Royalties (Client Business) Assistant - entry level

at  The Blair Partnership

WHO WE ARE

The Blair Partnership is a literary and entertainment agency. We offer our clients a broad range of services including rights management, client representation and franchise management. As part of those services, we help to manage several companies on behalf of our client J.K. Rowling. Those companies include Pottermore and Bronte. These businesses benefit from shared resources and expertise provided by The Blair Partnership, but they are run by their own leaders.

There are three core pillars to The Blair Partnership’s business activity:

• Franchise Management – which encompasses brand & franchise vision and strategy, creative strategy & direction, product development, brand management & comms for the Wizarding World franchise
• Client Management - we represent our clients’ literary and entertainment rights portfolios and pursue commercial opportunities for our clients through deal making in the UK, US and internationally, partner management and backlist rights management.
• Governance & support - we provide governance and support to companies owned by J.K. Rowling and Neil Blair. As part of that support, we cultivate close collaboration & strong, cohesive working practices between all the businesses.

Our vision remains to shape, nurture and grow the most imaginative and engaging brands for generations to come, working with our clients. Our mission is to shape and connect stories to their audiences.
We are committed to creating an environment where our staff, clients & partners can tell their stories and achieve their potential whatever that may be. We are committed to representing a diversity of skills, experiences, perspectives, and backgrounds. We strive to make this a business that is welcoming, supportive and empowering; where all voices can be heard. It’s a work in progress and we know there is always more we can do.

WHAT WE’RE LOOKING FOR

This is an entry-level role and as such we’re not looking for any previous experience or knowledge of the job, however we know the kind of person we’re looking for…

This role would suit someone who:

• Enjoys working with numbers
• Someone who enjoys problem solving – do you enjoy puzzles and riddles?
• Communicating with people – are you someone who makes new friends easily, are you happy talking to people of different levels?
• Posseses strong attention to detail - Are you someone who notices spelling/grammar errors?
• Enjoys being organised – do you manage your time and prioritise well?
• Happy to work as part of a team and equally happy to work individually
• Has a basic understanding of working on spreadsheets (Excel/Sheets/Numbers etc.)

WHAT YOU’LL BE DOING

• Assist with data input of various agreements on the agencies new royalties management system (Alliant).
  Timing dependant on how to write this one? Will it be RS2 / Alliant or both for parallel run

Could change to below to cover both:

• Assist with data input of various agreements on the agencies current system
• Involvement in moving to the new royalties management system (Alliant).
• Reviewing incoming statements and entering data into system. Checking they are correct
• Preparing and issuing invoices and statements as and when required.
• Track and chase publishers for overdue statements and payments
• Providing Ad Hoc support to wider business teams
• Liaising with internal teams (legal, agency, international) + External Partners (Clients, Representatives, Publishers etc)
• Maintaining communication between clients and publishers

This role would suit someone who:

• Enjoys working with numbers
• Someone who enjoys problem solving – do you enjoy puzzles and riddles?
• Communicating with people – are you someone who makes new friends easily, are you happy talking to people of different levels?
• Posseses strong attention to detail - Are you someone who notices spelling/grammar errors?
• Enjoys being organised – do you manage your time and prioritise well?
• Happy to work as part of a team and equally happy to work individually
• Has a basic understanding of working on spreadsheets (Excel/Sheets/Numbers etc.