Senior Rights Manager - Children's

Employment Type: Contract, 12-month maternity cover, starting August/September 2025

Location: Hybrid London, UK

Salary: £39,000 - £45,000 (GBP), depending on skills and experience

Team: Group Rights

Seniority: Mid-level

Perks and Benefits

• Work from home option
• Wellness programs
• Employee Assistance Programme
• Enhanced maternity and paternity leave
• Mentoring/coaching
• Cycle to work scheme

Candidate Happiness

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Job Description

Managerial and strategic role in the Rights Department - devising and implementing sales strategies to meet and exceed sales budgets, focusing on key international markets for HarperCollins Children's Books and Farshore imprints.

Key Tasks and Responsibilities

• Sell translation rights across Farshore and HarperCollins Children's Books to key foreign markets
• Manage responsibilities for markets including France, Scandinavia, China, Taiwan, Japan, and Korea
• Coordinate with Rights team on profitable co-edition print runs
• Lead as Brand Champion of Fiction, summarising Rights feedback and P&L contributions
• Act as conduit between Rights and divisions, gathering rights intel and building P&Ls
• Contribute to department strategy and budget fulfillment
• Strategically liaise with sister companies for optimal title placement in translation
• Provide regular sales updates on all territories
• Attend major book fairs and sales trips to key territories
• Represent the Rights team at divisional meetings and pitches
• Assist in acquisition processes, ensuring international sales potential
• Provide sales projections for new projects
• Perform administrative duties related to rights and sales
• Manage team effectively
• Achieve rights income budgets and targets, ensuring profitability
• Represent divisions internationally
• Coordinate print runs for domestic and international markets
• Maintain awareness of market trends and rights sales potential
• Grow customer base and ensure smooth rights systems operation

Skills and Experience Required

• Extensive experience in publishing rights, contracts, or production
• Staff management experience
• Excellent communication skills, both written and verbal
• Proficiency in Word, Excel, PowerPoint
• Strong organisational skills and attention to detail
• Understanding of print production process
• Negotiation skills
• Hybrid working model (3 days in the office)

Additional Benefits

• Private healthcare and life assurance
• Summer hours
• Access to wellbeing and mental health resources
• Relocation support
• Employee networks and training opportunities
• Vouchers, discounts, onsite physiotherapy, charitable donation matching, and more

If interested, please contact with subject 'Vacancy Query' and the job title. Applications must be submitted via Applied; email applications are not accepted.