Rights Executive (Maternity Cover) - part time

Informa Group Plc.; Abingdon; On-site; GBP 34,000 - 37,000; Part time

Benefits offered by this job

Salary circa£33,600 pro rata

Flexible working

Private medical insurance

Job summary

Taylor & Francis Books Division is seeking a Rights Executive to join the very active Global Rights Team. Reporting into the Rights Manager, the Rights Executive will be responsible for maximising revenue by licensing content from all our Taylor & Francis Book content.

This role is offered on a maternity contract basis of 9-12 months. It will involve regular attendance (3 days per week) at our office in Milton Park, Oxfordshire (OX14) , along with international travel to book fairs and to visit

Qualifications

• Experience in audio and digital licencing is essential.
• Proven track record of meeting and exceeding sales targets.
• Ability to negotiate and close a sale with understanding of commercial terms and print solutions.
• Customer-focused mindset with excellent communication via email or Teams.
• Agile and inquisitive approach to problem solving, collaborative mindset.
• Strong attention to detail and discipline in maintaining records on sales systems.
• Excellent organizational and prioritization skills.
• Proactive, self-motivated, results-driven, and a real team player.

Responsibilities

• Maintain and grow rights revenue by implementing a sales strategy across specified territories.
• Build strong partnerships with international publishers, agents and internal teams.
• Develop product knowledge to market titles, focusing on digital and audio licensing opportunities.
• Analyse sales and territory trends and monitor competitor activity.
• Represent the company at book fairs and during territory sales trips.
• Follow best practices and keep the rights management database up to date.

Skills

Audio licensing

Digital licensing

Sales targets

Negotiation

Customer focus

Communication

Problem solving

Attention to detail

Organizational skills

Team player

Job description

Rights Executive (Maternity Cover) - part time

Informa is a leading academic publishing, business intelligence, knowledge, and events business, creating unique content and connectivity for customers all over the world. It is listed on the London Stock Exchange and is a member of the FTSE 100.

Taylor & Francis is one of the world’s largest publishers of high-quality, peer reviewed scholarly journals, books, e-books and reference works. We empower learners, thinkers and doers with trusted knowledge that advances research and enriches lives. We bring together diverse people, ideas and opinions to validate and publish the experts, theories and truths that matter. And we’ve been doing this in an unbroken arc since 1798.

Our purpose is to foster human progress through knowledge. We strongly believe that this requires us to encourage and examine different ideas and voices, so that any work that meets our exacting levels of quality deserves to be included in our publications. This requires open minds, the opportunity for robust debate, and the courage to defend perspectives that stand up to scrutiny, even if they conflict with our personal beliefs or values. Because that’s the only way to find the best obtainable version of the truth and, ultimately, foster human progress. If you agree, then we’d love to hear from you.

Taylor & Francis Books Division is seeking an experienced Rights Executive to join the very active Global Rights Team. Reporting into the Rights Manager, the Rights Executive will be responsible for maximising revenue by licensing content from all our Taylor & Francis Book content.

This role is offered on a maternity contract basis of 9-12 months. It will involve regular attendance (3 days per week) at our office in Milton Park, Oxfordshire (OX14) , along with international travel to book fairs and to visit customers.

This role is offered on a part time basis of up to 32 hours per week to be worked across 4 or 5 days. The exact working pattern is open to discussion at interview stage.

Closing date for applications: Wednesday 21st October 2026.

What you’ll be doing:

• Maintain and increase rights revenue in a specific list of territories by implementing a sales strategy, forecasting growth, setting & meeting sales targets.
• Building strong partnerships with international publishers, agents and various departments across the business.
• Develop product knowledge enabling proactive marketing of titles, with a focus on digital and audio licensing opportunities.
• Analyse and report on sales and territory trends whilst maintaining an awareness of competitor activity in various regions.
• Represent the company externally at bookfairs and undertake territory sales trips.
• Follow best practice and update the rights management database accordingly.

What we are looking for

• Experience working on audio and digital licencing is essential.
• A proven track record of meeting and exceeding sales targets; you will be proactive and demonstrate lead generation.
• The ability to negotiate and close a sale. This requires a good understanding of commercial terms and print solutions.
• A customer-focused mindset. We want our customers to have an excellent experience.
• Great communication skills and aptitude, whether via email or on Teams, so that the customers, the sales team, and internal stakeholders are fully engaged.
• An agile and inquisitive approach to problem solving, comfortable sharing ideas with colleagues and executing outstanding solutions.
• Strong attention to detail and discipline in maintaining records on our sales systems.
• Excellent organizational and prioritization skills.
• A proactive, self-motivated and results driven attitude and above all, a real team player.

Experience in academic, trade, or business/legal publishing would be beneficial. Interest in publishing is critical.

We believe that great things happen when people connect face-to-face. That's why we work in-person with each other, or with customers and partners, three days a week or more. When you’re not spending time together in one of our offices or other workplaces – like at conference – you get the flexibility and support to work from home or remotely.

The successful candidate will be able to utilise our balanced working model. We ask that candidates live within a reasonable commuting distance of our office in Milton Park Oxfordshire (OX14).

Notice: Our Milton Park office will be relocating to Oxford city centre in late 2027 / early 2028, offering an exciting new workplace in the heart of the city.

What we offer in return

• Salary of circa £33,600 per annum pro rata (approx. £36,700 FTE) based on a 32 hour working week.
• An excellent work/life balance with a fantastic, flexible working culture
• 25 days annual leave per year plus a day off for your birthday (pro rata for part time)
• 3 additional discretionary days off during the holiday season at the end of the year
• 4 paid volunteering days each year
• Company funded single cover private medical insurance
• Employee assistance programme – offering 24/7 well-being support
• Share Match – Plan that matches every share purchased with two free shares.
• Life assurance, plus optical and medical care

At Taylor & Francis, we are at our best and most successful when colleagues can be themselves and make a contribution regardless of their identity or background. As a colleague, you will have the opportunity to further innovate and develop in areas that you are passionate about. Our goal is to empower you with the resources, incentives, and flexibility you need to enjoy success at work and to live a healthy, balanced life.

If you have a disability, or face another barrier, and would like to request an adjustment to assist your participation in the hiring process and/or in the advertised position, please [e-mail]. Your request will be reviewed and considered in the strictest confidence.

We genuinely care about our colleagues, promoting work-life balance, wellbeing, and flexible working. We believe that the skills and experience you bring to Taylor & Francis are invaluable. We want you to have the opportunity to develop your abilities, and to innovate and develop in areas which you are passionate about.

We know that sometimes the 'perfect candidate' doesn't exist, and that people can be put off applying for a job if they don't fit all the requirements. We believe strongly in the value of diversity and creating supportive, inclusive environments where our colleagues can succeed. As such, Informa is proud to be an Equal Opportunity Employer. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, colour, ancestry, national origin, religion, or religious creed, mental or physical disability, medical condition, genetic information, sex (including pregnancy, childbirth, and related medical conditions), sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, age, marital status, citizenship, or other protected characteristics under local law. This role may also be available on a flexible working or part time basis – please ask the Talent Acquisition team for more information.