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An exciting opportunity has arisen for an entry-level Foreign Rights Assistant to join the Translation Rights department at Andrew Nurnberg Associates.

WHAT YOU’LL BE DOING
You will be supporting a busy and friendly rights team, responsible for an exciting list of fiction, non-fiction and children’s authors. Key tasks will include managing our database, saving material, dealing with production queries and handling other general admin requests. Some of this role will be dedicated to French and Italian language work only, including but not limited to researching new publishers, reading, general admin and publicity requests.

WHO WE ARE LOOKING FOR
We are looking for a highly motivated and organised candidate with a strong interest in international publishing, excellent attention to detail and a passion for languages and international literature. This role will be central to the rights department, and we value the ability to work calmly under pressure and juggle various tasks. Fluency in French and/or Italian is required.

WHAT WE OFFER
Our staff are our greatest asset, and our benefits reflect this. In addition to 20 days annual leave days per year (rising to 25) + bank holidays, we have an extensive list of benefits that include: Cycle to Work vouchers, Private Medical Insurance, eye care vouchers, summer hours (finishing at 1pm on Fridays during July and August), season ticket loan and pension scheme.

The role will be based at our London office with a blend of in-office (minimum of 2 days) and homeworking (maximum of 3 days) per week.

STARTING SALARY
The starting salary is £23,000 per annum.

WHO WE ARE AND WHAT WE DO
Founded in 1977, Andrew Nurnberg Associates represents a distinguished list of authors and is also proud to represent leading UK and US agent and publisher clients for the sale of translation rights via our offices in the UK and internationally.

OUR COMMITMENT
Andrew Nurnberg Associates employs people based on their abilities. We aim to attract and develop talent from a base as broad as the world of readers we want to reach, with a wide and representative range of age, faith, disability, race, gender, sexuality, and socio-economic, regional and cultural backgrounds.

If you are shortlisted and need us to make any adjustments to help you attend for interview, please let us know.

The closing date for this role is 16th June 2023.

If you are interested, please send your CV and covering letter to Sabine Pfannenstiel (spfannenstiel@nurnberg.co.uk) and Lucy Flynn (lflynn@nurnberg.co.uk) by Friday, 16th June 2023.