The Bent Agency: Literary Agency Assistant

BookBrunch Limited; Richmond; Hybrid; GBP 24,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading literary agency seeks a Literary Agency Assistant in Richmond, London. The role includes writing copy, editing rights catalogues, and handling social media, supporting foreign rights. Ideal for someone with strong communication skills and organization, with a collaborative ethos prevalent in the team.

Qualifications

• Experience working in an office environment.
• Ability to handle various tasks quickly and with discretion.

Responsibilities

• Writing and formatting rights catalogues and newsletters.
• Diary scheduling and travel planning for rights fairs.
• Maintaining the agency's social media and website.

Skills

Communication

Organizational Skills

Professional Writing

Job description

The Bent Agency: Literary Agency Assistant

The Bent Agency represents bestselling and award-winning authors of books for adults and children, and we’re proud of our author-focused ethos and supportive, collaborative working environment

We’re recruiting an assistant to provide support to our office, with a particular focus on foreign rights and social media.

Responsibilities will include (but aren’t limited to) writing copy for, editing and formatting our rights catalogues and newsletters; diary scheduling and travel planning for rights fairs; maintaining the TBA Instagram and website; and providing general office administrative support.

Our ideal candidate will have superlative communication and administrative skills, with a particular flair for clear, professional writing. They will have experience working in an office already and be extremely organised, comfortable with performing a lot of varied tasks quickly, and able to handle sensitive situations with discretion.

This position is based in Richmond, southwest London, with the potential for working remotely for 1-2 days per week after the 3-month probationary period has been successfully completed.

Salary: £24,000 p.a. Please email your cover letter, including details of your current notice period and a list of six books you’ve recently enjoyed, and your CV to [e-mail] by 14 May 2021.