The Vacancy

[Employer hidden — sign up to reveal] Plc’s Contracts department is looking for a new resourceful and motivated Contracts Executive to join the busy and supportive team.

This is a great opportunity for an ambitious contracts assistant or junior contracts executive looking for their next career move as you’ll be involved in creating a variety of different types of agreements working with all strands of publishing across the world.

The Role

The role involves:

• Drafting, reviewing and negotiating contracts for content provided across all divisions
• Working closely with Editorial staff to answer queries and provide contractual support
• Liaising and cooperating with departments across the company including Royalties, Rights and Legal
• Maintaining an accurate record of contracts progress in an efficient manner
• Working efficiently and collaborating with the other Contracts Executives

Knowledge, Skills and Experience

• Experience of drafting, reviewing contracts and addenda
• Excellent knowledge of standard contractual terms
• Excellent eye for detail and a high level of organisation
• Ability to prioritise a varied workload and handle queries efficiently
• Excellent knowledge of Biblio

Additional Information

The role is full-time and permanent. Salary: £30,000 pa. The role is based at our London office 50 Bedford Square, London, WC1B 3DP on a hybrid-working pattern of 2 days office based / 3 days home based (or fully office based if preferred). Allocated office days for this role are: Monday and Wednesday.

Please apply with a CV and covering letter addressed to Human Resources (Word or PDF format only) via the ‘APPLY NOW’ button detailing how you meet the requirements outlined above for this role by 23:59 on 9th January 2026.

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[Employer hidden — sign up to reveal] reserve the right to close the role early if we exceed the required number of applications.

Company Information

[Employer hidden — sign up to reveal] Plc is a leading independent publishing house, established in 1986, with authors who have won the Nobel, Pulitzer and Booker Prizes, and is the originating publisher and custodian of the Harry Potter series. [Employer hidden — sign up to reveal] has offices in London, New York, New Delhi, Oxford and Sydney.

Applicants must have the legal right to work in the UK.

Contact

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