Rights and International Sales Executive

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Job Summary

Rights & International Sales Executive responsible for licensing, co-edition and subsidiary rights, plus global English-language sales. Builds territories, negotiates deals, attends book fairs, manages full sales cycle, and drives revenue growth.

Job Description

The Rights part of this role will be responsible for driving income from co-edition and subsidiary rights. This includes securing licensing deals and sales across all formats (print, digital and other) including co-edition and file/film and royalty deals. In addition the role with be responsible for growing English Language international sales across the world (excluding the UK and Ireland).

It requires developing and managing territories to build market knowledge, foster customer relationships and maximise revenue and profitability including working with agents where appropriate.

You will organise Search Press’s presence at and attend major book fairs to maximise English Language sales and rights opportunities and meet customers.

You will maintain comprehensive product knowledge to inform sales and commissioning decisions and ensure accurate processing of rights deals working closely with editorial, production and accounts departments.

Job Requirements

  • Previous experience within a sales environment and knowledge of Rights business models and processes – for co-edition and licensing

  • Strong negotiation skills, including ability to think creatively to optimize third party partnerships across cultures and languages

  • Willingness to travel to overseas book fairs and to visit customers at their offices, travelling alone or with team as needed

  • Strong commercial acumen, ability to understand all financial models pertaining to licensing and co-edition deals

  • Adaptable, with strong organisational and time management skills to manage busy workloads

  • System knowledge – possess or have ability to develop effective knowledge of all relevant systems in order to efficiently manage life cycle of rights deals

Job Overview

  • Job Title: Rights and International Sales Executive
  • Salary: £25k-£30k
  • Hours:
    Full time
  • Artform: Crafts
  • Role: Marketing & Digital
  • Contract: Permanent
  • Closing date: Tue, 03 Mar 2026

  • Location:

    UK-wide

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