Foreign Rights Assistant

The subsidiary rights department that handles the St. Martin’s Publishing Group, Tor Publishing Group, Flatiron Books, and Celadon Books imprints at Macmillan is seeking a Foreign Rights Assistant to support our team in selling rights in the UK and translation markets. This individual will report to the Director of International Rights and will support the full foreign rights team (consisting of four people) in all aspects of the licensing process, from responding to rights requests, to submitting final materials, to providing production materials. We are looking for a highly motivated individual who is excited about working on a vibrant list of titles across a broad range of genres.

What You’ll Do:

• Provide administrative support for the department, including but not limited to tracking material, responding to rights requests, maintaining spreadsheets and databases, and responding to queries from both in-house and out-of-house
• Liaise with the editorial, marketing, publicity, production, and design departments for information and material needed to support selling UK and translation rights, including but not limited to publicity updates, material due dates, author photos, and permissions information
• Initiate and respond to correspondence with co-agents, publishers, authors, and agents on a wide range of subjects, including but not limited to submissions, cover art approvals, and publicity and marketing requests from foreign publishers
• Provide production and art materials for UK and translation publishers in a timely and efficient manner, tracking delivery schedules and keeping on top of a high volume of titles
• Assist in various projects including preparing for international book fairs by helping create, print, and mail rights guides; researching and preparing subject-matter-specific rights guides for backlist titles; preparing newsletters to update co-agents and scouts about our titles
• Processing and mailing foreign copies that are received at the office

What You’ll Bring:

• Extremely detail-oriented, well-organized, and able to balance routine tasks with long-term projects
• Superior verbal and written communication skills, having the ability to communicate clearly and professionally with a wide range of people from diverse backgrounds
• Ability to write pitch letters and create sales materials that are polished and persuasive
• Resourceful and self-motivated, able to take initiative and think creatively about challenges and develop effective solutions, but also ask for guidance and support when needed
• Experience at multitasking while working in a fast paced, energetic environment, able to navigate unexpected situations, and adjust priorities as needed
• Able to show good judgment and critical thinking when faced with new situations
• Able to work well independently, but also collaborate effectively with team members
• Strong computer skills. Familiarity with Microsoft Office and Google Suite programs is a plus
• A strong interest in subsidiary rights. Previous experience is a plus
• Bachelors degree

Salary: $50,000

Overtime eligible: Non-exempt

This position is classified as remote but is tied to our New York, NY office located at 120 Broadway. Employment is subject to New York State tax withholding under applicable regulations.

Macmillan Publishers is the U.S. trade company that is part of the Holtzbrinck Publishing Group, a large family-owned group of media companies headquartered in Stuttgart, Germany. Holtzbrinck Publishing Group's publishing companies include prominent imprints around the world that publish a broad range of award-winning books for children and adults in all categories and formats.

U.S. publishers include Celadon Books, Farrar, Straus and Giroux, Flatiron Books, Henry Holt & Company, Macmillan Audio, Macmillan Children’s Publishing Group, The St. Martin's Publishing Group, and Tor Publishing Group. In the UK, Australia, India, and South Africa, companies in the Holtzbrinck Publishing Group publish under the Pan Macmillan name. The German publishing company, Holtzbrinck Deutsche Buchverlage, includes among its imprints S. Fischer, Kiepenheuer & Witsch, Rowohlt, and Droemer Knaur.

Macmillan is proud to be an equal opportunity employer consistently striving to foster a culture where everyone belongs. We welcome applicants of all backgrounds and identities. Qualified applicants are evaluated without regard to race, color, religion, age, ethnicity, national origin, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, disability status, physical ability, neurodiversity, genetic information, protected veteran status, family and economic status and background or any other characteristic protected by federal, state, or local law. We prohibit discrimination of any kind and will provide reasonable accommodations to qualified individuals with disabilities in accordance with applicable law.