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About the Role

Provide administrative support to the global head of the WME Books Business Affairs team, assisting with scheduling, file management, and contract administration in a high-volume practice supporting worldwide agents and bestselling authors.

Responsibilities

• Providing scheduling, phone and administrative support to the senior lawyers of the Books BA team
• Organizing and maintaining files, deal logs and contract precedent logs
• Managing high-volume contract administration
• Fostering excellent relationships with agents, agency clients and internal/external executives

Requirements

• Administrative experience supporting executives or senior attorneys strongly preferred
• Exceptional attention to detail and organizational skills
• Creative problem-solving skills; you’re proactive and accountable
• Ability to handle multiple assignments and tight deadlines with accuracy
• Exceptional oral and written communications, including grammar and proofreading
• Excellent interpersonal and communication skills, including the ability to interact with a range of personalities and styles in a dynamic, fast-paced environment
• A genuine commitment to workplace equity
• Grit, tenacity and flexibility

Work Type

• Onsite (4 days per week)

Salary/Compensations

• $15.75 hourly (minimum)
• $21.00 hourly (maximum)

Benefits

• Health care
• Retirement
• Vacation
• Other paid time off
• Additional offerings

About the Company

• A global entertainment agency, WME is the original advocate for the world’s most extraordinary and dynamic artists, content creators and talent across books, digital media, fashion, film, food, music, sports, television and theater.
• WME Books is one of the world’s largest and longest-running book agencies with hundreds of titles sold in the U.S., UK, and internationally.
• At its core, WME Books operates as a boutique literary agency, providing hands-on representation while uniquely positioned to access resources from across the broader WME network.
• The WME Books Business Affairs team utilizes the law, contracts and business judgment to strategize with the WME Books agents to make the best deals for our author clients.
• We also manage contractual relationships between WME’s author clients and buyers, and advise company executives to effectively balance business and legal risks.
• WME is at the center of sports, media, entertainment and fashion and is a largely relationship-based business.
• WME unites and brings people together in our love of sport, culture, and entertainment.
• As a global company that drives culture, we strive to reflect the world’s diverse voices.

Equal Opportunity

• WME is an equal opportunity employer and encourages applications from suitably qualified and eligible candidates regardless of sex, race, disability, age, sexual orientation, or religion or belief.
• WME is an equal opportunity employer and encourages applications from qualified and eligible candidates regardless of sex, race, disability, age, sexual orientation, or religion or belief.