Overview
The Scheme is for voices we want to hear more of in publishing. Could yours be one of them?
Duration
Make your mark by spending six months between January – July 2026 working with the best at the number one publisher in the UK. You’ll immerse yourself within one of our key business areas, learning the ropes, taking ownership of projects and contributing to our mission to make books for everyone.
Benefits
All trainees are paid £25,500 per annum (equivalent to £12,750 for the six months of the traineeship). We also offer a travel bursary for those commuting from outside of London.
Roles & Responsibilities
As a trainee with the Rights team, you’ll help make sure our books reach global audiences through translations and adaptations. You’ll split your time between Children’s Rights and Adult’s Rights, working with a range of different titles and exciting author brands. You’ll help support activity around international book fairs, research international markets, create sales materials including genre rights guides and update international publisher information and networks of contacts.
Knowledge & Skills You’ll Gain
an understanding of how books reach global audiences; sales and negotiation skills; an understanding of consumer reading trends in international markets; organisational skills; project management skills; how to add value to a sales team.
Eligibility Criteria
You’ll need to have a pre‑existing right to work in the UK for the duration of the traineeship as unfortunately we are not able to offer visa sponsorship. You don’t need a degree, you just need to be over 18. To achieve our mission to make books for everyone because a book can change anyone, we are seeking out new voices. To apply, you’ll need to identify as from a lower socio‑economic background. We use parental occupation at age 14 to measure this as the Social Mobility Commission suggests it to be the most accurate measure available to assess socio‑economic background, as well as being accessible to those from all nationalities.
Self‑Identification
To apply for The Scheme, at age 14 your highest‑earning parent/guardian was not in management and was employed in one of the following categories:
* technical and craft occupations such as motor mechanic, plumber, printer, electrician, gardener, train driver
* routine, semi‑routine manual and service occupations such as postal worker, machine operative, security guard, caretaker, farm worker, catering assistant, sales assistant, HGV driver, cleaner, porter, packer, labourer, waiter or waitress, bar staff
* unemployed (claimed Jobseeker’s Allowance or earlier unemployment benefit for more than a year)
Additional Information
We recognise these are broad categories that may not fully reflect the many hundreds of jobs out there, or exactly fit your family situation. Please use your judgement when self‑identifying.
Rights Team Details
* USA: where we secure deals with the best US publishers to publish our books
* Dramatisation: where we connect with media partners to turn our books into films, television programs and theatre productions
* Translations: where we negotiate with international publishers to translate our UK titles and publish into other languages (sometimes up to 50 languages or more!).
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