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Foreign Rights Executive

 

We have a fabulous role for a motivated and committed Foreign Rights Executive to work for a highly successful, global publisher.  This role can be based at their offices in Yorkshire or remotely from home.  This is a new appointment where the successful person will have the opportunity to carve out the role and put their own stamp on it.

The Foreign Rights Executive will have responsibility for increasing the books foreign rights revenue through negotiating and securing new translation rights deals and will be responsible for the sales and administrative aspects of foreign rights across the company’s diverse range of books.

This is a superb role, open for development and growth and responsibilities will include:

  • Increasing rights sales for a diverse portfolio of academic titles
  • Strategically place titles with the best customers in each territory to achieve maximum return
  • Maintain day to day administration by tracking orders, providing quotes and negotiating prices
  • Negotiate and manage contract agreements
  • Provide feedback on customer preferences, retail trends and the wider market
  • Organise your own travel and attend UK and international bookfairs
  • Provide reports, forecasts and information required for regular trading review

This role can be worked from home or from their offices, and the successful candidate will have:

  • Experience of rights sales within a book publishing environment (Ideally)
  • Strong negotiation, written and verbal communication skills
  • Commercially aware, proven sales skills
  • The ability to work within a busy team and a forward thinking company
  • Fluency in English and ideally another foreign language (this is not essential)
  • Methodical, with an eye for detail
  • Ability to engage with people at different levels

For further infomation please forward your CV outlining your salary expectations and location preference.

Foreign Rights Executive

Redwood, Homeworking or Yorkshire
Permanent
Academic, Educational, Professional, Trade
Rights, Foreign Rights & Permissions
Reference: 
FRE201017
Salary description: 
Attractive salary and benefits package. Details available on application

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Some previous experience in foreign rights or international sales