Assistant to Senior Literary Agent
ICM Partners
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Assistant to Senior Literary Agent
ICM Partners, a major talent and literary agency with offices in NYC, LA, and London, is seeking an exceptional, reliable, resourceful, highly organized Assistant to support a literary agent. This is an exciting position where knowledge and passion for books and publishing is essential. The successful candidate will be a voracious reader with a preference for commercial fiction, a self-starter, go-getter, highly-motivated, organized, and extremely detail-oriented.
Qualifications:
- BA/BS degree required
- Previous experience at agency, producing office, general management office or comparable environments strongly preferred
- Minimum of 2 years previous administrative experience preferred
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills
- Strong attention to detail
- Outstanding time management, project management, and multi-tasking skills
- Able to work well in a fast-paced environment
- Organized and analytical
- Proficient in Microsoft Office
- Pleasant demeanor, creative thinker, and ability to communicate with colleagues at all levels
Responsibilities:
- Draft letters, memos, and other materials
- Prepare and revise correspondence/internal and external documents/reports
- Act as a liaison between inquiring parties and agents/authors
- Handle and route incoming phone calls and emails
- Manage agent's calendar and appointments
- Act as a liaison between authors, editors, and subsidiary rights teams
- Track manuscripts and creating reader's reports
- Researching account details of publishing contracts
- Maintain filing system and ensure filing remains current
- Stay up to date on the publishing landscape, popular culture, entertainment, politics, etc.
- Other varied administrative details
ICM Partners offers a competitive industry salary plus excellent benefits.
ICM Partners is an Equal Opportunity Employer: Qualified applicants are considered for and treated during employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, disability status, protected veteran status or any other characteristic protected by law.