ILA: Translation Rights Executive

BookBrunch Limited; London; Hybrid; GBP 28,000 - 30,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading translation rights agency in London seeks a Translation Rights Executive to support the Children’s/YA Rights Director. Responsibilities include administrative tasks like contract management and rights sales. Ideal candidates should have 1-2 years publishing experience and a passion for children’s literature.

Qualifications

• 1 to 2 years of publishing experience is preferred.

Responsibilities

• Assist the Children’s/YA Rights Director with admin tasks.
• Manage contracts and chase payments.
• Sell rights in the Children’s and YA Books list directly to publishers.

Skills

Keen reader of children’s literature

Knowledge of Bradbury Phillips

Job description

We're looking for a new Translation Rights Executive to assist the Children’s/YA Rights Director

ILA is the leading translation rights agency in London, representing UK and US agents and publishers.

We’re looking for a new Translation Rights Executive to assist the Children’s/YA Rights Director with admin such as contract management, chasing payments and checking royalty statements, as well as selling rights in the Children’s and YA Books list directly to publishers in some of the smaller translation markets. The job is based in our office near Waterloo Station with some flexibility for working from home.

The ideal candidate will be a keen reader of children’s and YA literature and have 1 to2 years’ publishing experience; knowledge of Bradbury Phillips would be particularly useful. Salary range £28,000 - £30,000.

Please send CV and covering letter to [e-mail] by Monday 3 October.