Fox Literary: lead scout

BookBrunch Limited; London; On-site; GBP 30,000 - 45,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading scouting firm in London seeks a lead scout to join their team. The role involves networking, coordinating the office workflow, and leveraging your publishing knowledge in the film and TV industry. Candidates should have 3-4 years of relevant experience, with a strong interest in various genres.

Qualifications

• 3-4 years' relevant experience, preferably in scouting or publishing.
• Wide knowledge and interest in various genres of film and TV drama.

Responsibilities

• Work and report to the company director, coordinating workflow.
• Network autonomously and manage part-time staff.

Skills

Networking

Coordination

Knowledge of film and TV genres

Job description

We have a position newly available at Fox Literary, as lead scout of our London base at Oval, SE London

Ours is a small but curate-oriented scouting firm, working with some of the most prestigious
producers in the industry. The candidate will have the opportunity to expand on existing skills
and publishing knowledge and gain exposure of acquisition strategy and early development
processes across a range of film and TV drama departments.

For the position, the candidate will work with and report to the company director (based off-site)
and should feel comfortable networking autonomously and coordinating the work-flow of the
London office, alongside additional part-time staff. As such, they should have a minimum of
3-4 years' relevant experience, preferably within the scouting community, publishing sector or
within film and TV. Wide knowledge and interest in various genres of film and TV drama is
crucial.

For a full job description and salary information, please email a short introduction and CV to
[e-mail], in addition to a sample book report as a demonstration of your writing.
(Alternatively we may request you write a book report, in exchange for a nominal fee).

Please note this will be a short turnaround, with in-person interviews ideally the week of March
9th. Unfortunately, we will only be able to respond to those with relevant experience.

Contract: permanent full-time. Salary will be commensurate with experience and industry
standard.