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استخدام Rights Assistant

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فروش و بازاریابی
موقعیت مکانی

تهران ، تهران
نوع همکاری

تمام وقت
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Description

Blue Circle Agency seeks to add a Rights Assistant to its team to represent our clients and negotiate book deals with publishers. Training will be provided. However, a familiarity with the publishing industry is required.

This role would suit a proactive, outgoing, self-motivated, and highly organized individual who has worked with some relevant publishing experience (at an agency, publisher, or similar) and a genuine passion and interest in translation rights with good command of English and high public relations skills.

The assistant will pitch new projects to editors and publishers in the appropriate categories and work with both to negotiate a book contract.

Company: Blue Circle Agency

BCA is a full-service literary agency based in Tehran with more than thirty prominent and leading publishers and authors as its clients. Our focus is on representing our clients’ portfolio in the international publishing landscape and seeking potential customers for possible foreign rights deals.

Responsibilities

Include (but not limited to):

Liaising with clients, foreign publishers, co-agents, and scouts especially with Iranian publishers for acquiring foreign rights.
Sales to new and established accounts to accomplish sales objectives and greater market penetration.
Reach out to customer leads through cold calling.
Preparing schedules and right lists for international book fairs.
Attending book fairs and other publishing events as needed.
Overall administrative tasks: updating and managing submissions and rights management database; keeping records of interests/submissions, dealing with day-to-day rights queries.
Tracking contracts; monitoring book delivery & publication dates and authors' copies.
Dealing with rights renewal and reversion.
Processing agreements and foreign royalty statements; invoicing and tracking payments.
Arrange virtual or in-person meetings with editors and publishing teams to discuss new book proposals.
Network and build relationships with industry insiders, especially rights managers and foreign rights agents at a wide variety of publishing houses and literary agencies.

Experience, skills, and required education

A voracious reader who enjoys both fiction and general non-fiction, with an emphasis on children and YA fiction.
At least 1-year of relevant book publishing experience as an editor, translator, marketer, publicist, or salesperson with knowledge of contemporary publishing and media trends.
Keen on a career in foreign agenting.
Flexible, practical, good at multitasking, at autonomously using their own initiative (we value highly an entrepreneurial spirit and mindset), and working under time pressure, in working towards deadlines with the ability to prioritize and manage workload, with meticulous attention to detail.
Trustworthy and appreciative of the confidential nature of agency work on behalf of our clients.
Excellent communicator with the ability to establish a rapport with diverse and eclectic personalities, including authors, editors, and other publishing professionals.
Fast learner and Teamwork minded,
Good command of computer, including Microsoft Office Suite, Google Suite, and work with online project management tools like Trello, etc.

Foreign Language Fluency: Ability to communicate confidently in English at all levels, both in writing and verbally. Knowledge of other languages is a high preference.
Age Preference: 25 - 35
Min. Education: Bachelor’s Degree in a related field such as English or Persian Literature, Journalism, Communication, Marketing, or other similar degrees.

However, we believe everything can be learned and the right personality and ability to fit in our warm driven team is a key requirement!

Working conditions

Contract: Full-Time, 5-days a week
Probationary Period: 1 month
Office Location: Center of Tehran + Remote (If necessary) + Ability to travel overseas
Compensation: Negotiable (include Insurance + Paid Vacation)
Reporting to: Foreign Rights Director
Salary: depending on skills and experience, and may be subject to review within six months based on performance.

Note: Please let us know why you'd like to work with us and mention your top 3 books of all time and what you are currently reading in a cover letter attached to your resume.

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