Rights Assistant (12m Maternity Cover FTC) HarperCollins Publishers
Employment Type Full time Contract
Location On site · London, City of, UK Contract due to start in October 2025
Salary £28,500 (GBP)
Team Group Rights
Seniority Junior
+ Closing:11:55pm, 17th Aug 2025 BST
Perks and benefits
Work from home option
Healthcare
Retirement benefits
Wellness programs
Employee Assistance Programme
Enhanced maternity and paternity leave
Extra holiday
Professional development
Mentoring/coaching
Paid volunteer days
Flexible benefits scheme
Cycle to work scheme
Candidate happiness
8.66 (30664)
Job Description
To provide vital administrative support to the Rights Director, working across all the adult trade nonfiction lists. This role is fast-paced and varied, requiring accuracy and attention to detail. You will be contributing to a key commercial division of HarperCollins and working across international markets.
Key Accountabilities
+ General support and administrative back up including ad hoc support to Group Rights Director
+ Assisting in preparation for book fairs and sales trips, including scheduling meetings and collating sales material
+ Dealing with telephone and written rights queries
+ Creating and drafting contracts
+ Managing and updating the rights database
+ Co-edition fulfilment including file preparation, production liaison and invoicing to ensure smooth and efficient delivery of business
+ Cover art sales
+ Creating and updating rights guides
+ Working with the Rights Director to manage the process of selling rights into the US
+ Assisting the Custom Publishing team to research new business partners and book projects
+ Working on the Tolkien publishing programme in the US, Germany, France and Brazil
+ Drafting publicity round-up newsletters in rotation with other Rights Assistants
Skills and Experience Required:
+ Some knowledge or experience of administration
+ Keen interest in publishing rights
+ Excellent time management and organisation skills
+ Able to support and work within a team
+ Excellent attention to detail
Benefits
+ Hybrid working model (3 days in the office)
+ 28 days holiday plus bank holidays
+ Private healthcare cover and life assurance
+ Summer Hours
+ Free access to HeadSpace, employee assistance programme (24 hour helpline), mental health first aiders, and a wellbeing portal
+ Relocation Rent Support Loan
+ Employee networks: HC All In (open forum), Elevate (for ethnic minority colleagues), HarperParents, Menopause at Work, Pride at HC, Social Mobility Network and Neurodiversity at Work
+ Unlimited training on our Learning and Development portal
+ Virtual GP and eyecare vouchers
+ Gym membership discount
+ Onsite physiotherapy (London only)
+ Charitable donation matching and 2 volunteering days
+ We’re a certified Carbon Neutral company
+ Free e-books and audiobooks, newspaper subscriptions and discounts on books
+ Subsidised canteen and retail discounts
+ Onsite prayer room
The 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 internships or entry level positions. For more information visit https://www.btbs.org/
If you wish to discuss anything regarding this position and/or your application to this role, please reach out directly [email protected] (https://www.btbs.org/) with subject heading ‘Vacancy Query’ plus the job title and we will aim to get back to you within 5 working days.
