Little Tiger: Contracts and Royalties Assistant

BookBrunch Limited; London; Hybrid; GBP 25,000 - 35,000; Full time

Job summary

An established industry player in children's publishing is seeking a Contracts and Royalties Assistant to join their dynamic team. This role offers a fantastic opportunity for someone passionate about contracts in publishing, allowing you to work closely with authors, illustrators, and literary agents. You will gain invaluable experience in managing contracts and royalties while honing your organisational and communication skills. With a commitment to diversity and excellence, this vibrant company fosters a collaborative environment where your contributions will be valued and impactful. If you are detail-oriented and eager to grow in the publishing industry, this position is perfect for you.

Qualifications

• At least one year of experience in a literary agency or publishing house.
• Proficient in Microsoft Office with a focus on Word and Excel.

Responsibilities

• Draft contracts for authors and illustrators.
• Manage the signature and completion of contracts.
• Support the contracts team in administrative processes.

Skills

Organisational Skills

Communication Skills

Time Management

Project Management

Attention to Detail

Tools

Microsoft Word

Microsoft Excel

Biblio

Job description

Little Tiger: Contracts and Royalties Assistant

This role is perfect for someone passionate about forging a career in the arena of publishing contracts

Company: Little Tiger
Location: Hybrid working, based in London
Type: Full time, permanent
Salary Description: Competitive
Closing date: 24 February 2025

Little Tiger is a vibrant, award-winning publisher of children’s books. We work with a diverse range of exciting and talented authors and illustrators, creating books that have something important to offer every child – inspiration, ideas, and a lifelong joy in reading. Our business is internationally-focussed, innovative, dynamic and collaborative, celebrating excellence and encouraging personal growth and a strong culture of teamwork, both within our offices and externally with our global partners and customers.

We have an opening for a new Contracts and Royalties Assistant. This role is perfect for someone passionate about forging a career in the arena of publishing contracts. You’ll gain a thorough understanding of author and illustrator contracts, rights agreements and royalties – the language, the practical application, the processes and the financials. You will work closely with our contracts, rights, sales and editorial teams, and also liaise with authors, illustrators, agents and international customers. The role is ideally suited to a candidate from a literary agency or publishing background, with at least one year of experience and with exceptional organisational skills and eye for detail.

Key responsibilities:
• Drafting contracts for authors and illustrators;
• Liaising with authors, illustrators and literary agents to manage the signature and completion of contracts;
• Supporting the contracts team in key administrative processes;
• Drafting and managing Rights contract renewals and reprint agreements; and
• Managing and processing Rights incoming royalty payments.

Skills and Experience required:
• One year’s experience, ideally within the Contracts or Rights Department of a publishing house or literary agency;
• Proficient in Microsoft Office, especially Word and Excel. Knowledge of publishing database systems such as Biblio would be advantageous;
• Absolute accuracy and eye for detail;
• Excellent communication, organisational, time management and project management skills, plus flexibility to juggle multiple deadlines; plus
• Confidence and professionalism when communicating with colleagues and external clients.

To apply: email your CV and covering letter, stating current salary, to [e-mail] with the subject header ‘Contracts and Royalties Assistant’ by 24 February 2025. Only successful candidates will be contacted, and applicants must have the right to work in the UK.

Our commitment:
Little Tiger is committed to employing individuals from varied and diverse backgrounds in order to build a team which reflects the different communities of our readers. We employ people based on their abilities, regardless of age, faith, disability, race, gender, sexuality or socio-economic background.