Rights Executive

Are you a thoughtful and confident communicator and a great team player? Are you motivated to build on your experience of selling rights and supporting global publications?  
We are recruiting for a Rights Executive to join the Penguin Random House Rights team, working closely alongside the Rights Director for Vintage, Transworld and Michael Joseph, to grow our business in North America.

About Rights

Penguin Random House UK Group Rights represents international and domestic rights across the company’s eight divisions. For Adult Rights, one team represents Ebury, Cornerstone, Penguin General and Penguin Press; another represents Transworld, Michael Joseph and Vintage; and another represents illustrated titles across the seven adult publishing divisions. A separate team represents the Penguin Random House Children's division, which includes Ladybird, Puffin and Penguin imprints. Our film, TV and media team works across all divisions. The Penguin Random House rights team help our books and brands go global.

The role

You’ll be working across a wide range of fiction and non-fiction spanning literary and commercial titles.

In collaboration with the team Rights Director, you’ll work to extend our sales and customer service in North America. You’ll be responsible for proactive management of North American deals, supporting customer relationships and providing administrative support to the Rights Director. You’ll also be responsible for sales of allocated titles.

Key Responsibilities:

• Proactively track and manage North American deals from the point of sale to publication and beyond, initiating conversations on publication timing, covers and campaign plans with our publishing partners, liaising with the UK team as needed; sharing reviews and sales news; handling queries including but not limited to permissions, file supply, cover and internal file approvals.
• Negotiate and sell rights with ambition, representing allocated titles through year- round submissions.
• Handle North American publicity requests, liaising with authors/agents, customers and UK PR contacts.
• Develop and maintain strong relationships with specified customers, displaying strong interpersonal skills and collaborative working to maximise sales opportunities.
• Proactively track market to capture changes/new players and extend customer base.
• Sell and supply covers and internal files as allocated.
• Carry out sales and administrative functions in support of the Rights Director to a high professional standard, including the processing of Subrights on Biblio, contracts, invoicing and loading submissions.
• Evaluate new projects, contributing to rights meetings and title pitches and engaging with team strategy for ambitious, innovative and creative ways to increase title sales.
• Build productive working relationships with editorial/marketing/publicity (according to business need) within their allocated division.

What you’ll bring

Essential criteria:

• Understand the rights business, and already be working in or have meaningful experience of Rights or Sales.
• Demonstrate an entrepreneurial and proactive approach to work, displaying resourcefulness and a curiosity about new opportunities and developments in the market. 
• Be a confident communicator and a responsive negotiator with growing influencing skills.
• Work as a team player showing commitment both to individual sales opportunities and group initiatives.  
• Be a keen reader, ready to translate personal passion into generating enthusiasm for our titles in others.

How to apply

Please apply with your CV and cover letter outlining why you are the right candidate for the role by 11:59pm on Sunday 15th June. 

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.

Salary

Up to £30,000 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: https://www.penguinrandomhousecareers.co.uk/what-we-offer/

Hybrid 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.

The recruitment process

We encourage you to tell us about any reasonable adjustments you may need by emailing PRHCareersUK@penguinrandomhouse.co.uk. Remember, you only need to share what you are comfortable to for us to support your request.

Company: Penguin Books Limited 

Country: United Kingdom 

State/Region: London 

City: London 

Postal Code: SW11 7BW 

Job ID: 280323