Rights Assistant
About us
Oxford University Press is a department of the University of Oxford, which furthers the University’s objective of excellence in research, scholarship, and education by publishing worldwide.
The Education Division provides books and resources across Primary, Secondary, International Publishing and Children's Trade and Home markets, both for the UK and across the globe. We are passionately committed to our mission to educate and inspire through book, board and screen.
The Rights team comprises eight team members who are responsible for selling rights to the Division’s content around the world. Our list includes primary and secondary school books for UK and the international school and home markets alongside Children’s dictionaries, picture books, non-fiction and fiction books.
About the role
We are currently looking to recruit a bright and hard-working Rights Assistant who will play and be an integral part in our high achieving team. Working closely with all the members of the team the Rights Assistant will take responsibility for the smooth-running of the department and departmental systems and have an active part in communicating with the other departments, foreign rights customers, agents (UK and international), illustrators and authors. You will be involved in all aspects of Rights business and support for the Rights Sales Team.
About you
This position would suit someone who is a graduate and/or first-second time job-seekers interested in Publishing and Rights, and who is exploring a future career in Rights-selling.
Candidates need to demonstrate they are/have:
- highly organised, hard-working and attentive to detail to be able to cope with a varied and at time very demanding work-load
- good with IT systems & data logging
- all-round excellent communication and people skills
- general hands-on approach and can-do attitude together with general problem-solving skills
- a team player with a good sense of humour
- passion for educational and children’s books
Some prior knowledge of Publishing and Rights will be an advantage, as will knowledge of foreign languages and an international outlook.
A demonstrable interest in Rights and educational/children’s publishing is a must.
Competitive salary depending on skills and experience
Closing date: 07/06/2015
To apply for this vacancy please visit: https://eu1.advorto.com/OUP/VacancyInformation.aspx?VId=18796