Agency Assistant (entry level) London, England
Job description
**Please note that we are hiring for this role via a CV-less process and applications will be considered based on the answers to questions**
BACKGROUND
The Blair Partnership is a literary and entertainment agency. We offer our clients a broad range of services including rights management, client representation and franchise management. There are three core pillars to our business activity:
- Franchise Management – which encompasses brand & franchise vision and strategy, creative strategy & direction, product development, brand management & comms for the Wizarding World franchise.
- Client Management - we bring our clients’ stories to audiences around the world. We represent our clients’ literary and entertainment rights portfolios and pursue commercial opportunities for our clients through deal making in the UK, US and internationally, partner management and backlist rights management.
- Governance & support - we provide governance and support to companies owned by J.K. Rowling (as well as other companies owned by Neil Blair). Those entitles include Pottermore, Bronte, HPTP, all owned by J.K. Rowling, as well as Snowed-In, a TV Production company owned by Neil. As part of that support, we cultivate close collaboration & strong, cohesive working practices between all the businesses.
Our vision remains to shape, nurture and grow the most imaginative and engaging brands for generations to come, working with our clients.
Our mission is to shape and connect stories to their audiences.
The Blair Partnership manages brand, franchise and creative coordination across the Wizarding World™. This includes J.K. Rowling’s print and digital publishing, stage and theatrical rights, as well as the coordination of other brand and franchise-focussed commercial activity with partners, most notably Warner Bros.
We are committed to creating an environment where our staff, clients & partners can tell their stories and achieve their potential whatever that may be. We are committed to representing a diversity of skills, experiences, perspectives, and backgrounds. We strive to make this a business that is welcoming, supportive and empowering; where all voices can be heard. It’s a work in progress and we know there is always more we can do.
Find out more about what it’s like to work here: https://www.instagram.com/theblairpartnership
OVERALL PURPOSE OF THE JOB
This is a fantastic opportunity for a bright and commercially-minded assistant to join a dynamic team supporting the Agency Director and Agents with administration, rights management, client care, as well as an opportunity to contribute ideas to the team. The ideal candidate will already have some publishing experience and understand the basics of how an agency functions.
SUMMARY OF DUTIES
- Leading administrative duties, including managing contracts and payments, and organising the team’s meetings and systems (including agendas, minutes, and logs)
- Handling requests and enquiries from clients, colleagues and other industry professionals
- Management of agency website and social media channels
- Reading and reviewing unsolicited submissions
- Writing reports on full manuscripts and feeding back to agents
- Responding to enquiries and submissions
- Negotiating permissions and small licensing deals for agency clients
- Pro-active research of various media and popular news sources to scout for new talent opportunities and interesting potential projects
- Other ad hoc duties
PERSON SPECIFICATION
- An interest in Media, Publishing and the business of client representation
- Enthusiastic, fast and perceptive reader
- Administrative experience
- Meticulous organisational skills
- Time management skills
- Attention to detail
- Knowledge of commercial trends
- Previous publishing experience desirable
- Educated to graduate level or equivalent
- Computer literacy
- A can-do, positive attitude
- A solid understanding of social media
- Someone wishing to take the first step into a career in a Literary Agency and to building a career in this field
**APPLICATIONS FOR THIS ROLE WILL BE OPEN UNTIL 03/03/2023**
