Foreign Rights Manager

JR United Kingdom; London; On-site; GBP 40,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading company is seeking a Foreign Rights Manager to manage guidebook licensees and sell translation rights for various publications. This role requires strong business development skills and the ability to manage multiple accounts effectively. The ideal candidate will collaborate with the Head of Foreign Rights to grow the print business, ensuring quality and strategic growth in designated territories.

Qualifications

• Proven success in selling foreign rights and co-editions.
• Good understanding of editorial and production processes.

Responsibilities

• Manage day-to-day guidebook publishing partners.
• Achieve co-edition and licensing budgets for your territories.
• Identify opportunities to expand customer base and maximize revenues.

Skills

Business Development

Negotiating

Customer Service

Organization

Job description

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Lonely Planet is looking for a Foreign Rights Manager

This role involves managing designated Lonely Planet guidebook licensees and selling translation rights for gift books and children’s books in specified territories through co-editions and licensing deals. You will collaborate with the Head of Foreign Rights to develop and implement strategies to grow Lonely Planet’s print business in your territories. The ideal candidate is an experienced rights professional with strong business development and negotiating skills, capable of managing multiple accounts and territories.

What You’ll Do:

Guidebook partners

• Manage day-to-day guidebook publishing partners, answer editorial queries, approve publishing programmes, and oversee print quality of translated editions.
• Liaise with Production to ensure smooth delivery of files and resolve production issues.
• Review and approve marketing plans and assets according to brand guidelines.
• Keep partners informed about company, brand, publishing, marketing, and digital strategies.
• Develop growth strategies with partners and expand their publishing programmes.
• Set and meet budgets for each partner.

Gift/children’s books

• Achieve co-edition and licensing budgets for your territories.
• Contribute to the acquisition process and develop titles suitable for co-edition sales.
• Manage submissions and distribute sales materials.
• Handle sales responsibilities from negotiating terms to liaising with Production for timely delivery of high-standard co-editions.
• Identify opportunities to expand customer base and maximize revenues.

What We’re Looking For:

• Proven success in selling foreign rights and co-editions.
• Good understanding of editorial and production processes.
• Highly organized with excellent customer service skills.
• Ability to manage multiple tasks without compromising quality.
• Self-motivated to grow the rights business.