Rights and international sales assistant, Sydney

Allen & Unwin

The rights and international sales team is looking for a full-time assistant to work with the rights manager to help promote and sell our list of award-winning adult fiction and nonfiction titles throughout the world via rights sales and distribution. The team works to sell our titles in the US and UK, in translation, and also licenses for film, TV and audiobook, among other subsidiary rights activities. This role is strongly focused on assisting with the administrative requirements of the department and you will be involved in contracts and royalties processing, permissions requests, supply of production material, invoice chasing, overseeing international distribution, book fair preparation and support with audiobook licensing.

The successful candidate must have:

• Outstanding administration skills and attention to detail with a high awareness of the importance of accurate record-keeping
• Excellent project management and organisation skills with the ability to work to deadlines
• Strong communication and interpersonal skills as well as good problem-solving skills
• Intermediate level of Word and Excel, some experience using Adobe InDesign preferred
• The ability to master a variety of in-house/industry-specific software packages (with training)
• The ability to work independently and under self-direction (with guidance as required) is essential to this role.

Applicants interested in this position should send a cover letter and CV to jobs@allenandunwin.com by Tuesday, 24 January. Please note, due to a high volume of applications we may receive, only shortlisted applicants will be contacted.

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