Rights Assistant - Group Rights

Purpose of the Role

To provide vital administrative support to the Rights Director and the Head of Rights, William 4th, working across Non-Fiction, Custom Publishing, Williams Collins, 4th Estate divisions as well as the Tolkien list. This role is fast-paced and varied, requiring accuracy and attention to detail. You will be contributing to a key commercial division of HarperCollins and working across international markets.

Key Accountabilities

• Supporting the Rights Director and the Head of Rights as needed across all their areas of responsibility

• Assisting the Rights Director and a close-knit team of editors in building the Custom Publishing list and delivering the books

• Supporting the Tolkien rights team, ensuring seamless liaison with the Tolkien Estate and the Tolkien editorial team

• Full US co-edition fulfilment for the Rights Director including contract drafting, file preparation, production liaison and invoicing to ensure smooth and efficient delivery of business

• Drafting and sending out contracts

• Updating the rights database and liaising with Accounts to ensure monies are allocated in a timely manner

• Liaising with editorial teams on a regular basis for updates and sales material

• Submitting titles and sending marketing and publicity updates to HarperCollins’ Global Publishing team, scouts as well as international co-agents and third-party publishers as needed

• Assisting the team in the preparation for book fairs and sales trips, including diary management, creating catalogues, and collating sales material

• Dealing with general rights queries

• Manage our online content, in collaboration with the department’s other Assistants (training will be provided)

• Market research as needed

Skills and Experience Required:

• Some knowledge or experience of administration

• Good knowledge of Excel and Powerpoint

• Keen interest in publishing rights

• Excellent time management and organisation skills

• Able to support and work within a team

• Excellent attention to detail

Benefits

• Hybrid working model (2+ days in the office) 

• 26 days holiday plus bank holidays (option to buy and sell holiday days) 

• Enhanced pay for maternity, paternity, adoption and shared parental leave 

• Private healthcare cover and life assurance 

• Free access to HeadSpace, employee assistance programme (24 hour helpline), mental health first aiders, and a wellbeing portal 

• Season ticket loans (from day 1 for entry level) and cycle to work scheme 

• Employee networks: HC All In (open forum), Elevate (for ethnic minority colleagues), HarperParents, Menopause at Work and Pride at HC 

• Unlimited training on our Learning and Development portal, management courses (up to MA level) and mentoring programmes 

• Virtual GP and eyecare vouchers 

• Gym membership discount 

• Onsite physiotherapy (London only) 

• Charitable donation matching and volunteering day 

• We're a certified Carbon Neutral company 

• Free e-books and audiobooks, newspaper subscriptions and discounts on books 

• Subsidised canteen and retail discounts 

• Onsite prayer room 

The Book Trade Charity offers financial support to people looking to enter the book trade but who may struggle to afford the costs of attending interviews and undertaking internships or entry level positions. For more information visit https://www.btbs.org/