Rights Assistant

Are you looking for an exciting opportunity to gain B2B Rights sales experience within Publishing? Are you outgoing, organised and keen to learn more about the role rights plays within our business and how we represent authors worldwide?

About the team

We are a dynamic, driven and very friendly team offering 360 representation to select authors. We are proud to work with many of the biggest author brands but we also love to launch debut talents on the international stage or to media platforms. Our work is at the intersection of publishing and sales and we’re all passionate about what we do.

The role

The Penguin Random House Rights teams help our authors go global. We work to sell PRH UK’s books into other markets and channels including North American rights: licensing our books to US and Canadian publishers for publication in North America.

Translation rights: selling rights to translate our UK titles into other languages.

Dramatisation rights: creating opportunities to turn our books into films, television programs and theatre productions.

As a Rights Assistant, you’ll take charge of a wide range of administrative and sales tasks to support a fast-paced team, as well as work on group-wide projects. You will manage several projects at any one time and work to deadlines that enable the team to deliver a high quality of service to our customers. You’ll work on rights projects for many of our leading authors and will liaise with a variety of internal colleagues as well as connecting with key customers.

Key responsibilities:

• Produce creative presentations of rights business, working with the Penguin brand team
• Help to organise rights events such as author receptions or virtual webinars and team socials
• Provide administrative support, such as invoicing, processing contracts, creating reports and minute-taking
• Provide sales support including book fair scheduling, travel booking, expenses, loading of deals on to database
• Negotiate, sell and supply production files to customers
• Prepare sales material in advance of sales trips
• Negotiate and renew expired licences
• Work collaboratively with other assistants in the team to improve ways of working

What you’ll bring

Essential criteria:

• Passion for books
• Outgoing and creative
• Fast learner with confident IT and data skills (MS Office Excel/Word/Outlook)
• Able to manage a varied workload and prioritise effectively.
• Detail-oriented
• Strong organisation skills
• Confident in networking and building relationships
• Good understanding of managing multiple stakeholders at varying seniorities
• Strong communication skills
• Proven written ability showcased through your application.

Disability Confident

If you have opted into our disability confident scheme, the above are the essential criteria you must meet to be considered for our interview scheme. Please note, there may be occasions where the volume of applicants means we can’t take all eligible candidates to interview.

Application instructions

Please apply with your CV and cover letter outlining why you are the right candidate for the role by 11:59pm on 1st of October September 2026.

As part of your cover letter, please use 300 words to tell us about a recent campaign that you were impressed by and what made it stand out to you.

• 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.
• Please note we are looking for someone to join the team as soon as possible, but we are also happy to accommodate a reasonable notice period for the right candidate.
• We anticipate a two-stage interview process which will include a virtual first-stage interview and in-person second stage interview. We are happy to discuss this further with you throughout the recruitment process.

Here at Penguin, we believe in the power of authenticity and human creativity. When you apply for a position, we want to encourage you to showcase your unique voice. Throughout our recruitment process, please share your own thoughts, experiences, and skills. This helps us get a true sense of who you are and what you might bring to our team.

We celebrate creativity and diverse perspectives, so please be yourself! While we recognise AI tools can be helpful, we recommend using them thoughtfully to ensure your responses reflect you.

Salary

£29,000 plus benefits.

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 the successful candidate to work from our London-based office three days per week, and offer the remaining two days to be worked remotely.

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