Assistant Role in Film/TV Department at Aitken Alexander Associates Ltd

Aitken Alexander Associates is a well-established, top literary agency negotiating deals and representing writers/managing careers throughout the UK, America and internationally. Alongside their main business of representing book writers (including Bernardine Evaristo, Mark Haddon, Pat Barker, Max Porter, Daisy Johnson, Megan Hunter, Willy Vlautin, Diana Evans and Oyinkan Braithwaite) they also run an established Film and TV department with over a hundred projects in development, and various feature film and TV productions due for release or production this year. We handle book to screen deals and screenwriting, and also factual TV and presenters. 

The job is to assist the director of the Film/TV department who is also MD of the company and operates as a literary agent, so the work will be varied. You will gain a full understanding of the way the company operates their main literary business and its film and television department. It would be helpful if the candidate already had some training in reading and negotiating publishing contracts and/or film and TV contracts (both screen rights and screenwriting). Whilst there will be an opportunity to develop editorial and agenting skills, a large part of the job is administrative support – invoicing, data-input, diary-organisation, liaising with writers, publishers and producers.

Aitken Alexander is a small company based in King's Cross with a collegial environment, and the right candidate should see this opportunity as a chance to learn how to be an agent. Guaranteed salary of £25k per annum.

Your application letter along with your CV should be addressed to Lesley Thorne and e-mailed to jobs@aitkenalexander.co.uk by Friday 21st February.