Rights Executive Penguin Random House Childrens 279271
Rights Executive Penguin Random House Childrens 279271
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Job Description
Do you have experience in foreign book markets What about childrens books
We are looking to recruit a Rights Executive to join our world recordbreaking team on a permanent basis. If youre highly driven ambitious and looking for your next role in Rights this could be for you.
The role
Reporting to the Senior Rights Manager youll be working for a team who publish a wide range of debut and awardwinning authors and illustrators including Stephen and Lucy Hawking Femi Fadugba Beth Lincoln Helen Oxenbury Nathan Bryon and Dapo Adeola as well global brands such as Bluey Spot and Peter Rabbit.
Key responsibilities:
- Managing all sales into Croatia Estonia Latvia Lithuania Slovenia Serbia and Domestic rights
- Managing global reprints for our picture book list working with the reprint squad to deliver on ambitious growth plans
- Developing and consolidating new and existing business partnerships to support growth in Rights
- Representing the company at book fairs
- Undertaking business trips as and when required.
What youll bring
This team represent a rapidly growing business area so this is the perfect opportunity for a Rights Assistant looking for that next step or an Executive looking for a fresh challenge. This would also be suitable for a Sales Assistant or similar who has knowledge of the rights function.
Essential criteria:
- Thorough understanding of the principles of selling international rights
- Confident negotiator
- Collaborative team player
- Ability to work independently and take initiative
- Excellent communication and customer service skills
- Ability to sustain external relationships and proactively make new businesssavvy contacts
- Comfortable using internal systems such as Biblio
If this sounds like your next role wed love to hear from you.
Application instructions
Please apply with your CV and cover letter outlining why you are the right candidate for the role by 11:59pm on Sunday 27th April.
Please ensure you include a cover letter as it is a crucial part of our assessment process. The cover letter offers an opportunity to show how your experience and interests align with the role requirements. Typically we expect the cover letter to be no more than one or two pages in length.
We expect interviews to take place across midMay 2025 and we expect we will invite you to interview in person at our Embassy Gardens office.
Salary
30000 dependent on how your skills and experience align to the role plus bonus and benefits.
What you can expect from us
Our people are the heart of our business and we work hard to support a culture of responsibility and recognition.
Our benefits include:
- Financial discounted shopping season ticket loan rental deposit loan
- Wellbeing healthcare cash plan employee assistance gym loan
- Lifestyle taste card tech scheme free and discounted books
For our full benefits list please visit: working
While our offices across the UK are places to connect collaborate and celebrate with colleagues we recognise that flexibility around where you work is just as important. For this role we expect that there will be meetings and activities that you will need to attend in person 3 days a week.
About Penguin
Were the UKs largest publisher; made up of some 2000 people and publishing over 1500 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 youll 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.
The recruitment process
You can read about our recruitment process at a Disability Confident Committed organisation we offer interviews to candidates with a disability who meet the essential criteria for the role and optin on their application form. The essential criteria for this role are listed as part of the What youll bring section. There may be times when the volume of applications means we cannot take all eligible candidates to interview.
We encourage you to tell us about any reasonable adjustments you may need by emailing . Remember you only need to share what you are comfortable to for us to support your request.
Please note we are not able to accept agency CVs for this role. Any CVs sent speculatively will not be eligible for a fee.
Company:Penguin Books Limited
Country:United Kingdom
State/Region:London
City: London
Postal Code:SW11 7BW
Job ID:279271
Employment Type
Full Time
