audio and international companies in Australia, Canada, India, and the United Kingdom, and proudly brings the works of its authors to readers in more than 200 countries and territories.
Reporting to the Senior Rights Manager the successful candidate will join our fast-paced and dynamic team, supporting the wider team with all administrative tasks, specifically working on our Children's and Adult's lists What you'll do The job role is predominantly administration based including but not limited to: Providing administration support to the Group Rights Director, Head of Children's Rights, Senior Rights Manager and Rights Manager.
Drafting, sending and archiving contracts.
Organising business trips and book fair appointments.
Helping send out follow-up material.
Updating our submissions database.
Liaising with international customers over file supply.
What you'll bring The ideal candidate will have excellent communication skills, both written and verbal and a meticulous eye for detail.
With a positive attitude and the ability to multi-task, the successful candidate will have a passion for Children's books and an interest in international publishing.
Knowledge of a foreign language would be useful but not essential.
IT skills and intermediate knowledge of Microsoft Excel is a must.
Simon & Schuster UK is proud to be an equal opportunity workplace.
We are committed to equal employment opportunity regardless of race, colour, ethnicity, ancestry, religion, creed, sex, national origin, sexual orientation, age, citizenship status, marital status, disability, gender identity and gender expression.
At Simon & Schuster UK, the spirit of inclusion feeds into everything that we do, we believe that opportunity, access, resources and rewards should be available to and for the benefit of all.
Candidates hired for this or any other posted Simon & Schuster UK role will be employees of Simon & Schuster UK Ltd subject to all policies, including the Workplace Privacy Notice ,and eligible solely for the benefits plans thereof.
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