Royalties Assistant - Digital, Finance 6-Month FTC

Royalties Assistant – Digital, Finance (6 month fixed term contract)

The opportunity

Bloomsbury Publishing PLC is an entrepreneurial, independent, worldwide publisher listed on the London Stock Exchange with offices in London, Oxford, New York, Sydney and New Delhi. Over its 33 year history, Bloomsbury’s mission has been to publish works of excellence and originality

The Bloomsbury Royalties Department is responsible for preparing royalty statements and making advance and royalty payments to Bloomsbury’s authors around the world.

The role

Bloomsbury has been steadily growing the sales and marketing of digital editions of titles within its non-consumer portfolio.  The Royalties Assistant role is a temporary role created to assist with cleansing and updating the records we hold in the royalty system related to digital editions, by referring to author contracts. The role will report directly into the Royalties Manager.

Whilst prior publishing royalties experience would be desirable, this role might equally suit a numerate graduate who is keen to get some publishing experience, has good attention to detail and who can learn about royalties quickly.

Responsibilities

• Extracting and recording royalties information from author contracts
• Preparation of data for loading to royalty system
• Ad-hoc tasks as and when required

Knowledge, skills and experience 

• Strong excel skills – pivots, v-look-ups, etc.
• Good communication and organisational skills
• Numeracy, speed and attention to detail
• Royalties experience – ideally in trade/academic publishing

Additional information

The role is a full-time temporary (6 month fixed term) position.

The role is based at our London office 50 Bedford Square, London, WC1B 3DP however, as all Bloomsbury employees are currently working from home, this role will also be based from home until our offices reopen on a mandatory working pattern of 2 days office based / 3 days home based (or fully office based if preferred).

As well as a fantastic opportunity to join a global award-winning organisation, Bloomsbury offers competitive benefits, generous staff discounts and flexible working arrangements.

Please apply with a CV and covering letter addressed to Human Resources detailing how you meet the requirements outlined above for this role by 23rd May 2021.

Applicants must have the legal right to work in the UK.

The Company

Bloomsbury Publishing Plc.

Bloomsbury Publishing is a leading independent publishing house, established in 1986, with authors who have won the Nobel, Pulitzer and Booker Prizes, and is the originating publisher and custodian of the Harry Potter series. Bloomsbury has offices in London, New York, New Delhi, Oxford and Sydney. Within Bloomsbury’s Academic division, it publishes under Bloomsbury, as well as under a number of prestigious and historic imprint names. Read Our Story for how it all began. 

 Bloomsbury is committed to creating a working environment that stimulates creativity and collaboration, is respectful of difference, is inclusive and ethical in its practice, and promotes well-being. We are determined to nurture and develop our employees to reach their highest potential, and we know that our success is down to the passion, commitment and hard work of our talented people. We recognise the urgent need to attract and support applicants from all backgrounds and identities to become part of the global publishing industry, allowing diverse voices to reflect and shape our culture and society.

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