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Closing date for applications: 16 November 2025Salary: £51,000 — £60,000Location: London, United KingdomContract: Full-time, permanent, reporting to Katy Wickremesinghe This is a unique opportunity to join a purpose-driven business committed to cultural advocacy and creative innovation. If you're passionate about systems, culture, and supporting a pioneering team this could be the role for you.The Wick and KTW is a hybrid platform and strategic consultancy working at the intersection of business, art, culture, and luxury. With a focus on community, creativity, and commercial impact, we build meaningful connections across the arts, cultural institutions, and global brands - connecting them with culturally curious audiences. We work at Founder and C-Suite level with top collectors, media and thought leaders to shape strategy and activate ambitious projects and content campaigns. These play out on our culture-making platform, The Wick, which offers an insider’s perspective on the art world and often features our founder, Katy Wickremesinghe, as speaker and voice of authority. The business spans three core pillars:<ul><li>KTW: Our consultancy delivers strategy and activations that connect business, luxury, and culture.</li><li>The Wick: A media platform for the culturally curious, amplifying voices shaping contemporary culture.</li><li>Katy Wickremesinghe — Founder Brand: Katy drives our influence through thought leadership, public speaking, and media presence.</li></ul>Together, these pillars form a dynamic ecosystem — a consultancy, a platform, and a founder brand united at the nexus of business, art, and luxury.The business is at a pivotal moment with a growing roster of cultural and luxury clients and a growing content platform; the introduction of this newly created role seeks to underpin the next phase of our development. To enable this, we’re looking for a proactive operator who thrives in entrepreneurial, fast-paced environments, blending project leadership with digital fluency. This is a hands-on role at the heart of a business where cultural strategy meets digital content, demanding someone who can negotiate contracts with confidence, build streamlined systems, and harness digital tools to drive efficiency and growth. You will be tech savvy and thrive on building scalable processes and systems, embedding workflow automation, and unlocking data-driven insights. This role places you at the centre of high-profile projects and cultural networks, therefore knowledge of the arts, culture and luxury sectors is advantageous. All team members contribute across the three pillars of the business The Wick (content platform), KTW (creative consultancy), and Founder activations and this role ensures these strands operate in sync across:<ul><li>Operations &amp; project management (day-to-day business running + delivery of client projects/contracts/events/activations)</li><li>Team &amp; supplier management (line-managing staff, freelancers, and supplier oversight)</li><li>Budget &amp; contract oversight (project budget management, client and artist contracts, pipeline support)</li><li>Systems &amp; data (CRM, reporting, digital ops oversight)</li></ul> ResponsibilitiesOperations &amp; project management<ul><li>Oversee the smooth day-to-day running of the business operations and team</li><li>Embed operational strategies that support growth, efficiency, and consistency.</li><li>Own the end-to-end delivery of all client contracts, ensuring projects are delivered with support of the client services team systematically, efficiently, to high standards</li><li>Develop and maintain processes, playbooks, and training guides to ensure gold-standard delivery across all projects</li><li>Identify new tools, automate processes, drive operational efficiency through technology</li><li>Cultivate and maintain strong relationships with our clients, artists, sponsors, and partners to enhance delivery and business growth</li><li>Maintain clear financial oversight and reporting in partnership with our CFO</li></ul>Team management<ul><li>Line manage staff and freelancers, building a positive, high-performing team culture with clear accountability and professional development pathways</li><li>Manage suppliers and contractors, ensuring quality service, timely delivery, and strong commercial value</li></ul>Events, exhibitions &amp; production<ul><li>Lead and be accountable for the planning and top-level delivery of cultural events and exhibitions, from scope of work through to execution with support of the team. Oversee all aspects of production, including scheduling, logistics, contracts, and supplier management</li><li>Coordinate across internal teams and external partners to ensure events and exhibitions are delivered to brief, quality, on time, and on budget</li><li>Ensure high-quality post-event evaluation, including return on investment reports and client wrap-ups, providing actionable insights for continuous improvement</li></ul>Budget &amp; contract management<ul><li>Prepare and oversee budgets for projects and the wider business, ensuring financial goals are met and resources are optimised</li><li>Lead on contract management (business and individual), including drafting scopes of work, negotiations, renewals, and</li><li>compliance</li><li>Reconcile freelance and supplier costs against budgets, ensuring accuracy and transparency</li><li>Support pipeline management for new and potential sales opportunities, ensuring clear documentation and timely follow-up</li></ul>Data, CRM &amp; market intelligence<ul><li>Oversee data management practices, ensuring the systematic capture, storage, and use of vital contacts (collectors, luxury partners, cultural stakeholders)</li><li>Manage and optimise the Pipedrive customer relationship management (CRM), ensuring it is a scalable tool that tracks opportunities, sales conversations, and client data</li><li>Ensure CRM data is continually refreshed and expanded (e.g., tracking stakeholder career moves, audience segmentation, pipeline progression)</li><li>Leverage digital tools for growth and efficiency across the business</li><li>Produce ROI reports and market intelligence to inform business development and client delivery</li><li>Managing audience delivery and guest list to contracted requirements</li></ul>Digital operations oversight<ul><li>Lead the integration of digital tools and platforms across the business from CRM and workflow automation to content innovation (newsletters, podcasts, affiliate integrations)</li><li>Oversee the suppliers and the dedicated team members to effectively manage our platforms. Collaborate with the client services team to ensure campaigns and content are supported online by robust operational delivery</li></ul> Knowledge, skills &amp; experience<ul><li>Highly organised, proactive, and adaptable in fast-paced environments</li><li>Entrepreneurial mindset, tech-enabled operator</li><li>Thrives on solving problems in creative ways</li><li>Proven ability to oversee complex projects across events, exhibitions, and production</li><li>Strong team leadership skills, with experience managing staff and freelancers</li><li>Exceptional skills in budget and contract management, with commercial acumen</li><li>Confident in CRM/data management (ideally Pipedrive) and process development</li><li>Excellent written and verbal communicator, capable of professional representation at senior level</li><li>Appreciation for arts, culture, and the creative industries; art world knowledge advantageous</li><li>Strong digital literacy (Microsoft Office, cloud-based systems, websites, CRM)</li><li>Proven experience in business operations, event delivery, and project management within creative, cultural or luxury sectors</li><li>Demonstrable track record in budget management and project financial oversight</li><li>Proven success in supplier and contract management</li><li>Experience developing operational processes and staff training</li><li>Familiarity with CRM and VIP database management</li><li>Strong interpersonal skills, with the ability to manage diverse stakeholders</li><li>Exceptional leadership, communication, and interpersonal skills to internally influence</li><li>Proficiency in project management software and tools</li><li>Passion and knowledge of the arts, culture and luxury sectors</li></ul> Benefits<ul><li>Pension contribution</li><li>Healthcare</li><li>Generous annual leave plus bank holidays, increasing with years of service</li><li>Performance bonus tied to engagement and follower growth across channels</li><li>Co-working access at 180 The Strand, a leading creative hub</li><li>Art membership after one year of service (e.g. Tate, Art Fund)</li><li>The opportunity to make a meaningful impact within the cultural</li><li>community</li><li>A tight-knit, dynamic and creative working environment</li><li>Ongoing professional development and career growth opportunities</li><li>Direct access to high-profile arts, culture and talent networks</li></ul> What we offer<ul><li>A front-row seat in shaping how culture and commerce intersect</li><li>Opportunity to influence the growth of a pioneering hybrid business at a formative stage</li><li>Opportunity to make a meaningful impact within the cultural community</li><li>A tight, dynamic and creative work environment with a high-impact</li><li>Opportunities for professional development and growth</li><li>Competitive salary and benefits package</li><li>Access to high-profile arts, culture and talent networks</li></ul> Additional informationOur normal office hours are 9.30am to 6pm, Monday to Friday, although the job holder will be expected, within reason, to work such hours outside these periods as are necessary for the proper fulfillment of the role. We have hybrid working (one day from home) and consistent ways of working across the team.Candidates should apply for this role by submitting a CV and cover letter (max 2 pages) detailing why you are a fit for this role to the email listed on the full job spec via the 'Apply' button. We ask that you provide two recent references.Two rounds of interviews will take place on the following dates: first round on Wednesday 26 November and second round on Wednesday 3 December. We welcome and encourage applications from candidates who are under-represented in the creative industries.Please state in your application that you found this role through Creative Access.

KTW | The Wick

Head of operations & projects

Closing date for applications: 5th November 2025<dl><dt>Salary: £59,471 per annum Help shape the future of the National Gallery by securing major gifts and building meaningful donor relationships that support its exhibitions, programmes, and conservation work.&nbsp;The National Gallery has a vacancy for a senior development manager, major gifts. Following the National Gallery's Bicentenary and alongside our future extension plans, the Gallery has a renewed focus on fundraising for our exciting core activities, including our curatorial, conservation and learning programmes. This new senior fundraising position will play a central role, working closely with the head of major gifts and legacies and other senior colleagues across the organisation. This post will require an ambitious and resilient fundraiser, who will proactively grow the National Gallery’s network of prospective supporters. They will initiate and develop high value, long-lasting relationships with new individual major donors and prospects, to secure significant support for all areas of the organisation’s core work.&nbsp;If you have a passion for the arts and a track record of securing major gifts, we’d love to hear from you! Responsibilities</dt></dl><ul><li>Be proactive in identifying, soliciting and securing major six- and seven-figure gifts from individual donors and private trusts, developing a strong donor pool and moving new prospects along the pipeline</li><li>Contribute to the major gifts strategy and take responsibility for implementing aspects of it in collaboration with the head of major gifts and legacies, identifying emerging opportunities to increase support</li><li>Devise and implement new strategies (as well as appropriate cultivation events) for cultivating and stewarding major donors</li><li>Create compelling cases for support, both in writing and in person</li><li>Collaborate with the research manager, wider Gallery staff, trustees and voluntary leadership, to identify prospective donors and devise tailored and effective solicitation plans</li><li>Contribute to the annual planning and reporting process, providing regular reports of progress against objectives</li><li>Represent the Gallery at cultivation events and meetings individually and/or with senior Gallery staff to existing and potential funders</li><li>Contribute to the development department’s efficiency and effectiveness: manage the processing and acknowledgement of individual donations; ensure donor information is maintained in compliance with data protection legislation; provide a complete and accurate record of the history of each donor’s relationship with the Gallery</li></ul> Knowledge, skills &amp; experience<ul><li>Substantial proven ability in major gifts fundraising, including proven success in personally identifying and securing major (six-figure plus) gifts from new prospects</li><li>Ability to evaluate different fundraising priorities, think strategically and creatively to identify and define broad, fundraising opportunities and develop relevant engagement strategies</li><li>Ability to communicate effectively and persuasively, both in person and in writing, in order to manage complex, nuanced relationships with high-net-worth individuals and senior volunteers</li><li>Proven experience of developing strong relationships with internal and external stakeholders and working with senior volunteers e.g. Trustees and board members</li><li>Ability to work to demanding fundraising targets in a resilient and resourceful manner, using own initiative in order to achieve objectives copywriting creative and meticulous digital copywriter with ability to tailor messages to specific audiences</li><li>Results driven, resilient and determined: thrives on having responsibility for meeting ambitious fundraising targets</li><li>Works with accountability by taking responsibility for their own actions</li><li>Ability to communicate effectively, both in writing and in person</li><li>Proactive and organised, with the ability to manage multiple relationships and projects at the same time</li><li>Personable and professional, with the ability to deal with complex situations and represent the Gallery at all levels</li><li>A team player who works positively with colleagues to develop and enhance the team, department and organisational working</li><li>Substantial proven ability in major gift fundraising, including proven success in personally identifying and securing major (six-figure) donors</li></ul> We welcome and encourage applications from candidates who are under-represented in the creative industries.Please state in your application that you found this role through Creative Access.

Gallery

The National Gallery

Senior development manager, major gifts

Closing date for applications: 3 November 2025Salary: £48,000 -£50,000 dependent on experience and location (+bonus +benefits)Location: The role will be based at our London or Sheffield office, with a blend of in-office (3 days) and homeworking (2 days) per week From managing key accounts and developing new business to shaping sales strategy, you'll play a key role in driving growth at one of the UK's top publishers.&nbsp;Hachette UK is a creative powerhouse and the UK's second largest book publishing group. Our mission is to make it easy for everyone to discover new worlds of ideas, learning, entertainment and opportunity. We're made up of 10 autonomous publishing divisions and over 60 imprints with a rich and diverse history and an incredible range of authors. We're also the market leader in e-books and publish a range of bestsellers in audio format, the fastest growing part of our business. It's an exciting time to join our business because the publishing market continues to grow and thrive. The UK remains the largest exporter of physical books in the world and book adaptations for film and TV are the foundation of the UK's creative industries. What you'll be doingWe are looking for a commercially focused sales professional to join an enthusiastic and driven non-trade (NT) team.&nbsp;Working across the whole of the HUK Group on a wide portfolio of books, games, gifts and stationery but with a specific focus on lifestyle and children's products you will have the opportunity to create and shape product for the non-trade market. There will be direct account management but you will also be actively seeking out new business within the UK discount market and developing brand partnerships and business-to-business (B2B) opportunities.The successful candidate will be responsible for:<ul><li>Seeking new accounts within the UK discount retail market</li><li>Researching and developing new business opportunities for brand partnerships and B2B</li><li>Managing the sales and profit margin for intellectual property (IP) and custom projects to discounter and promo sales channels</li><li>Building relationships with key editorial contacts to drive profitable custom projects across group for UK NT customers and channels to ensure we deliver and exceed budget</li><li>Attending key divisional meetings, as appropriate, to optimise non-trade opportunities including acquisitions and print sign-offs</li><li>Working alongside relevant team leads for brands, backlist and series to find new opportunities for existing authors and titles through non-trade channels including backlist reissues, custom publishing and IP projects</li></ul> Who we are looking forWe are looking for someone who is excited about selling with a proven track record of commercial success., ideally with a strong background in illustrated or children's book publishing. You will have a solid understanding of the publishing process, preferably within a non-trade or special sales team. You will need to actively engage with a wide range of internal stakeholders, to be proactive and forward thinking making the most of every situation and able to implement change if required.&nbsp;With a good understanding of consumer trends and relevant market knowledge, you will be able to develop product for key brands across multiple formats. What we offerOur staff are our greatest asset, and our benefits reflect this:<ul><li>28 annual leave days per year, increases to 29 days after 2 years' service and goes up to 30 days after 5 years' (+ bank holidays)</li><li>Private medical insurance</li><li>Dental insurance</li><li>Generous pension schemes</li><li>Rent deposit loans</li><li>2 community days per year</li><li>Summer hours (finishing at 1pm on Fridays during the summer months)</li><li>Retail discounts through Hachette rewards</li><li>Cycle to Work scheme</li><li>Eye care vouchers</li><li>Wide-ranging training library</li><li>Development programmes (including mentoring)</li><li>Up to 70% off book purchases</li><li>A charity bookshelf</li><li>12 Staff-led employee networks that are voluntary, including&nbsp;AgeWise, Gender Balance, Thrive, Pride, All Together, Wellbeing&nbsp;and religious networks</li><li>Season ticket loans</li><li>And much more!</li></ul> Our commitmentThe Book Trade Charity offers financial support to people looking to enter the book trade but who may struggle to afford the costs of attending interviews and undertaking junior roles. For more information visit&nbsp;<a href="http://www.booktradeentrysupport.org/" target="_blank">www.booktradeentrysupport.org</a> Hachette employs people on the basis of their abilities. We aim to attract and develop talent from a base as broad as the world of readers we want to reach, with a wide and representative range of age, faith, disability, race, gender, sexuality and socio-economic, regional and cultural backgrounds. If you are shortlisted and need us to make any adjustments to help you attend for interview, please let us know.Please state in your application that you found this role through Creative Access.

Carmelite House

Hachette UK

Key account director - non-trade

Closing date: 30th October 2025Starting salary: £27,000Contract details: 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.&nbsp; Nosy Crow is looking to recruit an organised and enthusiastic individual to join our busy team as a contracts assistant.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.&nbsp;The contracts department handles approximately 1,500 contractual paperwork requests per annum which includes author and illustrator contracts, subsidiary rights agreements, licensing agreements, permission requests and other ad-hoc legal queries.&nbsp;The role of contracts assistant is to assist the contracts team and the rights team with administrative tasks related to contracts management, rights management and renewal processes. This role would suit a recent publishing graduate or someone who is keen to kickstart their career in publishing or looking for in-house contracts and rights experience.&nbsp; What you'll be doingKey responsibilities and tasks will range from:<ul><li>Working closely with the rest of the contracts team in implementing a strong contracts management system across the company</li><li>General contractual&nbsp;admin support</li><li>Assisting the rights team with contracts and renewals</li><li>Assisting the contracts team with all contractual matters relating to our subsidiary company, Nosy Crow Inc</li><li>Creating and maintaining head contracts, foreign rights and permissions logs,</li><li>Adding all new requests and keeping logs up-to-date</li><li>Helping with permissions enquiries both inbound and outbound</li><li>Entering data for head contracts and foreign rights contracts onto the Biblio database</li><li>Digitising and archiving physical contracts</li><li>Processing contracts for signature using DocuSign and sending out invoices</li><li>Assisting ad-hoc editorial, rights, design, sales, publicity &amp; marketing with queries relating to previous contractual terms</li></ul> Knowledge, skills and experience<ul><li>Interest in rights and contracts</li><li>Highly proficient in spoken and written English</li><li>Fine attention to detail (essential)</li><li>Organised, with the ability to prioritise effectively</li><li>Previous work experience demonstrating reliability, team work, computer literacy and attention to detail, not necessarily in publishing </li><li>A team player with a willingness to be fully involved in the business</li><li>Interest in Copyright and Contract law (desirable)</li><li>Opportunity to learn to draft contracts </li><li>Proficiency in Microsoft Office is essential, including Excel</li><li>No prior publishing experience is necessary in order to apply for the role</li></ul> Benefits<ul><li>Pension scheme</li><li>Christmas closure</li><li>Summer hours</li><li>Employee Assistance Programme</li><li>Income Protection</li><li>Critical Illness cover</li><li>Group Life Assurance</li><li>Enhanced parental leave</li><li>Cycle to Work Scheme</li><li>Season ticket loans</li><li>Eye care vouchers</li><li>Up to 80% off RRP for Nosy Crow book purchases</li><li>Emergency loans</li><li>Free fruit and snacks in the office</li><li>Moving day leave</li><li>Charitable/socially beneficial leave</li><li>Remote working anywhere in the world for up to 2 weeks per year</li></ul> To apply<ul><li>Please email 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, to Rhianna Sandford via the 'Apply' button with the subject heading Contracts Assistant role, telling us where you heard about the job.&nbsp;</li></ul> Additional informationThe successful candidate will have the right to live and work in the UK.The closing date for applications is the 30th October at midnight (UK time).Nosy Crow is a member of the Living Wage foundation. Nosy Crow is an 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.&nbsp;&nbsp;We welcome applications from all members of society irrespective of&nbsp;race, age, disability, gender, gender reassignment, sexual orientation, religion or belief, pregnancy and maternity, marriage or civil partnership.&nbsp;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.&nbsp;Please state in your application that you found this role through Creative Access.

Crows Nest

Nosy Crow

Contracts assistant

Closing date for applications: 26 October 2025Salary: £25,500 per annum - plus financial travel support Are you passionate about books and social media? This six-month traineeship is a unique opportunity to gain hands-on experience in marketing strategy and influencer outreach while working on international campaigns.The Scheme is for voices we want to hear more of in publishing. Could yours be one of them?Make your mark by spending six months between January – July 2026 working with the best at the number one publisher in the UK. You’ll immerse yourself within one of our key business areas, learning the ropes, taking ownership of projects and contributing to our mission to make books for everyone. Whatever team you’re placed with, you’ll gain universally applicable skills that will equip you for wherever you go next. We’ll teach you about all publishing and Penguin, and support you to make the next steps in your career journey.The scheme is for people from lower socio-economic backgrounds. If you meet this eligibility criteria but perhaps you’re changing careers, don’t have a degree, or haven’t often seen yourself reflected in publishing, we’d love you to apply! Whatever your gender, background, or community, we want to hear your story. All trainees are paid £25,500 per annum (equivalent to £12,750 for the six months of the traineeship). We also offer a travel bursary for those commuting from outside of London. For further information and the full role descriptions, please see our <a href="https://jobsearch.createyourowncareer.com/PRH_UK/content/training/?locale=en_GB" target="_blank">website</a>. International communications and sales trainee&nbsp;&nbsp;Our sales team help to bring our books to as many people as possible. Our international communications team, part of the wider international sales department, is a friendly, dynamic, and collaborative group of five. We specialise in crafting marketing and publicity strategies, engagement initiatives, and global campaigns to get Penguin books into the hands of readers across the world. We work closely with colleagues from various sectors of the business, including our international sales managers, divisional marketing and publicity teams, and the Penguin brand team. Some of our exciting campaigns feature renowned writers such as Emily Henry, Dan Brown, Haruki Murakami, Monica Murphy, Taylor Jenkins Reid, and many more.&nbsp;&nbsp;As a trainee working in international communications in the sales team, you’ll be working with a focus on our European market. You'll have the opportunity to contribute to the development of our B2B and influencer marketing strategies. You will have the chance to work on our international sales social media channels and newsletters. You would support this work by researching and expanding upon our audience of influencers who we can work with to promote Penguin’s titles internationally. You would also support with reporting on the outcomes of this influencer outreach. You will help set up regular virtual events to further engage with influencers and booksellers in international territories.&nbsp;Knowledge and skills you’ll gain: an insight into publishing and international sales; an understanding of how campaigns are adapted to an international audience; an awareness of market trends and sales patterns; organisational skills; time management skills; relationship building; social media content creation; influencer engagement.&nbsp;&nbsp;If you have an interest in social media and book influencers and strong communication skills, this could be the role for you.&nbsp; Eligibility criteriaYou’ll need to have a pre-existing right to work in the UK for the duration of the traineeship as unfortunately we are not able to offer visa sponsorship. You don’t need a degree, you just need to be over 18. To achieve our mission to make books for everyone because a book can change anyone, we are seeking out new voices. To apply, you’ll need to identify as from a lower socio-economic background. We use parental occupation at age 14 to measure this as the Social Mobility Commission suggests it to be the most accurate measure available to assess socio-economic background, as well as being accessible to those from all nationalities.To apply for the scheme, at age 14 your highest-earning parent/guardian was not in management and was employed in one of the following categories: <ul><li>technical and craft occupations such as motor mechanic, plumber, printer, electrician, gardener, train driver</li><li>routine, semi-routine manual and service occupations such as postal worker, machine operative, security guard, caretaker, farm worker, catering assistant, sales assistant, HGV driver, cleaner, porter, packer, labourer, waiter or waitress, bar staff</li><li>unemployed (claimed Jobseeker’s Allowance or earlier unemployment benefit for more than a year)</li></ul>We recognise these are broad categories that may not fully reflect the many hundreds of jobs out there, or exactly fit your family situation. Please use your judgement when self-identifying. Please state in your application that you found this role through Creative Access.

London

Penguin Random House

The Publishing Process

International communications and sales trainee

Closing date for applications: 26 October 2025Salary: £25,500 per annum - plus financial travel support Want to help books reach audiences around the globe? This traineeship offers the chance to discover how stories are sold, translated and adapted for readers worldwide.The scheme is for voices we want to hear more of in publishing. Could yours be one of them?Make your mark by spending six months between January – July 2026 working with the best at the number one publisher in the UK. You’ll immerse yourself within one of our key business areas, learning the ropes, taking ownership of projects and contributing to our mission to make books for everyone. Whatever team you’re placed with, you’ll gain universally applicable skills that will equip you for wherever you go next. We’ll teach you about all publishing and Penguin, and support you to make the next steps in your career journey.The scheme is for people from lower socio-economic backgrounds. If you meet this eligibility criteria but perhaps you’re changing careers, don’t have a degree, or haven’t often seen yourself reflected in publishing, we’d love you to apply! Whatever your gender, background, or community, we want to hear your story. All trainees are paid £25,500 per annum (equivalent to £12,750 for the six months of the traineeship). We also offer a travel bursary for those commuting from outside of London. For further information and the full role descriptions, please see our <a href="https://jobsearch.createyourowncareer.com/PRH_UK/content/training/?locale=en_GB" target="_blank">website</a>. Rights and sales traineeThe Penguin Random House rights teams help our established brands and debut author talent go global. We expand our books to reach readers in other markets including:&nbsp;&nbsp;<ul><li>USA: where we secure deals with the best US publishers to publish our books</li><li>Dramatisation: where we connect with media partners to turn our books into films, television programs and theatre productions</li><li>Translations: where we negotiate with international publishers to translate our UK titles and publish into other languages (sometimes up to 50 languages or more!).&nbsp;</li></ul>As a trainee with the rights team, you’ll help make sure our books reach global audiences through translations and adaptations. You’ll split your time between children’s rights and adult’s rights, working with a range of different titles and exciting author brands. You’ll help support activity around international book fairs, research international markets, create sales materials including genre rights guides and update international publisher information and networks of contacts.&nbsp; &nbsp;Knowledge and skills you’ll gain: an understanding of how books reach global audiences; sales and negotiation skills; an understanding of consumer reading trends in international markets; organisational skills; project management skills; how to add value to a sales team.&nbsp;If you have a passion for books and the ability to enthuse and inspire others, this could be the role for you.&nbsp; &nbsp; Eligibility criteriaYou’ll need to have a pre-existing right to work in the UK for the duration of the traineeship as unfortunately we are not able to offer visa sponsorship. You don’t need a degree, you just need to be over 18. To achieve our mission to make books for everyone because a book can change anyone, we are seeking out new voices. To apply, you’ll need to identify as from a lower socio-economic background. We use parental occupation at age 14 to measure this as the Social Mobility Commission suggests it to be the most accurate measure available to assess socio-economic background, as well as being accessible to those from all nationalities.To apply for the scheme, at age 14 your highest-earning parent/guardian was not in management and was employed in one of the following categories: <ul><li>technical and craft occupations such as motor mechanic, plumber, printer, electrician, gardener, train driver</li><li>routine, semi-routine manual and service occupations such as postal worker, machine operative, security guard, caretaker, farm worker, catering assistant, sales assistant, HGV driver, cleaner, porter, packer, labourer, waiter or waitress, bar staff</li><li>unemployed (claimed Jobseeker’s Allowance or earlier unemployment benefit for more than a year)</li></ul>We recognise these are broad categories that may not fully reflect the many hundreds of jobs out there, or exactly fit your family situation. Please use your judgement when self-identifying. Please state in your application that you found this role through Creative Access.

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