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About the Role
This entry-level position in the Subsidiary Rights department at Hachette Book Group offers the opportunity to gain hands-on experience in managing and selling domestic and international subsidiary rights, including translation, book club, audio, reprints, licensing, and permissions. The role involves overseeing administrative tasks and supporting rights teams across multiple divisions, providing exposure to skilled professionals and daily operations.
Responsibilities
- Assist the department with all administrative tasks, including production requests, manuscript tracking, rights research, and database maintenance.
- Communicate with authors and agents regarding cover approvals, publicity opportunities, author copies of translated editions, and other relevant communications.
- Assist with various projects, including rights guide creation, backlist research, and foreign sales and publication information for agents and editors.
- Create invoices, track incoming payments, and chase overdue monies.
- Respond accurately and efficiently to rights queries from international publishers, co-agents, and other partners.
- Send publication updates and other communications as needed to scouts, publishers, co-agents, and other partners.
- Manage schedules and general day-to-day business, including organizing visiting editors and co-agents, internal and external meetings, and other general office tasks.
Requirements
- Very detail-oriented, ensuring accuracy of work and attention to detail in a fast-paced environment.
- Thrives in a high-volume environment; must be able to multi-task, prioritize, and manage time effectively.
- Dedicated to communicating with a diverse array of constituents with respect and professionalism.
- Self-motivated and independent, takes initiative, and asks for guidance when needed.
- Displays excellent writing and computer skills, including MS Office.
- An ability to work in internal content management systems.
- An interest in Subsidiary Rights and licensing is required.
Skills
- MS Office
- Excel (a plus)
- Internal content management systems
- Communication
- Time management
- Prioritization
- Multi-tasking
- Attention to detail
Location
- New York City
Work Type
- Hybrid (three days per week in the office)
Experience Level
- Entry-level
Salary/Compensations
- $52,500
Benefits
- Medical
- Dental
- Vision
- Basic and supplemental life insurance
- Short-term and long-term disability
- Accidental death and dismemberment insurance
- Critical illness insurance
- Hospital indemnity insurance
- Long-term care insurance
- Health and dependent care FSA
- Commuter benefit plan
- Employee assistance program
- Tuition reimbursement
- Travel assistance
- 401(k)
- Discretionary bonus program
- PTO (15 vacation days, 3 personal days, 10 holidays and generous sick leave)
- Group discounts on auto and home insurance and legal services
About the Company
- Hachette Book Group (HBG) is a leading book publisher based in New York and a division of Hachette Livre, the third-largest publisher in the world.
- The mission of Hachette Book Group is to make it easy for everyone to discover new worlds of ideas, learning, entertainment, and opportunity.
- At HBG, we are guided by four core pillars: Understanding Consumers, Changing the Story, Owner Mentality, and Growth Mindset.
- As a leading book publisher, we believe that including and representing diverse voices in all aspects of our business is fundamental to what we do.
- Our publishing programs must reflect the broad range of backgrounds, experiences, political views and ideas that shape our society and publish books for all readers.
Equal Opportunity
- Hachette Book Group provides equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants for employment and prohibits discrimination and harassment of any type without regard to race, color, religion, age, sex, national origin, disability status, genetics, protected veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state or local laws.
- This policy applies to all terms and conditions of employment, including recruiting, hiring, placement, promotion, termination, layoff, recall, transfer, leaves of absence, compensation and training.