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About the Role
Lead Penguin Random House UK’s media rights activity, identifying and negotiating adaptation deals with film, TV, and theatre companies to unlock the potential of the company's book catalogue. This role combines strategic thinking, creative instincts, and deal-making skills within a leading publishing business.
Responsibilities
- Identify books with adaptation potential for TV, film, and theatre.
- Advise on new acquisitions with in-house editorial, contracts, and legal teams.
- Research, plan, and pitch titles and authors for adaptation opportunities.
- Negotiate deals, including auctions, on behalf of authors with buyers.
- Work with legal to establish terms and conditions for rights sales.
- Manage ongoing deals with external and internal stakeholders.
- Guide authors through deals and the adaptation process.
- Build and maintain relationships across the media industry.
- Stay updated on the media and entertainment landscape.
- Travel occasionally to international industry events and conferences.
Requirements
- Strong experience in the media and entertainment industry (e.g., agencies, literary scouting, production, representation, or rights).
- Good understanding of copyright and intellectual property, or experience with rights, contracts, or related commercial agreements.
- Established network of contacts across film, television, and the wider entertainment sector.
- Excellent negotiation and commercial skills, with experience developing opportunities, managing deals, or representing creative talent or intellectual property.
- Strong knowledge of the entertainment landscape, including current creative and commercial trends.
- Excellent communication, influencing, and relationship-building skills.
- Confidence to work with authors, agents, producers, and senior stakeholders.
- Entrepreneurial and proactive approach.
- Strong judgment and ability to spot and drive opportunities.
- CV and cover letter in PDF format required for application.
- Cover letter should be 1-2 pages.
- Ability to join the team as soon as possible, with accommodation for reasonable notice periods.
- Candidates with a disability who meet essential criteria will be offered an interview.
- Provide details on any reasonable adjustments needed by emailing PRHCareersUK@penguinrandomhouse.co.uk.
Skills
- Selling
- Negotiating adaptation deals
- Strategic thinking
- Creative instincts
- Deal-making
- Relationship-building
- Identifying and maximizing adaptation opportunities
- Commercial acumen
- Communication
- Influencing
Location
- Embassy Gardens office
Work Type
- Maternity cover
- Hybrid working
- Onsite (at least 3 days a week)
Experience Level
- Experienced
- Head of Media Rights
Salary/Compensations
- Circa £60,000 to £70,000
- Plus bonus and benefits
Benefits
- Bonus
- Benefits
About the Company
- Penguin Random House UK Group Rights represents international and domestic rights across the company’s eight publishing divisions.
- The Media Rights team works across all divisions, including Adults and Children’s books.
- Penguin believes in the power of authenticity and human creativity.
- Penguin celebrates creativity and diverse perspectives.
- Penguin is a Disability Confident Committed organisation.
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.