Purpose of the Role

To provide vital administrative support to the Rights Director, Fiction and the Head of Rights, Fiction.  This role is fast-paced and varied, requiring accuracy and attention to detail. You will be contributing to a key commercial division of HarperCollins and working across international markets.

Key Accountabilities

• General support and administrative back up

• Assisting in preparation for book fairs and sales trips, including scheduling meetings

• Dealing with telephone and written rights queries

• Creating and drafting contracts

• Managing and updating the rights database

• Cover art sales

• Creating and updating rights guides

• Working with the Rights Director to manage the process of selling rights into the US and Germany

• Working with the Head of Rights to manage the process of selling rights into their territories

• General administrative support to the team selling Fiction rights

• Coordinate work with the Global Publishing Program

• Manage our social media account (Twitter) and online content, in collaboration with the department’s other Rights Executive and Assistants (training will be provided).

• Drafting submission letters for Global Publishing Program and third-party submissions

• Drafting publicity round-up newsletters in rotation with other Rights Assistants

Skills and Experience Required:

• Some knowledge or experience of administration

• Keen interest in publishing rights

• Excellent time management and organisation skills

• Able to support and work within a team

• Excellent attention to detail

Benefits

• Hybrid working model (3 days in the office)

• 28 days holiday plus bank holidays (option to buy and sell holiday days) 

• Enhanced pay for maternity, paternity, adoption and shared parental leave 

• Private healthcare cover and life assurance 

• Summer Hours  

• Free access to HeadSpace, employee assistance programme (24 hour helpline), mental health first aiders, and a wellbeing portal 

• Season ticket loans (from day 1 for entry level) and cycle to work scheme 

• Relocation Rent Support Loan  

• Employee networks: HC All In (open forum), Elevate (for ethnic minority colleagues), HarperParents, Menopause at Work, Pride at HC, Social Mobility Network and Neurodiversity at Work

• Unlimited training on our Learning and Development portal, management courses (up to MA level) and mentoring programmes 

• Virtual GP and eyecare vouchers 

• Gym membership discount 

• Onsite physiotherapy (London only) 

• Charitable donation matching and 2 volunteering days 

• We're a certified Carbon Neutral company

• Green Electric/Hybrid Car Benefit Scheme (salary sacrifice)

• With Trees for Life we plant a tree in the Highlands of Scotland for every permanent hire

• Free e-books and audiobooks, digital newspaper subscriptions and discounts on books 

• Subsidised canteen and retail discounts 

• Onsite prayer room 

• The Book Trade Charity offers financial support to people looking to enter the book trade but who may struggle to afford the costs of attending interviews and undertaking internships or entry level positions. For more information visit  https://www.btbs.org/

  At HarperCollins, we value authenticity and integrity in our recruitment process. To ensure a fair and accurate evaluation of all applications, we ask that all responses to assessment questions reflect your own thoughts, experiences, and capabilities.  This allows us to fairly assess your knowledge, skills, and experience to determine how they align with the role. We value diverse perspectives and genuine contributions, even if answers are not perfect. The use of AI tools or external assistance to generate responses is discouraged unless explicitly permitted for specific tasks.

  If you wish to discuss anything regarding this position and/or your application to this role, please reach out directly to stephanie.jemmett@harpercollins.co.uk with subject heading ‘Vacancy Query’ plus the job title and we will aim to get back to you within 5 working days.

  Please note, if you are interested in the role you would need to submit your application via Applied. We do not accept email applications.