International rights assistant

Closing date for applications: 18 August 2025

Salary: The starting salary for this role is £27,000

Contract: This is a full-time position and is a hybrid role, working a minimum of three days per week in our office near to London Bridge.

Kickstart your career in publishing rights with this exciting entry-level role at an award winning children's publisher!

Nosy Crow is looking to recruit a rights assistant to support a dynamic and collaborative foreign rights team responsible for selling translation rights to publishers around the world. The purpose of the rights department is to get as many Nosy Crow books published in as many languages as possible across the globe. We are a fast-paced team that visits publishers and book fairs in multiple countries throughout the year.

Nosy Crow is a multi-award winning, independent children’s publishing company with operations in both the UK and the USA. We make child-focused, parent-friendly children’s books for ages 0-12. This is your opportunity to use your language skills and to be part of and contribute to the team’s continuing success in this exciting international area of our business.


Responsibilities

The successful candidate will report to the senior rights executive and will provide administrative support to all five members of the team, travelling to Frankfurt and Bologna Book Fairs and other key territories (language depending).

Key responsibilities and tasks will range from pitching books to foreign customers, liaising with overseas publishers and with Nosy Crow’s production, design and editorial teams to ensure the smooth running of co-edition print runs and translation deals, to creating rights appointment schedules for book fairs and sales trips, collating and submitting digital sales material and sample copies, updating sales databases and providing general administrative support as required by the rights department.


Knowledge, skills and experience

• Excellent written and verbal communication skills
• Language skills (essential)
• Interest in working with Asian markets (desirable)
• Team-player with excellent communication skills
• Strong organisational skills and an eye for detail
• The ability to multitask and work well under pressure
• Initiative and the ability to work independently
• Strong interest in publishing, particularly children’s books
• Strong sales and numeracy skills

No prior publishing experience is necessary in order to apply for the role. The successful candidate will have the right to live and work in the UK.


Benefits

• Pension scheme
• Christmas closure
• Summer hours
• Employee Assistance Programme
• Income protection
• Critical illness cover
• Group life assurance
• Enhanced parental leave
• Cycle to Work Scheme
• Season ticket loans
• Eye care vouchers
• Up to 80% off RRP for Nosy Crow book purchases
• Emergency loans
• Free fruit and snacks in the office
• Moving day leave
• Charitable/socially beneficial leave
• Remote working anywhere in the world for up to 2 weeks per year

Additional informations

Please note that interviews will not take place until after the 22nd August.

To apply, please upload your CV, accompanied by a covering letter of no more than 500 words outlining why you think you would be the perfect candidate for this exciting opportunity, addressed to Rhianna Sandford with the subject heading International Rights Assistant role, telling us where you heard about the job. Please let us know, if you are comfortable doing so, whether or not there are any reasonable adjustments that we should consider that would help during the recruitment process. Applications are treated with due confidentiality.

Nosy Crow is a Disability Confident, committed equal opportunities employer. We believe that employing a diverse workforce is an important factor in success and make recruiting decisions based on applicants’ experience and skills. We welcome applications from all members of society irrespective of race, age, disability, gender, gender reassignment, sexual orientation, religion or belief, pregnancy and maternity, marriage or civil partnership.

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