Foreign Rights Manager (Eastern Europe)

This is an exciting opportunity for a Rights Manager to join the busy co-editions sales team at a well-known publisher of illustrated non-fiction based in London. You will be responsible for co-edition sales to the Eastern and Central European market and fluency in an appropriate language is highly desirable.

Key duties:

• Sell co-edition rights of allocated illustrated adult non-fiction lists into the Eastern and Central European markets (including the Baltics and Russia)
• Maximise rights sales turnover and profit for agreed territories, working to agreed revenue targets
• Research and identify prospective new customers and exploit potential for sales growth
• Liaise with colleagues in production on pricing and schedules
• Attend book fairs and undertake regular sales trips to allocated territories

Experience / skills required:

• Solid rights sales experience in a trade book publishing environment
• An understanding of co-editions sales and ideally experience in selling co-editions
• Knowledge of the Eastern and Central European trade publishing market
• Proven organisational and time management skills
• First-class communication and negotiation skills and fluent written and spoken English
• Proficiency in an Eastern European language
• Willingness to travel regularly

For further information, please apply online or email a CV and salary expectations to catherineroney@atwoodtate.co.uk.

Contact:            Catherine Roney

Tel:                   020 7487 8228

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