Experience

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  Penguin Random House UK

  • United Kingdom
  • Book and Periodical Publishing
  • 700 & Above Employee

  • Rights Director

    • Jan 2023 - Present

    Leading the team that sells international and domestic rights for Vintage, Michael Joseph, and Transworld, I work closely with these divisions to strategically grow our rights business across a diverse list that spans fiction and non-fiction, literary and commercial. I represent Vintage and Transworld authors in North America, and handle Vintage’s serial rights in the UK.

  • Rights Director

    • Jan 2020 - Present

    Leading the Penguin Random House UK rights team for illustrated books, which represents full colour titles across all the PRH UK divisions - cookery, lifestyle, wellbeing, nature, history, atlases and infographic titles, graphic novels, illustration and design. Responsible for driving growth in our North American and foreign language licensing, and our co-edition business worldwide.

  • Senior Rights Manager

    • Nov 2014 - Present

    Selling translation rights across Penguin's Adult imprints - Viking, Portfolio, Fig Tree, Hamish Hamilton, Michael Joseph, Allen Lane and Particular Books - for fiction, non-fiction and illustrated books. Responsible for France, the Netherlands, Spain and Portugal (mono titles), and Germany, France and the Netherlands (colour). Attending London and Frankfurt Book Fairs, and travelling overseas on independent sales trips. Managing Penguin Adult's co-edition budget and identifying new opportunities to grow the co-edition business. Managing Jamie Oliver's foreign language publishing worldwide, overseeing translation deals, printings, marketing campaigns and launch plans for new titles as well as an extensive backlist.

  • Rights Manager

    • Sep 2012 - Oct 2014

    Selling translation rights in France, the Netherlands and Scandinavia (mono and colour titles). Responsible for co-editions in these territories, as well as managing US printings and negotiating US reprint deals directly.

  • Senior Rights Executive

    • Nov 2010 - Aug 2012

    Selling translation rights in Greece, Russia, Poland, the Czech Republic and other Central and Eastern European territories. Managing sub-agents and selling directly in Greece.

  • Rights Executive

    • May 2009 - Oct 2010

    Selling domestic rights (large print, audio, bookclub) across all Penguin Adult lists.

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  The Partnership Licensing Agency

  • Brand Manager

    • Oct 2006 - Apr 2009

    Selling rights across fashion, home and food product categories, for clients including Antony Worrall Thompson, Zandra Rhodes, Royal Doulton, Laura Ashley, and not-for-profit celebrity artwork initiative Whatever It Takes. Managing the Antony Worrall Thompson licensees, including product approvals, marketing/PR campaigns, launch plans, and half-yearly licensee conferences. Developing Whatever It Takes into £10m retail brand, and co-ordinating international network of sub-agents including IMG. Supporting Managing Director in new business pitches. Writing sales and communications material for agency.