Agent - Bronnier Group Agency, BGA, Bonnierförlagen

Company:

Bonnierförlagen

Department:

Bonnier Group Agency  (BGA)         

BGA is one of Sweden's largest rights agencies, making over 350 deals a year.

The agency handles foreign rights and film rights on behalf of a selection of Swedish authors published by Albert Bonniers, Forum, Wahlström&Widstrand, Bonnier Fakta and Bonnier Carlsen. The agency represents their authors internationally and in the movie/ TV business. They are five agents divided by genre; fiction, non-fiction (illustrated and literary non-fiction), children's and YA books and we handle everything from submission to contract, including co-productions.

Position:

Agent, reporting to Jenny Thor, Head of BGA

Country /City:

Sweden, Stockholm

Profile we are looking for:

Someone today working in foreign rights, editorial or production.

What the work will consist of:

Fiction, literary non-fiction, and children's/ YA fiction:

• prepare and follow-up submissions,
• making sales kits for different authors/ books (folders, sample translations, author bio, author photos, book description etc),
• up-date the BGA web site,
• schedule fair meetings,
• maintain and up-date our international network of publishers,
• take part in book fairs,
• do meetings at fairs and outside of fairs,
• work with our database,
• handle negotiations and contracts,
• follow-up sales with reviews, sales figures, news etc.

Illustrated books/ co-productions:

• selling and administrating co-productions (children's and illustrated non-fiction),
• prepare sales and marketing materials,
• take part in book fairs,
• handle negotiations with both printer and publisher,
• co-ordinate materials, publishers and printings with the Swedish publisher/ printer,
• handle invoicing,
• handle follow-up

Necessary qualifications:

• Fluent in English, both written and spoken, preferably one additional language
• Experience of negotiations, contracts and deal making
• Strong team working and communication skills
• A diplomatic nature and a skill for detail and organisation

How to apply:

Eva Norén, HR Director at Bonnierförlagen, eva.noren@bok.bonnier.se  and to Elisabeth Palombo, Bonnier AB at palombo@grow.bonnier.se no later than November 13.