Salary: £29,000 per annum
Location: London
Start date: ASAP
Contract type: Permanent contract, full-time
Hours: Monday-Friday 9.30am-6pm – office based in Central London
Closing date for applications: Wednesday 8th July 2026 at 9am
Gain hands-on experience in literary representation, supporting agents whose clients include major Sunday Times and New York Times bestselling authors.
The Soho Agency is a leading literary, theatrical and talent agency based in Central London. We represent clients across a range of areas including internationally best-selling authors and illustrators, leading writers, directors and creatives for theatre, film and TV, award-winning on-screen and digital talent, high-profile speakers, and major brands. We are a boutique agency (with 20 employees) with a rich history and a high-profile client list.
The Soho Agency is recruiting an Agent's Assistant to join our Books Department.
DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES
This is an office-based role working in the books department, supporting Marina de Pass and Mark Lucas, whose respective client lists include Sunday Times and New York Times bestselling authors Cecelia Ahern, Sophie Kinsella, Kate Mosse, Michael Robotham, John Nichol and Tom Bradby.
As a key member of the books team, you will help support and develop the careers of bestselling and emerging authors of commercial, reading group and accessible literary fiction, in a range of genres from thrillers to historical to romance, as well as select YA fiction and non-fiction, all while ensuring the smooth day-to-day running of a busy and collaborative agency.
Responsibilities include but are not limited to:
- Proactive day-to-day PA support, including scheduling & preparing for meetings, book fair schedules and booking travel, filing monthly expenses
- Updating internal databases & keeping files in clear order
- Contributing to the overall running of the office, including handling post & author copies, answering phones & welcoming guests
- Drafting and checking contracts, agency agreements & organising author signature
- Tracking publications and collating information for our North American, translation rights and film & TV associates
- Updating the agency website, rights guides and contributing to the agency’s social media
- Working with our accounts team on payments and invoices
- Helping to manage the biannual royalty periods, processing and sending out royalty statements
- Reading and reporting on client manuscripts & new submissions
- Attending industry events and book launches
SKILLS AND EXPERIENCE
The ideal candidate will have experience of working in an agency, scouting agency or publishing house, or equivalent office experience. This role is the ideal opportunity for someone excited by the challenge of working in a busy office and will suit a positive self-starter with excellent organisation skills, who loves to read current releases and stay abreast of market trends.
While there is a creative thread to this role, administration underpins everything we do, so an enthusiasm for supporting the agents and our clients with that, along with excellent attention to detail is essential. We are looking for someone with strong literacy and numeracy skills, and a good working knowledge of Microsoft Office programs (including Outlook, OneNote, Word, Excel & PowerPoint). Canva and Bradbury Philips experience would be a bonus.
HOW TO APPLY
To apply please send a cover letter (including your notice period, if relevant), a CV, and a document outlining 4 books you loved reading this year and why (a few sentences on each is fine) by clicking the 'Apply' button. Please mark applications for the attention of Marina de Pass. Please do not use AI tools to prepare your application. We will not accept such applications.
The Soho Agency employs people on the basis of their abilities. We welcome and encourage applications from candidates who are under-represented in the creative industries.
The successful candidate will have the right to live and work in the UK.
The closing date is 8th July 2026 at 9am. We reserve the right to close the process early if we find the right candidate.
We welcome and encourage applications from candidates who are under-represented in the creative industries.
Please make sure that you state in your application that you found this role via Creative Access.
Level of experience
- Junior