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The Foreign Rights Assistant supports the Foreign Rights Department. This position will present the opportunity to learn how books are sold all over the world and to see what book publishing is like in other countries.

Essential Job Duties and Responsibilities:

-Correspond with foreign coagents and publishers

-Organize trips to Frankfurt and London for the book fairs

-Develop rights guides and publicity sheets for buzzworthy titles in preparation for book fairs

-Maintain the department’s foreign contact lists

-Track and mail submissions and materials

-Track incoming manuscripts, galleys, and finished copies

-Track clients’ performance in foreign markets

-Track contracts through their various stages

-Follow-up on payments for foreign contracts

-Handle monies due to the foreign rights department through invoicing, processing, chasing, and wire allocation

-General administrative duties

*** Additional job responsibilities may be assigned

Requirements:

-Bachelor’s degree

-Some book publishing experience

-Superior organizational skills and very detail-oriented

-Ability to prioritize tasks

-Work both collaboratively in a team and independently

-Excellent people and communication skills

-Extremely professional and articulate

-Proficient in Microsoft Word, Excel, and Outlook

-Knowledge of InDesign and BAITS software a PLUS

-Foreign language skills a PLUS

Please send resumes and cover letters to mamirgulova@tridentmediagroup.com