Literary Assistant and First Serial Rights Associate
Trident Media Group, L.L.C, 355 Lexington Ave, New York, NY 10017
Salary max: $40,000.00
Level: Experienced
Duration: Full Time
Essential Job Duties and Responsibilities:
-Research and handle audio and 1st serial submissions for clients, including short stories, magazine pieces, book excerpts, and vet contracts for these rights
-Read and evaluate manuscripts and periodically write editorial letters
- Correspond with clients and publishers via email and phone
-Assist in composing pitch letters and researching publishers for submissions
-Manage extensive submissions list
-Manage payments: process payments from publishers and remit to clients
-Manage contracts: research contract information, perform initial review of agreements, create memoranda for review by Business Affairs department, coordinate the negotiation and signature processes
-Liaise with Foreign Rights department to share materials, descriptive copy, publicity updates, and author materials for foreign submissions and rights guides
-Coordinate handling film rights: submit projects to co-agents; supply materials for submission; track status of optioned properties, field rights interest and confirm rights statuses
-Track details of publication (delivery dates, production schedules, permissions, marketing & publicity plans, launch events, publication date, etc)
-Perform administrative duties such as filing, answering phone calls, mailing, managing calendar and appointments, updating client database, generating expense reports
*** Additional job responsibilities may be assigned
Requirements:
-Bachelor’s degree
-2-3 years of book publishing experience, preferably at a literary agency
-Excellent people and communication skills
-Superior organizational skills and very detail-oriented
-Extremely professional and articulate
-Experience reading, writing readers reports on, and editing literary fiction
-Flexible, adaptable, and eager to work with exceptional writers in a fast-paced environment
-Familiarity with book publishing contracts a PLUS
-Experience assisting senior executive a PLUS
-Proficient in Microsoft Word, Excel, and Outlook
About Trident Media Group, L.L.C
Trident Media Group (TMG) is a prominent literary agency in New York City dedicated to championing authors throughout their careers. Founded in 2000, TMG represents a wide range of bestselling and distinguished authors, as well as newly emerging authors. Our clients have won major literary awards and prizes, including the Pulitzer Prize, the National Book Award, the National Book Critics Circle Award, the P.E.N. Faulkner Award, the P.E.N. Hemingway Award, and The Booker Prize, among others.
Our diverse group of literary agents are skilled in all genres of fiction and nonfiction. With an eye toward innovation, our clients are supported by dedicated departments in all areas of rights and career management. TMG’s robust Foreign Rights Department leads the industry in sales of both fiction and nonfiction abroad. Our author services include Digital Media & Marketing, Business Affairs & Administrative services, and Film & Dramatic rights sales.