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About the Role

This 12-month fixed-term contract role is for a Rights Manager to work with the Cornerstone, Ebury, Penguin General, and Penguin Press divisions, covering a team member's parental leave. The position offers the opportunity to work across a diverse range of fiction and non-fiction titles, selling translation rights and managing international markets. The successful candidate will contribute to team strategy for increasing title sales and will report to the Head of Translation.

Responsibilities

Effectively and ambitiously sell translation rights in Portugal, Brazil, South Korea, and Japan.
Skilfully negotiate translation rights sales, achieving strong deals through auctions, options, personal contact, term negotiation, sales conclusion, and administrative tasks.
Provide dynamic representation of PRH titles at client meetings, media events, bookfairs, author events, and sales trips.
Report to the Head of Translation on translation rights acquisition and exploitation, including setting financial targets and presenting growth strategies.
Develop, research, and share market expertise in translation markets, identifying trends and bringing publishing ideas back into the business.
Build excellent relationships with international publishers, track market changes, and proactively extend the customer base.
Establish strong relationships with literary scouts and co-agents.
Assist in nurturing and developing junior rights team members.
Deputize for a team divisional rights specialist (DRS) working closely with Penguin General, including establishing relationships with the editorial team and providing feedback on acquisitions and submissions.
Work on group projects and processes.

Requirements

Experienced rights seller with proven experience in translation rights.
A track record of commercial success in skilfully negotiating rights sales and maximising revenue.
Confident and proactive in representing a large and varied list of fiction and non-fiction titles at bookfairs, author events, and on sales trips.
Ability to handle competing demands and prioritise effectively.
Excellent demonstrable communication and relationship building skills.
Must apply with CV and cover letter in PDF format by 11:59pm on Monday 16th of November 2026.
Cover letter should be uploaded as an additional document.

Skills

Negotiation
Relationship building
Communication
Market analysis
Sales
Pitching
Presentation

Location

Embassy Gardens office

Work Type

Hybrid working
12-month FTC

Experience Level

Senior Rights Executive
Rights Manager

Salary/Compensations

£36,000 - £40,000 plus bonus and benefits

Benefits

Bonus

About the Company

Penguin Random House UK Group Rights represents international and domestic rights across the company’s eight divisions.
The Penguin Random House rights teams help our books and brands go global.
Penguin believes in the power of authenticity and human creativity.
Penguin celebrates creativity and diverse perspectives.
As a Disability Confident Committed organisation, we offer interviews to candidates with a disability who meet the essential criteria for the role.

Equal Opportunity

As a Disability Confident Committed organisation, we offer interviews to candidates with a disability who meet the essential criteria for the role, and opt-in on their application form.