4th April 2025


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Rights Assistant Madeleine Milburn Literary, TV & Film Agency


A unique opportunity to join a dynamic, world-renowned literary agency at the very centre of the publishing industry. Madeleine Milburn Ltd is looking for an energetic, creative and highly motivated Rights Assistant to join its busy International Rights Department and provide support to Valentina Paulmichl (Head of Rights) and Hannah Kettles (Associate Rights Agent). The successful candidate will be passionate, ambitious and hardworking, with a keen interest in the international book market across all genres, and have a demonstrable desire to progress within International Rights at the agency. They should thrive in a fast-paced, ever-evolving environment and have excellent administrative, organisational, time management and communication skills. Languages are beneficial but not essential. As part of a busy team, this vital role will demand a strong


sense of initiative, urgency and a desire to learn, coupled with an aptitude for multitasking while maintaining great attention to detail. It is best suited to someone with publishing experience at a junior level, or someone with previous office experience and transferable skills, with a desire to make the next step, or sidestep, in their career in International Rights. Responsibilities include (but are not limited to): supporting


the team with the day-to-day running of the department, assisting with international rights for adult fiction and non-fiction, YA and children’s titles; reading submissions, creating agency marketing material; scheduling and attending book fairs; royalty, payment and contract processing; database inputting; and general office duties.


40 London £27,000pa


Publishing Sales and Admin Assistant Sentio Publishing


Are you passionate about well-being and personal development? Do you enjoy reading memoirs? Do you have a passion for sales and author relations? Sentio Publishing, the hybrid imprint of Trigger Publishing, is looking for a self-motivated Sales and Admin Assistant to join its team. We are looking for someone with entry-level experience in publishing and ideally the sales or marketing side, but any general publishing experience is fine.


In this role, you will be an essential part of a passionate and creative team dedicated to publishing a diverse, engaging and dynamic list for young readers. We have an exceptional list of authors and high-profile brands, which includes YA voices such as Tomi Adeyemi, Elle McNicoll and Hafsah Faizal, middle-grade authors such as MG Leonard, Frank Cottrell-Boyce


and Pari Thomson, and non-fiction from influential figures like Hamza Yassin, Marcus Rashford and Dara McAnulty.


London


Sales and Marketing Manager MACK


MACK is an independent publisher of award-winning books on contemporary art, critical theory, film and architecture. We are seeking a highly motivated and enthusiastic Sales and Marketing Manager who will play a vital role in helping develop our international trade and online business. You will be responsible for maximising sales in our international markets, creating and implementing innovative promotions, and working with a network of global customers and distributors.


London


Translation Rights Agent C&W


This is an exciting opportunity to join C&W literary agency (part of the Curtis Brown Group), on a 12-month contract. This role will involve negotiating the sale of translation rights in key European markets for our list of global writers, working closely alongside the Head of International Rights, Rights Executive and Assistant. The ideal candidate will be a self-starter, who already has excellent rights-selling skills and the ability to inspire confidence in authors and agents. This candidate will be comfortable negotiating rights for a large and varied list.


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