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London

Managed contracts for deals by UK agents, US co-agents and Andrew Nurnberg's seven international offices. Drafted and negotiated author agreements, serial rights, translation rights contracts, renewal addenda, audio, dramatisation and TV contributor agreements.

London, United Kingdom

Contracts Manager for Hachette UK. Team of 3.Established excellent business relationships with international literary and talent agents.Negotiated and drafted over 70 contracts a year for high profile authors and illustrators contracts and negotiated other agreements for audio, merchandising, tv tie-ins, BBC straight reading, NDAs, film releases, novations.Negotiated complex publishing partnerships involving multiple stakeholders. Clients included UNESCO, the National Gallery London, the Royal Greenwich Observatory and the London Symphony Orchestra.Prioritised workload to ensure our team drafted 650+ US and foreign language licences a year in addition to author and illustrator contracts within specified time frame.Contributed to the review of contract templates and creation of a master template by collaborating with other teams in the division.Improved workflow efficiency between teams by identifying obstacles to best practice and devised training workshops to improve understanding of the contractual process.

Basingstoke

Part-time job while studying for an MA in Publishing. Data-cleansing Rights project for Palgrave backlist contracts, assessing the type of Head Contract, copyright ownership, territories granted, whether e-rights granted, reversion terms and matching ISBNs.

Oxford, United Kingdom

MA in Publishing at OICPS (Oxford International Centre for Publishing Studies), Oxford Brookes University. (Digital Strategy, Editorial Product Development, Design & Production, Marketing, Journals, Rights)

Banbury, England, United Kingdom

Edited: Reflections on a Life in Social Work, a memoir by Olive Stevenson The Giant's Desk - Promoting Friendship, Emotional & Social Skills by Joost Drost.Helping Teenagers with Anger & Low Self-esteem ed. Margot Sunderland.

London, United Kingdom

Temporary Rights management for the BM.

Bath, England, United Kingdom

Managed the UK and US editorial teams, production schedules, freelance designers, audio recordings. Wrote activity books. Built excellent relations with authors, artists, designers and freelancers.

Brackley, England, United Kingdom

On the Editorial Board. Managed the publication schedule and all aspects of production. Briefed designers, worked with authors and illustrators. British Book Design Award winner for the Storymaker, a book to help children write stories with 100s of miniature illustrations to fire the imagination. British Medical Journal winner for My Friend Daniel Never Talks, a book about selective mutism. Editorial & Production Manager then Publishing Manager.

Edited and proof-read manuscripts, commissioned artwork and created page layout for travel guides specialising in history, art history and architecture. Edited BG Venice, Florence, Rome, Northern Italy, Southern Italy, Sicily, Ireland, Vienna, Budapest, Albania and Jordan.

Negotiated foreign language rights licences and other subsidiary rights. Developed new business in Europe and Asia by attending trade book fairs in Frankfurt, Warsaw and Bologna.

Assistant to the Rights Director for Ebury Press, Hutchinson and Stanley Paul imprints with a focus on US co-editions, UK book clubs and serial rights.

Provided administrative support to the Royal Opera House's Artists' Contracts Manager in the Opera Director's office. Drafted contracts for singers, Royal Ballet dancers, producers, designers and costume designers. Liaised with music agents. General admin including artists' visa applications, liaison with the orchestral manager on soloists, rehearsals etc.

Master'S Degree, Italian & English Renaissance Drama

Activities and Societies: Drama society, university orchestra, voluntary work, travel.Studied at Venice University for 1 term.

Ba Joint Hons, English & Italian Literature, 2.1

Activities and Societies: Drama society, university orchestra, travel, voluntary work.Studied at Bologna University for 1 year.