Senior Rights Manager - Children's (12m FTC maternity cover)

Be Applied Ltd; London; Hybrid; GBP 39,000 - 45,000; Full time

Job summary

Be Applied Ltd seeks a Senior Rights Manager for a 12-month maternity cover role in London. You will drive sales strategies in the Rights Department, engaging with international markets and managing administrative tasks while enjoying benefits like private healthcare and a hybrid work model.

Benefits

Work from home option

Wellness programs

Enhanced maternity and paternity leave

Cycle to work scheme

Qualifications

• Extensive experience in rights or production within a publishing house.
• Staff management experience required.
• Familiarity with print production processes.

Responsibilities

• Devising and implementing sales strategies for rights.
• Managing relationships with international markets and teams.
• Providing international sales forecasts and overseeing team performance.

Skills

Communication

Organisational Skills

Negotiation

Attention to Detail

Education

Extensive experience in rights, contracts, or production

Job description

Senior Rights Manager - Children's (12m FTC maternity cover)

HarperCollins Publishers

Employment Type: Contract, 12-month maternity cover, starting in August/September 2025

Location: Hybrid · London, UK

Salary: £39,000 - £45,000 (GBP), depending on skills and experience

Team: Group Rights

Seniority: Mid-level

Perks and Benefits

Work from home option

Wellness programs

Employee Assistance Programme

Enhanced maternity and paternity leave

Mentoring/coaching

Cycle to work scheme

Candidate Happiness

8.66 (30110)

Job Description

This managerial and strategic role in the Rights Department involves devising and implementing sales strategies to meet and exceed sales budgets, with responsibilities for key international markets for HarperCollins Children's Books and Farshore imprints.

Key responsibilities include selling translation rights across the lists to foreign markets, focusing on markets such as France, Scandinavia, China, Taiwan, Japan, and Korea, and working with the Rights team to establish profitable co-edition print runs.

The role requires acting as a Brand Champion of Fiction, summarising Rights feedback, and contributing to P&L reports. It involves liaising with divisions, contributing to department strategy, and attending major book fairs and sales trips.

Additional duties include supporting the acquisition process, providing international sales forecasts, managing administrative tasks, and overseeing team performance to meet income budgets.

The ideal candidate will have extensive experience in rights, contracts, or production within a publishing house, staff management experience, excellent communication and organisational skills, meticulous attention to detail, negotiation skills, and familiarity with print production processes. A hybrid working model (3 days in the office) is in place, along with various benefits such as private healthcare, summer hours, wellness programs, and employee networks.

For further inquiries, contact [e-mail] with the subject 'Vacancy Query' and the job title. Applications must be submitted via Applied, as email applications are not accepted.