Literary Agent Assistant

This is a Full Time Job

Seeking an exceptional, resourceful, self-motivated Los Angeles-based full-time direct assistant for literary agency owner, Holly Root. The ideal candidate will be passionate about books, detail-oriented, possess a strong work ethic, and take initiative to provide excellent administrative support to the owner of a growing boutique literary agency.

You might be our perfect match if:

-You love to read the kinds of books we represent
-You're a fast and insightful reader
-You've got solid office tech skills (comfort with MS Office/Google Apps/Trello essential)
-You have excellent written and verbal communication skills
-Your past bosses were wowed by your attention to detail and organizational skills
-You get giddy about project management and productivity hacks
-You're equally willing to assemble a galley mailing AND read a hotly anticipated submission
-You're discreet enough to only flail about that hotly anticipated submission internally, and when it comes to client information, you're a vault
-Contracts and numbers don't scare you; in fact, you find them fascinating
-You're a kind and supportive colleague
-Bonus points if you can compose a tasteful Tweet and love a good Bookstagram, as a small portion of the job will be supporting our agency assistant with social media

Responsibilities:

-Review royalty statements
-Track contracts and payments
-Coordinate agent's schedule
-Read and assess query letters
-Provide readers' reports and second reads on manuscripts as requested
-Assist agent with tracking and responding to a heavy reading load (10-12 manuscripts per month, minimum)
-Communicate with coagents, publicists, editors, and other industry personnel about client matters
-Assist agent with client correspondence/management
-Proactively find ways to increase overall efficiency and productivity
-Administrative office tasks, including email, physical book mailings, cloud-based filing system management, and data entry in our CRM service

The position is full-time. Scheduling is flexible, but work will be based in our public transit-accessible office in downtown Los Angeles. We are not offering relocation expenses or remote work at this time. We are open to students, caregivers, or other nontraditional applicants. We encourage women, minorities, queer, and disabled applicants to apply.