Contracts assistant

Salary: The starting salary for this role is £28,000

Location: London

Kickstart your publishing career at Nosy Crow, supporting contracts, rights management and permissions across an award‑winning children’s publisher.

Nosy Crow is a multi‑award winning, independent children’s publishing company with operations in both the UK and the USA. We make child‑focused, parent‑friendly children’s books for ages 0‑12.

Nosy Crow is looking to recruit an organised and enthusiastic individual to join our busy team as a Contracts Assistant. The Contracts Department handles approximately 1,500 contractual paperwork requests per annum which includes author and illustrator contracts, subsidiary rights agreements, licensing agreements, permission requests and other ad‑hoc legal queries. This is a full‑time position and is a hybrid role, working a minimum of three days per week in our office near London Bridge.

The successful candidate will have the right to live and work in the UK.

The role of Contracts Assistant is to assist the Contracts Team and the Rights Team with administrative tasks related to contracts management, rights management and renewal processes. This role would suit a recent publishing graduate or someone who is keen to kickstart their career in publishing or looking for in‑house contracts and rights experience.

• Working closely with the rest of the Contracts Team in implementing a strong contracts management system across the company
• General contractual admin support
• Assisting the Rights Team with contracts and renewals
• Assisting the Contracts Team with all contractual matters relating to our subsidiary company, Nosy Crow Inc
• Creating and maintaining Head Contracts, Foreign Rights and Permissions logs
• Adding all new requests and keeping logs up‑to‑date
• Helping with permissions enquiries both inbound and outbound
• Entering data for Head Contracts and Foreign Rights Contracts onto the Biblio database
• Digitising and archiving physical contracts
• Processing contracts for signature using Docu Sign and sending out invoices
• Assisting ad‑hoc Editorial, Rights, Design, Sales, Publicity & Marketing with queries relating to previous contractual terms.

• Interest in rights and contracts
• Highly proficient in spoken and written English
• Fine attention to detail (essential)
• Organised, with the ability to prioritise effectively
• Previous work experience demonstrating reliability, team work, computer literacy and attention to detail, not necessarily in publishing
• A team player with a willingness to be fully involved in the business
• Interest in Copyright and Contract law (desirable)
• Opportunity to learn to draft contracts
• Proficiency in Microsoft Office is essential, including Excel

• Pension scheme
• Christmas closure
• Summer hours
• Employee Assistance Programme
• Income Protection
• Critical Illness cover
• Group Life Assurance
• Enhanced parental leave
• Cycle to Work Scheme
• Season ticket loans
• Eye care vouchers
• Up to 80% off RRP for Nosy Crow book purchases
• Emergency loans
• Free fruit and snacks in the office
• Moving day leave
• Charitable/socially beneficial leave
• Remote working anywhere in the world for up to 2 weeks per year

No prior publishing experience is necessary in order to apply for the role.

The successful candidate will have the right to live and work in the UK.

Nosy Crow is a Disability Confident, committed equal opportunities employer. We believe that employing a diverse workforce is an important factor in success and make recruiting decisions based on applicants’ experience and skills. We welcome applications from all members of society irrespective of race, age, disability, gender, gender reassignment, sexual orientation, religion or belief, pregnancy and maternity, marriage or civil partnership.

Applications are treated with due confidentiality.

We welcome and encourage applications from candidates who are under‑represented in the creative industries.

Nosy Crow is a member of the Living Wage foundation.