Experience

Laura Dail Literary Agency, Inc.

• United States
• Book and Periodical Publishing
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Director of Business Affairs

  • ‏يناير 2023 - - الحالي

• Literary Agent

  • ‏فبراير 2018 - - الحالي

  • Represent a diverse array of bestselling and award-winning authors in multiple genres; work with clients to license their work to publishers; negotiate terms for all project rights; partner with co-agents for sub-rights licensing.• Responsible for generating, creating, and maintaining the all agency’s organizational databases and social media presences, as well as detailed rights catalogs.• Track royalty statement earnings, payment due dates, and other information by building complex Excel formulas and constructing cloud-based filing systems, organizational sheets, etc.• Network with other publishing professionals, as well as film co-agents, producers, and scouts. • Attend national and regional conferences; speak on panels and for interviews; participate in various writing contests.• Member in good standing of the AALA (Association of American Literary Agents), formerly AAR.

• Audio Rights Director

  • ‏مايو 2019 - ‏يناير 2023

  • In charge of the agency’s available audiobook rights: manage record of projects with available audio, submit and license to publishers, and negotiate contract terms (advances, royalty rates, territories, payout, terms, etc.).• Maintain comprehensive rights catalogs with necessary title information and regularly send out to LDLA’s audio network.• Create and update audio contacts and submissions databases; keep up with industry innovations and new opportunities.• Keep track of release dates, payments received, and expiration dates.• Announce sales in industry newsletters and bulletins; attend relevant panels, conferences, and forums.



Cambridge University Press & Assessment

• United Kingdom
• Education Administration Programs
• 700 & Above Employee

• Sales Support Executive

  • ‏سبتمبر 2016 - ‏فبراير 2018

  • Assisted domestic and international sales representatives and library sales staff.• Served as the main point of contact for clients via phone and email communications; responded to inquiries. • Built A2R contracts and SAP invoices; created Cambridge Core digital access and pulled complex data reports.• Created annual allocations using advanced formulas to distribute funds for institutional and corporate journal packages. • Monitored US institutional online sales inbox; logged emails and sales in SalesForce.



Prospect Agency

• Literary Agent

  • ‏يونيو 2011 - ‏فبراير 2018

  • Actively grew my client list; licensed rights for clients’ works, and negotiated subsequent contract details with publishers; negotiated deal terms for various subsidiary rights. • Interfaced with editors, contracts associates, foreign rights agents, and film agents.• Completed administrative duties for the agency: processed checks, created and maintained an agency-wide mail log, assembled informational publicity packets, and posted to social media, etc.• Assisted agency president by managing her calendar, submissions, and travel bookings, as well as by planning and executing events for the agency in New York and also at national conferences.



Writers House

• Book and Periodical Publishing
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Assistant to Senior Literary Agent

  • ‏يونيو 2010 - ‏فبراير 2011

  • Provided administrative and publishing support to a Senior Literary Agent. • Answered and screened phone calls; responded to inquiries and provided general information. • Managed calendars; coordinated and scheduled meetings and generated daily schedules. • Liaised with clients and editors; tracked all submissions and managed extensive submission lists.• Managed contracts; researched contract negotiation points, tracked drafts and statuses.• Kept Foreign and Subsidiary Rights departments up-to-date; collaborated with Accounting and Legal departments. • Tracked details of publications (signing, delivery, publishing dates) and recorded all information in BAITS.• Processed payments from publishers and mailed checks to clients; prepared and submitted expense reports.