Assistant - Book to Screen

We’re currently recruiting an Assistant to work within our Book-to-Screen department. In addition to supporting the agent in selling the film and television rights in our books, you will also assist them with their list of primary clients who are writers and creatives working across theatre, film and TV. This role would suit someone who has been an assistant before.

Responsibilities will include various aspects of talent management support in a busy office environment, including invoicing, the processing and logging of contracts, answering rights enquiries, diary management and maintaining the smooth running of the office.

The successful candidate will have excellent organisational, written and verbal skills and will need to be a strong organiser – confident, calm and collected, and able to multi-task effectively. You will also need to be a good communicator as our work is done on the phone, in writing, and in person. Attention to detail is a must, as is a can-do attitude and a willingness to continue to learn, alongside a passion for and good knowledge of books, film, television and theatre. This is a department that must tackle a lot of reading, of both scripts and books. Anyone joining the team will be expected to commit to the reading; this will mean reading outside of office hours.

Responsibilities:

• Invoicing, tracking and chasing payments.


• Handling a high volume of emails and calls, both from clients and Production Companies.


• Script and manuscript reading on behalf of Agents/Clients.


• Organising meetings for Clients.


• Client submissions via email.


• Ensuring client CVs are up to date.


• Processing contracts and organising filing.


• Producing a twice yearly brochure of our upcoming books to send out to the industry.


• Keeping track of new books and their publication dates and maintaining an up-to-date list of books sold.


• Providing full administrative support.


• Diary management for the Agent.


• Drafting short form agreements such as amateur theatre licensing and shopping agreements.

Qualities and Skills:

• Trustworthy and accurate as will be dealing with highly confidential material.


• Outstanding written communication skills.


• Strong attention to detail.


• Can-do attitude.


• A passion for books, film, television and theatre.


• The ability to read quickly and an appetite to read broadly across all genres

Closing date: 10am, Friday 22nd August 2025

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