Rights coordinator

Closing date for applications: 24th February at 11.59pm

Salary: £25,207 pro rata (equivalent to London Living Wage)

Start date: Late March 2025

Contract: Part-time (2.5 days per week)

Murdoch Books UK is looking to recruit a part-time rights coordinator to assist in the smooth running of its bustling rights department.  

Murdoch Books UK is based in central London and is a division of Allen & Unwin, Australia’s largest independent book publisher. Our global publishing list comprises approximately 40 lifestyle titles per year covering categories such as food and drink, gift, home and garden, fashion, sustainability and wellbeing as well as some narrative non-fiction.

The successful candidate will provide administrative support to the rights director and key responsibilities and tasks will range from liaising with overseas publishers and with internal production, design and editorial teams to ensure the smooth running of co-edition print runs and translation deals, collating and submitting digital sales material and sample copies, updating sales databases and providing general administrative support as required.

The working days of this office are 9:30am - 5:30pm, Monday to Friday.

Responsibilities

• Maintaining sales databases
• Sharing digital materials with international publishers
• Arranging for physical copies to be sent to authors and/or international publishers
• Facilitating cover approvals for international editions
• Assisting in the preparation for book fairs and sales trips
• Liaising with overseas publishers and with internal production, design and editorial teams to ensure the smooth running of co-edition print runs and translation deals
• Collating and submitting digital sales material and sample copies
• Updating sales databases
• Providing general administrative support as required.

Knowledge, skills and experience

• A keen interest in publishing and curiosity about the area of rights
• Strong organisational skills with the ability to manage multiple tasks and deadlines
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills, with a professional and confident approach to liaising with international clients
• Strong attention to detail and accuracy, particularly when handling contracts, databases, and sales materials
• Proficiency in Microsoft Office, particularly Excel, Word, and Outlook; experience with rights or sales databases is a plus
• Ability to work independently while being a proactive and collaborative team player
• Previous experience in publishing, rights, or administrative roles is desirable but not essential.

Benefits

• 25 days’ holiday per year excluding bank holidays
• Hybrid working with a minimum of 2 days in the office
• Pension scheme
• Private health insurance
• Cycle to work scheme
• Free eye tests and flu vaccinations
• Employee Assistance Programme.

To apply

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• Upload your CV and cover letter as one document (applications without a tailored cover letter will not be accepted)
• Once submitted, you can no longer amend your application, so proof-read carefully
• Do not contact the company directly
• Please email any queries about this role to Creative Access at this address: recruit@creativeaccess.org.uk
   

Murdoch Books UK offers equal opportunities regardless of gender, race, faith, socio-economic background, age, disability, sexual orientation, and national origin, and by doing so, aims to reflect the world around us. 

We welcome and encourage applications from candidates who are under-represented in the creative industries. Creative Access offers programmes of training, networking and support specifically designed for people from these under-represented groups.