Endeavor
London
Full Time
Permanent
Closing date: 4th November 2024
We are seeking a highly motivated, organised, and enthusiastic assistant to an international rights literary agent in our London Literary department.
The Books team in London is a dynamic and collaborative group of agents and assistants, whose various remits include Primary Agenting and the sale of International Rights.
The ideal candidate will be an avid reader who is passionate about books, with a strong interest in international publishing and the global entertainment industry. This role will have a particular focus on translation rights, so previous experience in a Foreign Rights department or similar is desirable. Language skills are desirable but not essential.
Responsibilities
Duties include but are not limited to:
Knowledge, skills and experience
WME
The WME Literary Department boasts a roster of bestselling and award-winning authors in all areas of fiction and nonfiction. With offices in New York, London, Nashville and Beverly Hills, WME Literary agents have the full range of expertise, from literary fiction to cookbooks to memoir to celebrity. The WME Literary Department's extensive international rights team is devoted entirely to selling translation rights for clients' books in over 50 languages around the globe.
WME, part of the Endeavor network, is a leading entertainment talent agency representing artists and content creators across all media platforms, specifically movies, television, music, theatre, digital and publishing. Headquartered in Beverly Hills, WME also has offices in New York, Nashville, London and Sydney.
Endeavor unites and brings people together in our love of sport, culture, and entertainment. We understand this can only be accomplished when we lead with a lens of diversity, equity, and inclusion in everything we do. As a global company that drives culture, we strive to reflect the world's diverse voices.
Endeavor is an equal opportunities employer and encourages applications from suitably qualified and eligible candidates regardless of sex, race, disability, age, sexual orientation, or religion or belief.
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